Swaminathan Kannan

Global Operations and Analytics Leader | Telecom, and Technology | Management Consulting (Former – EY)

Role
Director at EY
Location
Mumbai, IN
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Swaminathan Kannan

A seasoned consulting leader and a technology geek, I enjoy ideating and deploying creative solutions to complex challenges across strategy, operations, and technology. My diverse interests and multi-cultural exposure enable me to take a multi-dimensional approach to delivering successful outcomes at global organizations. Key Strengths: Customer Success Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Revenue and Growth Strategy Operational Frameworks Cost Optimization In my 13+ year career in management consulting, I have leveraged my passion for technology and sector expertise in my role as a trusted advisor to the C-Suite in the telecom and tech sector. I\'ve led diverse cross-border teams in revenue and service optimizations, roadmap designs, and project management for clients across EMEIA. Career Highlights: Delivered fastest greenfield telecom service rollout in sub-Saharan Africa Generated double-digit growth in business from strategic accounts over 3 years Optimized ML-based models for fraud management and customer segmentation for telecom clients in EMEIA Setup member firm’s consulting practice and managed the country’s first LTE service rollout in record time Led large cross-country projects across Africa and Asia. I invested the last two years in deepening my understanding of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. I pursued a Postgraduate Program in AI / ML from the University of Texas, Austin, and also obtained multiple certifications in the field. I’ve built projects using cutting-edge frameworks in computer vision, NLP, reinforcement learning, and gesture recognition. Select Projects: • Object detection model using YOLOV5 to identify and track multiple cars across a Formula 1 race. • RL agent to play Atari games such as Pong and Breakout. • LSTM-based model to recognize scuba signaling gestures from webcam video. • Face recognition model (CNN-based) to distinguish between faces across 13K images with an accuracy of 97% • Designed a Transformers-based model for sentiment analysis i.e. map free-text reviews to a scaled rating of 5 stars. Projects available on https://github.com/swamikannan Other competencies: Strategic Planning and Execution | Leadership | Customer Experience and Insights |Business Development | Process Architecture | System Design | Analytics Management | Revenue Growth | Risk Management | People Growth | Automation | Business Transformation | Robotics Process Automation | Product Development | Cloud Infrastructure | UX/UI #opentonewopportunities #AIML #consulting #technology

Experience

  1. Director

    EY

    Oct 2017 — Present · Mumbai, IN

    I took a sabbatical in 2020 to pursue my interests in AI / ML. Lead high performance teams across critical client initiatives; drive business growth within the telecom and technology practice; mentor high performance individuals at Manager and Senior Manager levels; assess and identify opportunities for overall advisory growth; expand business in hitherto smaller sectors.

Education

  • Texas McCombs School of Business

    Post Graduate Program, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

    2019 — 2020

  • University of Madras

    Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering

    1999 — 2003

  • Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

    Master of Management, MBA

    2004 — 2006

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