Krishna Avva

About Krishna Avva

Pragmatic business leader to position IT as a growth enabler by facilitating enterprise transformation initiatives and delivering technology projects- IT Strategist and Enterprise Architect with experience in architecting, designing, and implementing enterprise CRM and Integration Solutions- Worked for Fortune 100 clients with extensive industry knowledge in Sales, Service, Health Sciences, Retail and, eCommerce industries- Expertise in Software Architecture & Development, Strategic Technology Planning, Enterprise Integration, Major Software/Systems Implementations, Systems Security & Disaster Recovery Planning, Application Lifecycle Management, Performance and Scalability Engineering & Testing, Build/Test Automation, CI/CD principles & implementation, and DevOps- Expertise in Salesforce.com Ecosystem and it\'s various app clouds - Sales, Service, Experience, Health & various Salesforce Add-on features such as Data Masking, Shield Encryption, Pardot, Event Monitoring, Surveys, OmniStudio (Vlocity), CTI etc- Expertise in implementing governance and security-focused Cloud CoE model for multiple organizations, thereby standardizing the adoption and implementation of various features found in Azure, AWS, and Salesforce ecosystems- Expertise in Digital Transformation, Multi cloud environment, migrating from legacy applications, Participating in Discovery sessions and owning the product roadmap etc- Expertise in establishing Architecture Operating Model and Innovation Operating model. Membership:Gartner Life Sciences Research Panel Participant - Active member contributing to Gartner\'s research as a Technology Leader in Life Sciences. Certifications- TOGAF 9 Certified Enterprise Architect- 15X Salesforce Certified Application Architect, Salesforce Certified System Architect and Platform Developer 2 Certified- 4X AWS Certified Solutions Architect and Machine Learning Engineer.

Experience

1. Associate Director, IT Architecture & Engineering

   Gilead Sciences

   Jun 2022 — Present

   Global Head of Architecture (US, Rest of World, China & Japan) for Commercial IT Domain- Established the AS-IS Commercial IT Architecture - Business Capability Maps, Roadmaps, Capability Maturity Assessment, Data Flow and Integration artifacts for better architectural decisions- Accountable for Application Portfolio Management, Innovation Operating Model and Architecture Operating Model- Built and maintained 3-year Strategic Technology roadmaps for Commercial IT- Accountable for Vendor Risk, Privacy Impact, Security Architecture, AI ML Risk Analysis, Data Architecture and Architecture Review Board at Gilead Commercial IT- Established Innovation Operating model to foster Innovation in the team.

Education

• Cornell University

  Executive Leadership Program

• Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology and Research Academy

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Electronics and communication

  2003 — 2007

Skills

• Sql
• Requirements Analysis
• Apex Programming
• Salesforce.com Consulting
• Sdlc
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Javascript
• Platform Event Architecture
• Soql
• Salesforce.com Development
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Agile Methodologies
• Force.com
• Visual Force
• Salesforce.com Implementation
• Web Services
• Salesforce.com Administration
• Salesforce.com
• Java