Parag Deshpande

About Parag Deshpande

With over 25 years of experience in Information Technology, I specialize in bridging the gap between technical solutions and business opportunities. My career has equipped me with a wealth of expertise across various domains, including:Multi-Channel Marketing Analytics: I have extensive experience in designing marketing databases for ITA/PA marketing within a real-time Operational Data Store (ODS) environment, developing integrated marketing analytics solutions that drive actionable insights.IT Security and Compliance: My background includes IT security, PCI DSS compliance, and security risk management, ensuring robust protection for sensitive data and adherence to industry standards.Cloud Infrastructure: I am specialized in AWS Cloud infrastructure design, setup, and migration, empowering organizations to leverage cloud technology for enhanced efficiency and scalability.Analytics and Machine Learning: I am knowledgeable in-EDA and Data Preprocessing-Customer Profiling-Machine Learning Techniques, including Bagging Classifiers (Bagging and Random Forest), Boosting Classifiers (AdaBoost, Gradient Boosting, XGBoost), and Stacking Classifiers-Hyperparameter Tuning using GridSearchCV to optimize model performance.Business Insights, focusing on upsampling, downsampling, and regularization techniques.In my current role, I manage several Financial Services clients, overseeing a combined revenue of $15 million per year with a total contract value exceeding $150 million. I serve as the chief technical liaison, ensuring that client technical requirements align with their overall vision and goals.My responsibilities include conducting enterprise-wide needs analyses, preparing and delivering technical presentations, and directing technical proposals to ensure integrity and quality. I also focus on managing infrastructure projects and data center operations to achieve high-quality results.I am passionate about leveraging technology and analytics to drive business success and look forward to connecting with professionals who share this vision!

Experience

1. Vice President

   Save Indian Farmers

   Jan 2011 — Present

Education

• Texas McCombs School of Business

  Post Graduate Program in Data Science and Business Analytics (The University of Texas at Austin), Data science

• North Maharashtra University

  Masters In Computer Applications (MCA), Computer Science

  1993 — 1996

• University of Mumbai

  Bachelor's degree, Physics

  1990 — 1992

• University of Central Arkansas

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), MBA

  2002 — 2005

Skills

• Project Management
• Pl/Sql
• Data Warehousing
• Solution Architecture
• Sql
• Unix
• Business Intelligence
• Strategy
• Agile Methodologies
• Leadership
• Software Project Management
• Business Analysis
• Sdlc
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• Requirements Analysis
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)