Raja Chalasani
Digital Transformation, AI, Data Science, Automation
- Role
- Director - Digital Applications at Westlake
- Location
- Houston, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Raja Chalasani
A technology leader focused on delivering value through digital technology enabled transformations of business operations & models. A consistent track record of building multi-year strategic technology roadmaps and of executing multi-million dollar transformational programs for large enterprises. Proven ability to start-up, ramp-up & scale up emerging technologies such Advanced Analytics (AI/ML), RPA etc. in a large manufacturing company setting.Over 25 years of IT experience focused on SAP, Financial Systems & Analytics. Executed eight M&A system integrations (including MLP spin off) that scaled the Fortune 500 company 3X in 9 years. Managed Enterprise Financial Systems for a global enterprise covering all aspects of finance & accounting including Financial Close, Statutory & Management Reporting, FP & A, Payables, Receivables, Tax, Treasury etc. Big 4 consulting experience with KPMG/BearingPoint & Deloitte. Global experience working in Singapore, Germany, Finland, UK, India, Japan & US.Expertise in Enterprise Data Warehousing, Data Governance, Analytics & Data Science. Established an enterprise automation program (RPA). Successfully built a business case and established an enterprise Digital Innovation Organization. Spawned a Data Science program and piloted Machine Learning (ML) applications in Supply Chain & Manufacturing. Currently managing an enterprise scale Digital Applications program covering Customer Experience, Supply Chain & Manufacturing applications.Proven ability to deliver change in large enterprises using leading change management practices. Successful track record of delivering innovation at speed using methods such as: Value Stream Mapping, Design Thinking, Agile Development and Continuous Integration/Continuous Development (CI/CD).
Experience
Director - Digital Applications
Nov 2021 — Present · Houston, TX, US
Education
Northwestern University
Master of Science (MS), Data Science
2015 — 2018
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College
B.Sc, Math
1987 — 1990
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
ACA, Chartered Accountant
1991 — 1994
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