Parashar Gupta
+91-99805-00809 | [email protected] | linkedin.com/in/parashargupta
Career Highlights Summary
Oracle – Bangalore, KA 2007-Present Visionary leader and innovative
technologist with deep experience
Senior Principal Engineer – Oracle CRM New Initiatives (OAL) providing enterprise architecture
Leading the platform architecture and engineering modernization of store-facing strategy, solutioning, and technology
technology solutions enabling Associate and Customer-led shopping experiences on delivery achieving strategic business
mobile, next-generation stations, and staffed lanes. goals and modernizing portfolio of
business products. Proven record
• Intelligent Store Technology Platform. Pioneering the creation of a defining and driving highly complex
comprehensive multi-tenant platform to enable rapid innovation and product software solution advancing business
delivery at scale for Walmart US and international markets to realize nearly initial capabilities using leading edge
savings of $4B in operational cost and over $1B in shrink reduction. solutions.
• Checkout Modernization. Leading efforts aimed at revolutionizing the checkout Exceptional communicator, influencer,
journey for Associates and customers. Spearheading the vision and architecture for problem solver, and architecture
Associate mobile tools and an intelligent work platform that leverages cutting-edge strategist able to build and lead diverse
technologies including multi-signal processing, computer vision, artificial intelligence, teams to achieve strategic objectives.
and high-speed event processing. This platform will optimize the orchestration and Thrives in an environment of fast-paced
management of work processes, ultimately improving the end-to- end customer change, innovation, and evolving
shopping and checkout experience. priorities.
• Fintech Platform. Part of a cross-functional team actively leading the architecture • Digital transformation leader and
vision and IT strategy for Walmart’s groundbreaking financial services technology change agent. Able to translate
platform. Collaborating with start-ups, vendors, and internal teams to design and business needs to new technology
implement features for Global ID, Customer Identity Proofing, Digital Wallet, and opportunities while driving
core financial service offerings across in-store, eCommerce, and mobile channels. technology innovation and
solutioning to enterprise scale.
• Business Processing Platform. Driving the vision, architecture, and implementation Expertise researching industry
of a multi-tenant, omnichannel orchestration platform catering to multiple use cases trends, evaluating technologies,
and markets. Leading the solution design for products that cover various customer and leading architecture from
interactions such as browsing, shopping, checkout, and payment while facilitating concept through execution.
returns, cancellations, and substitutions for online orders. • Deep ability to lead and engage
• Easy Exit. Led the ideation and execution of core mobile solutions that simplified business and technology
the shopping experience for Associates and retail consumers. Implemented stakeholders to create solutions
innovative features including digital scanning & checkout, digital payment options, and opportunities that drive
automated receipt auditing, and fraud prevention. change. Skilled in analyzing needs,
• Entertainment Services Platform. Revamped an obsolete wireless sales system into trade-offs, and designing strategies
a cutting-edge, cloud-native platform for selling digital services across multiple to meet business needs. Leverages
channels and products. The new system caters to prepaid and postpaid wireless decisiveness to implement
orders and uses advanced BPM frameworks to coordinate customer interactions and solutions while minimizing risk,
oversee the order process through a network of microservices. Established a more optimizing performance, and
efficient method for connecting with external service providers and facilitated instant delivering exceptional customer
order monitoring through event-driven streaming techniques to ensure full visibility. experience.
Achieved a time-to-market improvement of more than 65% and a sales growth close • Expert in transforming strategic
to 25%. architecture into tactical solutions.
Strength in defining and aligning
• Subscription Platform. Developed the technology vision and architecture for a
architectures with strategic goals.
platform that empowered Walmart eCommerce to provide subscription services for Guide the development of
digital services and general merchandise, unlocking a multi-billion dollar business enterprise shared services,
opportunity. Collaborated with product, business, and IT teams to define the vision, frameworks, and architecture
design a solution, and successfully launch the platform, which is currently operating patterns.
at scale. defining business vision and technology strategy for a master view of
• Expert presenter, advisor,
Walmart customers and their interactions across all retail and eCommerce channels.
communicator, and leader
Developed solution design for Digital Retail data lake on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) recognized for cultivating strong
to capture real time customer transactions powering deep insights, analytics, and relationships, building consensus
next generation experiences. and guiding the delivery of
solutions with a strong ROI.
