Pravas Ray
@pravasray
Director-level technical delivery leader specializing in AI, cloud, and analytics.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I’m an outcome-oriented Technical Delivery Director/Associate Director with 25+ years of IT experience, including 15+ years leading globally distributed teams across the USA, Japan, and India. I specialize in delivering enterprise-scale programs in Healthcare, Banking/Financial Services, and Technology—turning complex requirements into measurable outcomes through strong technical delivery and executive-ready communication.
Most recently at SMBC (Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation) within NTT DATA, I lead strategic banking technology initiatives across GenAI/LLM transformation, regulatory workflow platforms, and analytics dashboards. I coordinate enterprise Azure-based GenAI execution using Azure OpenAI (GPT-4), AKS, APIM, PostgreSQL, Document Intelligence, and AI-OCR enablement, moving from PoC experimentation to enterprise adoption planning with phased rollout, proof-of-value, and operating model design.
Previously at BCBSRI and Dell, I led delivery for healthcare payer programs at director-level scale—driving $5M+ annual delivery, 90–100+ professionals, 40–50+ projects per year, and a major Azure migration (150+ applications and databases) expected to yield ~$5M annual cost savings. I’m at my best where agile governance, data engineering rigor (ETL/ELT and BI), and stakeholder alignment come together—so teams can modernize platforms, improve risk management, and deliver on-time at enterprise scale.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
NLLed Agile technical delivery and project governance for SMBC banking technology initiatives, coordinating distributed teams across business, product, engineering, QA, DevOps, architecture, and vendors. Drove GenAI/LLM transformation in Azure using Azure OpenAI, AKS, APIM, PostgreSQL, and Document Intelligence to move from PoC to enterprise rollout planning.
NLServed as Account Development Delivery Leader for BCBSRI, leading 90–100+ professionals to deliver 40–50+ medium-to-large projects annually across multiple EPMO portfolios. Achieved 100% on-time delivery for 1/1 Healthcare mandated year-end projects, and led migration of 150+ applications/databases to Azure with expected ~$5M annual cost savings.
Led data warehouse and BI delivery for Dell Services, managing 14 ETL, data modeling, and BI professionals across large-scale migrations. Managed global MicroStrategy support and executed migrations using Informatica, Teradata, SQL Server, Oracle, SSIS, and SSAS.
Senior Project & Program Manager
IAP Company Limited
Nov 2001 - Jun 2010 (8 years 7 months)
Directed end-to-end delivery for major Japanese and global clients, managing a 70+ member team to migrate a Japanese mutual fund mainframe to a J2EE/IBM RDBMS framework. Delivered enterprise applications including Microsoft Dynamics, RFID/mobile, multilingual CSR, and EHS analytics using Oracle, PL/SQL, Java, and Business Objects.
Project Leader - ERP Implementation
Neptune Information Solutions Ltd
Aug 2000 - Oct 2001 (1 year 2 months)
Designed, developed, and implemented TRIDENT ERP and JD Edwards ERP across multiple customer sites in the Delhi NCR region. Managed cost estimation, project monitoring, risk mitigation, quality assurance, and delivery coordination.
Systems Officer - ERP & Trade
Mayor Group
Mar 1997 - Aug 2000 (3 years 5 months)
Managed the systems department and led ERP implementation (Oracle/PLSQL) supporting end-to-end international trade processes for export operations. Delivered order management, procurement, invoicing, shipping documentation, and Letters of Credit workflows.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Rajendra Prasad Institute of Communication & Management
PG Diploma in International Trade, International Trade
1995 - 1996
Completed a PG Diploma in International Trade at Rajendra Prasad Institute of Communication & Management in Delhi, India from 1995 to 1996.
Delhi
Higher Diploma in Software Engineering, Software Engineering
1994 - 1995
Completed a Higher Diploma in Software Engineering in Delhi, India from 1994 to 1995.
Apple Industries
International Diploma in Computer Programming & Application, Computer Programming & Application
1990 - 1991
Completed an International Diploma in Computer Programming & Application at Apple Industries in India from 1990 to 1991.
Utkal University
Bachelor of Commerce, Commerce
1987 - 1990
Earned a Bachelor of Commerce from Utkal University in Bhubaneswar, India from 1987 to 1990.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
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