Pad Narayanan
About
Throughout my 20 years as a thought leader in the digital space, I have become the go-to source for merging Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, and Business Administration, providing a 360-view and total understanding of each entity utilizing cutting-edge technology. My expertise is taking massive enterprise applications with a results-focused approach and expanding them from the beginning, leading to completion. It is my mission to go above and beyond in manufacturing specifically in Automation and Robotics using my knack to quickly identify the problem, mitigate risk, and proactively plan for the future.
From leading the successful collaboration between technology and human interaction, I have single-handily led the world’s top-performing tech companies to generate results that include but is not limited to rebranding and implementing new applications from the group up, scaling operations to increased revenue of thousands to millions, and seamless installation of successful automation.
Skills & Expertise
Visual Studio
Digital Marketing
Java
MCSD
ITIL
SQL Server
CRM
Business Analysis
Software Project Management
SDLC
Management
Research Interests
Strategic Planning
Technical Architecture
Global AI Strategist
Organizational Development
Application Development
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Experience
Vice President, Commercial (Digital Innovation & Transformation)
Serve as Strategic Business Head and board member of Executive Leadership team for Commercial division of Mohawk
Senior Director, Digital Technology
Director Application Development
In my role as the Director of Application Development, I lead and liaise between multiple business units within the company to drive digital transformation. Serving as the strategic interface, I connect the IT unit with other business units to develop strategy, discover solutions, manage services, control risks, and enhance relationships that lead to overall success, benchmark, and goals of Mohawk Industries. Additionally, I oversee and align strategic business initiatives with the application roadmap through the STRAP process. I enjoy managing the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of different business functions across the entire organization and focusing on driving positive impact and results that connect consumers, customers, sales, design, and manufacturing.
Architect and Senior Manager
During the period leading as the Architect and Senior Manager, I focused primarily on executing innovative enterprise business data solutions that were one of a kind and favored and sponsored by senior leadership for all brand sites and B2B customer-facing apps. Working collaboratively with the eCommerce and Digital Transformation teams, we drove efforts to optimize and strategize Web application performance and customer experience.
Some of my highlights include:
• Successful integration of ChannelSight and Pergo website, driving pricing and stock availability in real-time for customers.
• Successful implementation of Bloomreach (CMS) and Commerce Cloud with including 15+ third-party integrations to drive the brand sites with its web presence, resulting in lightning-fast UI/UX experience with cutting edge state of the art technology.
• Performed software architecture revamp in Azure Web Application to reduce monthly billing by 60%+
Senior Application Architect
$180M insurance broker with software application solutions. Acquired By Assured Partners ($4B insurance brokerage firm).
Excelled in Project Management by leading team of 62 onsite and offshore developers to design, develop, and install $10M flagship programs, offering expert enrollment guidance on health insurance carriers and plans.
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Learned TOGAF and taught key design aspects to team to yield highly efficient and robust quality of application development.
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Functioned as scrum master for Agile development, leading to on-time delivery and implementation of business solutions.
Enabled successful Technical Solutions Development by orchestrating the designing, coding, and testing of 36 systems solutions.
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Applied technical skills to developing n-tier web-based applications utilizing Microsoft.NET (ASP and C#) and SQL server.
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Troubleshot, analyzed, and reported product code issues. Utilized modeling tools and documentation methods in architect application and database design while focusing on simplifying analysis for future development.
Education
Kellogg School of Management - Northwestern University
Illinois Institute of Technology
West Coast University
NIIT Pune
Certificates & Licenses (8)
Microsoft Specialist
Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer
ITIL Certified
TOGAF® 9 Certified
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (ICBB)
Credential ID G10219851
Awards & Achievements (2)
🏆 Exceptional Customer Service Award
🏆 Employee of the Year
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