• Customer 360. Key member of a cross-functional team responsible for shaping the
business vision and technology strategy for creating a master view of Walmart Core Competencies
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customers and their interactions across all retail and eCommerce channels.
Responsible for designing a solution for the Digital Retail data lake on Google Cloud • Strategic & Digital Transformation
Platform (GCP), which enabled the capture of real-time customer transactions. This • Enterprise Architecture Strategy &
data served as the foundation for generating deep insights, conducting analytics, and Solution Design
delivering highly personalized customer experiences. • Blueprinting & Roadmapping /
• Auto Care Center. Revamped outdated and fragile legacy systems utilized in retail point- Planning & Execution
of-sale for auto care services. Developed an advanced platform comprised of retail • Cloud Adoption (IaaS, SaaS, PaaS)
applications for Associates, cloud-native backend services, and frameworks facilitating
continuous data integration, UI/UX dashboarding, and analytics for business operations. • Digital & Multi Experience Platform
Spearheaded the conceptualization of Walmart My Garage, a product enabling • Customer Self Service & Virtual
customers to effortlessly manage their vehicles and maintenance. Customer Assistant Technology
• API Strategy & Management
Fannie Mae – Reston, VA 1998 - 2019 • Service Architecture & Microservices
• Hybrid Customer Integration
Vice President, Enterprise Architecture 2014 – 2019 • Data Streaming/Streaming Analytics
Key leader who drove Digital Transformation across business and technology architecture • Artificial Intelligence / Machine
for Single Family Front End, Capital Markets, Loan Servicing, Multifamily, Enterprise Data, Learning
and Modeling & Analytics. Reported to the Chief Architect and led a team in partnering
• Business Process Automation (RPA,
with business, IT, and product management organizations to drive strategy and
iBPMS)
solutioning for business transformation initiatives taking from concept to market adopting
new and innovative technologies. • Enterprise Data Lake Design & Data
Management
• Digital Mortgage Technology Platform. Established technology vision and
architecture approach for the next-generation cloud-based mortgage technology • Agile Methodologies & Processes
platform for Fannie Mae to improve customer experience, enable speed to market • Lean Management
for new capabilities, unlock business services to develop new partnerships with • Product Planning & Management
technology companies and Fintechs, and a modern cloud-based data lake enabling • Team Development & Leadership
the retirement of legacy warehouses and establishing a data science capability for • Client, Team, & Partner Relations
advanced and predictive analytics.
• Digital Channels, Frameworks & Services. Drove the vision and technology
architecture for digital channel enablement across all lines of business. Developed
strategy and solution for API management and partner developer portal to Education
modernize legacy interfaces, deepen integration with customer systems, and drive
new capability delivery to housing finance. Spearheaded technology approaches
Master of Science – Computer Science,
standardizing customer integration channels using enterprise shared frameworks and
Johns Hopkins University
services including a digital experience platform (DXP), UI/UX design system, and
hybrid integration platform. Bachelor of Science – Computer
• Public Cloud Migration. Collaborated with Business and Technology leads to create Science, University of Maryland
a roadmap, plan, and reference architecture for migrating existing technology
assets across application and data to public cloud (AWS). Led efforts to create
decision trees, design guidelines, and standards for cloud native design and
engineering while overseeing creation of solution architectures for assets during
implementation.
• Enterprise Systems Modernization. Led development of technology strategies and
plans for modernizing high-cost and aging enterprise platforms to SaaS-based
solutions including Contact Center Modernization (CCaaS implementation), CRM
(Salesforce implementation). Led to over $25M annual savings.
• Business Process Automation. Developed architecture strategy and roadmap to
modernize business operations using modern tools that provided real-time task
tracking and workload visibility. Led efforts to define architecture using new
technologies including RPA, low code iBPMS, Business Rules, and Cloud Content
Management using Box.com, which resulted in $8.2M savings and over 300%
efficiency increase.
