Prabhu Ramaswamy

About Prabhu Ramaswamy

Enterprise Architect with 22 years of experience, specializing in Hybrid Cloud (AWS, Google, IBM, Azure) and M&A IT strategy. Expertise in cloud transformation, AI/ML integration, and enterprise architecture to optimize system integration, portfolio rationalization, and technology harmonization. Proficient in governance, information security, Microservices, and Docker. Proven ability to lead AI-driven digital commerce and enterprise-wide transformations to align technology with business goals.• Enterprise Architecture & M&A Strategy: Expertise in IT architecture for M&A, focusing on system integration, portfolio rationalization, and technology harmonization for seamless transitions.• Banking IT Strategy & Transformation: Strong domain knowledge in core banking systems, pricing solutions, Research and Advisory, and Regulatory compliance. Skilled in defining strategic roadmaps for digital banking transformations and aligning IT solutions with business objectives.• AI & Innovations: Implementing AI (GPT-4, AWS Kendra, WatsonX.AI) to enhance campaigns, boost client engagement, lead generation, client onboarding and optimize decision-making.• Cloud & Digital Transformation: Expert in cloud-native architecture (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure), microservices, and containerized solutions, driving cloud migrations and modernization.• Security & Risk Management: Comprehensive knowledge of banking security frameworks and regulatory standards (e.g, PCI-DSS, PSD2, Open Banking), ensuring secure financial systems.• Banking Workflow Optimization: Expert in optimizing banking workflows (pricing, transactions, notifications) to enhance efficiency, streamline processes, and improve customer experience.• Digital Commerce Strategy & Optimization: Extensive experience in digital commerce, including solutions for e-commerce platforms, CRM systems (Salesforce), AI-driven personalization (Salesforce Einstein), and sales automation. Proficient in integrating AI for customer engagement and revenue optimization in digital sales.• Security, Compliance & Governance: In-depth understanding of OWASP, SANS, and global regulatory requirements ( PSD2, PCI-DSS), ensuring compliance and secure banking IT solutions.• Leadership & Stakeholder Management: Proven ability to collaborate with senior executives and technical teams to define & execute IT strategies that drive business transformation & growth• Performance & Scalability: Expertise in designing scalable, high-performance systems for mission-critical banking applications to meet growing financial institution demands.

Experience

1. Enterprise Architect

   IBM

   Sep 2022 — Present · Chennai, IN

   Client: Informa Markets, Architecture & Innovation – Enterprise Architect, LondonRole Played – Enterprise ArchitectLed a strategic M&A initiative to drive India\'s revenue growth from $40M to $100M by 2027, focusing on scaling existing events and acquisitions like Hyve. Transitioned India’s business to the IMEA portfolio and addressed operational challenges by moving away from the strained APAC legacy tech stack. As part of the Architecture & Innovation team at Informa, collaborated with business leaders to address evolving business needs. Defined architecture principles, processes, governance, and technology solutions. Ensured alignment with industry requirements, driving transformation in the event management sector.Executed platform assessments for commerce and experience optimization platforms. Led portfolio rationalization initiatives to define architecture principles and technology solutions. Standardized procedures and developed IP for product assessment using GPT-4 and OpenAI API.Performed portfolio rationalization across the LATAM and EMEA regions, identifying business and technology components. Created a matrix of functionalities to identify redundant components, defining the scope for delimiting and driving cost savings for the company.As part of platform modernization, introduced AI-driven initiatives by proposing and governing a solution for auto-extracting products and services from partner websites using AWS Kendra, NORCONEX, WatsonX.AI, and advanced RAG implementations to enhance search and retrieval, customer onboarding & verification.Defined target state and reference architectures for AI-driven solutions, leading the transition to an AI-centric enterprise. Developed RAG-based AI models using AWS Entity Resolution and AWS Personalize to enhance decision-making for visitor campaigns, increasing conversion and click-through rates.

Education

• A.V.C. College, Mannampandal, Mayiladuthurai - 609 305.

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science

  1996 — 1999

• Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli

  Master of Computer Applications - MCA, Computer Science

  1999 — 2002