Ravi N.

About Ravi N.

I am a senior Data & AI executive operating at the intersection of business strategy and technology, focused on driving enterprise transformation, value creation, and competitive advantage.Currently leading global data and analytics for a $1B+ aerospace enterprise, I partner with executive leadership to shape strategy, guide investment decisions, and deliver measurable outcomes across operations, finance, and supply chain. I own a multi-million dollar portfolio and lead global teams enabling real-time, data-driven decision-making.Across my career, I have:* Influenced $1B+ revenue operations and executive decision-making* Built and scaled global data organizations (30+ direct / 100+ stakeholders)* Delivered enterprise data platforms and AI/ML capabilities at scale* Driven transformation in Fortune 500 and private equity environments* Enabled margin expansion, cost optimization, and revenue growth through data and AII am particularly passionate about helping organizations unlock enterprise value by embedding data and AI into core business processes—not as technology initiatives, but as strategic drivers of growth and performance.Focus Areas* Enterprise Data & AI Strategy* Business Transformation & Value Creation* AI/ML at Scale* Executive & Board-Level AdvisoryOpen toSVP / Chief Data & AI Officer roles where I can drive enterprise-wide transformation, influence strategy at the executive and board level, and deliver measurable business outcomes

Experience

1. Senior Director Data & Artificial Intelligence

   Harley-Davidson Motor Company

   Nov 2021 — Present · Milwaukee, WI, US

   Senior data and AI leader for Fortune 500 ($5B+ revenue) organization, shaping enterprise data strategy and platform modernization. Managed $10M+ investment portfolio and led global teams supporting executive decision-making.Board-Level & Business Impact:* Influenced multi-billion dollar business units across sales, operations, and finance* Enabled executive leadership with data-driven insights for strategic planning and performance optimizationKey Achievements:* Transformed data into a monetizable asset by unifying enterprise platforms (SAP, Salesforce, etc.) into real-time ecosystem* Deployed AI/ML capabilities to drive business performance, forecasting accuracy, and decision velocity* Institutionalized governance frameworks improving compliance, audit readiness, and enterprise data trust* Built and scaled high-performing teams aligned to enterprise transformation goals

Education

• Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

  Master’s Degree, Management Program for Technologists – Operations Research and Finance

• PSG College of Technology

  Bachelor’s Degree, Bachelor of Science – Mechanical Engineering

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  Masters of Science, Analytics

  2017 — 2022

Skills

• Analytics
• Apache Kafka
• Data Modeling
•  Enterprise Technology Architecture  Database Administration  Data Optimizati
• Apache Spark
• Tableau
• Sql
• Data Warehousing
• Bill Inmon
• Etl Informatica
• Data Integration
• Master Data Management
• Business Objects Data Integrator
• Integration
• Sap Hana
• Extract, Transform, Load (Etl)
• Business Analysis
• Oracle
• Requirements Analysis
•  Enterprise Data Architecture  Data Modeling  Strategic Planning
• Mongodb
• Data Governance
• Kimball Methodology
• Software Project Management
• Project Management
• Hive
• Conceptual, Logical and Physical Modeling
• Data Warehouse Architecture
• Hadoop
• Star and Snowflake
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Business Intelligence
•  Program/Project Management  Data Warehousing  Data Analysis
• Python
• No Sql
• Pl/Sql
• Apache Pig
• Solution Architecture
• Database Design
• S3, Redshift, Kinesis, Emr, Lambda, Glue, Athena