Experience
AI Data Readiness & Metadata Architect | Ontology Lead
Sogeti (Capgemini) – Contract to Starbucks Coffee Company – Seattle, WA
Sept 2025 – Present
Lead enterprise AI data readiness initiatives by architecting metadata-driven ecosystems that enable AI/ML, RAG, and advanced analytics use cases. Designed and integrated enterprise metadata platforms across Synaptica Graphite, Collibra DGC, Azure Data Factory, Databricks, and Unity Catalog to create unified, AI-ready metadata infrastructure. Automated semantic enrichment, lineage propagation, and ontology alignment using Graphite APIs, Collibra workflows, and Python, accelerating analytics and AI adoption. Established enterprise semantic modeling standards and governed metric frameworks in Power BI to align reporting with controlled vocabularies and ontology structures. Embedded metadata quality, stewardship automation, and governance controls directly into operational pipelines to improve AI model reliability and trustworthiness. Mentor cross-functional teams on ontology engineering, metadata automation, and scalable AI architecture best practices.
Sr. Data Solutions Architect – Data Product, Engineering, Governance & Privacy
Starbucks Coffee Company – Seattle, WA
July 2019 – July 2025
Led enterprise data strategy, governance transformation, and AI-driven data quality modernization across a global retail ecosystem. Architected scalable data platforms on Azure Databricks, enabling advanced analytics, revenue optimization, and customer experience enhancement. Reduced data inaccuracies by 30% and improved governance compliance by 40% through advanced implementation of Ataccama One and Collibra DGC. Designed AI-powered anomaly detection and automated privacy frameworks, reducing manual intervention by 60% while strengthening CCPA and GDPR compliance. Implemented adaptive anonymization, tokenization, and privacy-enhanced masking strategies for regulated data environments. Led Spark-to-Unity Catalog migration to enhance metadata management, lineage visibility, governance enforcement, and security posture. Built enterprise REST and GraphQL integrations across Oracle, SQL Server, and Postgres, improving data interoperability and automation. Directed large-scale initiatives across global teams (25 onshore, 70 offshore), ensuring delivery excellence across Agile and hybrid methodologies.
Data Engineering & Quality Management Consultant
Prophecy – Contract to Starbucks Coffee Company – Seattle, WA
July 2019 – April 2021
Led enterprise-wide data engineering and quality modernization efforts, architecting scalable data ecosystems that enable AI readiness, regulatory compliance, and analytics acceleration. Optimized mission-critical data pipelines to improve performance, reliability, and data accuracy while reducing operational risk in highly regulated environments. Implemented advanced governance and data quality automation frameworks, elevating data trust, compliance adherence, and enterprise decision intelligence. Collaborated with senior business and technology leaders to translate strategic priorities into high-impact data solutions that drive measurable organizational value. Advanced continuous improvement through adoption of cloud-native architectures, AI-driven quality controls, and privacy-enhanced engineering practices.
Manager – Data Engineering & Business Intelligence
Cognizant (Contract to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota) – Eagan, MN
Nov 2013 – July 2019
Directed DWBI strategy and healthcare data modernization initiatives in HIPAA-regulated environments. Led enterprise data migration from BCBS to Highmark, ensuring seamless interoperability, data validation, cleansing, and compliance continuity. Designed and implemented Teradata-based Data Quality Framework and automated regression testing frameworks, improving reliability of healthcare analytics systems. Processed HIPAA EDI X12 transactions (837I/837P, 835), optimizing payer claims processing and compliance workflows. Managed cross-functional delivery teams, responded to RFP/RFI engagements, and defined roadmap strategy for healthcare analytics transformation.
Lead Data & BI Developer
Cognizant (Contract to eBay Inc.) – San Jose, CA and Bellevue, WA
Jan 2010 – Oct 2013
Developed advanced performance dashboards using Tableau and predictive analytics models to assess seller and customer health metrics. Designed time-series and marketing performance analytics frameworks that optimized CTR, conversion rates, and ROI. Improved mobile campaign tracking, landing page optimization, and product listing ads performance through data-driven experimentation. Contributed to Hadoop MapReduce validation and scalable BI modernization initiatives.
Senior BI Engineer
Cognizant Technology Solutions | India – Chennai, India
July 2007 – Jan 2010
Designed and delivered enterprise Business Objects reporting frameworks (WebI, Xcelsius) across data warehouse environments. Led requirements analysis, QA/UAT coordination, and data model optimization for enterprise reporting solutions. Administered BO security models and role-based access frameworks, strengthening governance and reporting controls.
BI Engineer
Larsen & Toubro Infotech | India – Chennai, India
Oct 2005 – July 2007
Developed Oracle-based reporting systems using Hyperion SQR integrated with ASP.NET and XML-based data interfaces. Designed and implemented data warehouse processes to improve reporting efficiency and enterprise analytics.
BI Report Developer
Satyam Computer Services | India – India
Mar 2005 – Oct 2005
Developed Teradata-based data warehouse reports using Business Objects WebI 6.1a. Supported enterprise analytics transformation initiatives through data modeling and reporting optimization.