• Technology Innovation Lab. Partnered closely with Business and Enterprise
Innovation teams to evaluate and pilot innovative technologies for strategic
investment. Successfully implemented AI/ML for improving Load Fraud
Detection/Loan Quality Management, agent-based virtual customer assistant (VCA)
solution providing customer self-service & automation, and a public data platform
(The Exchange) built on AWS containing housing and economic data to drive industry
research and innovation. Evaluated and piloted blockchain/DLT technologies for
potential use within housing finance.
• Data Modernization. Led architecture designs for developing an Enterprise Data
Lake on AWS for warehousing, modeling, and analytics. Supported efforts to build a
data science and enterprise model management platform enabling predictive
analytics for Single Family business.
Director, Enterprise Architecture 2010 - 2014
Responsible for defining the IT strategy, solution architecture and design of strategic
initiatives that served as the foundation for future housing finance infrastructure.
Collaborated with business and technology leaders in developing strategies and
implementing solutions for business transformation projects, from ideation to market
launch, while integrating cutting-edge technologies for the entire loan lifecycle.
• Securities Trading & Accounting Transformation. Developed transformation
architectures to modernize legacy trading and securities accounting systems using
industry standard COTS packages and integrating with Enterprise Data
Infrastructures. Additionally, I spearheaded the development of long-term blueprints
and solution designs for the next generation Loan Accounting and Securities
Accounting platforms using middleware solutions, custom built products, and
industry standard COTS packages. These efforts resulted in over $150M savings and a
300% improvement in operational efficiency.
• Loan Delivery & Committing Modernization. Led the creation of solution designs
for cutting-edge Delivery and Committing Systems. Utilized decision management
technologies to advance rules agility, implemented workflow automation to
optimize pipeline processes, and facilitated real-time operational control over
customer setup and loan acquisitions. Achieved $15M in annual savings for new
product development and efficiency gains of over 95%.
• Common Securitization Platform. Led the creation and implementation of
architecture blueprints and solution design for integration with the Common
Securitization Platform for the financial industry as part of a joint venture between
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Developed the strategic roadmap for seamlessly
integrating this utility into Fannie Mae’s existing processes and systems. Successfully
delivered integration and operational frameworks that effectively managed loan
securitization flows between Fannie Mae and Common Securitization Solutions.
Principal, Enterprise Architecture 2005 - 2010
Led the development and delivery of cutting-edge IT architecture for the Credit Loss
Management/Enterprise Risk Management Division, guaranteeing synchronization with
the business strategies of the National Servicing Organization, National Property
Disposition Center, National Underwriting Center, and Credit Loss Accounting.
Collaborated with various teams to develop a consolidated transformation strategy aimed
at resolving business challenges and updating outdated systems.
• Credit Data Strategy & Solution. Spearheaded the development and implementation
of a data repository/warehouse and platform to seamlessly integrate, oversee, and
distribute data to users for business intelligence/analytics, as well as
master/reference data management. Reduced data quality problems and
unmanaged data duplication by over 50%, while improving data speed to market by
60%.
• Loan Quality Review Transformation. Created innovative architecture to modernize
an outdated Loan Quality Review system by externalizing business rules, automating
manual workflow tasks with Business Process Management (BPM) technology, and
providing real-time visibility of key business metrics. Achieved a 20% process
improvement and 15% decrease in time required for issuing and completing loan
repurchases related to non-compliance.
• Real Estate Owned (REO) Property Management. Led development of a B2B
integration architecture to facilitate the outsourcing of the REO Sales Process and
replacement of legacy systems. This strategic more resulted in $63 million savings
over 4 years.
• Servicing Default Management. Developed solution design to implement service-
based framework using IBM ODM rules engine to offer Servicers with loss mitigation
workout options for delinquent loans based on complex business analytical models.
Successfully reduced loan modification failures by 75% due to non-eligibility.
Principal Technologist 1998 - 2005
Guided the architectural redesign, development, and implementation of new and existing
Single-Family Acquisition and Servicing systems to support evolving business goals.
Analyzed needs, defined architecture and strategy, introduced standards and best
practices, and guided the delivery of distributed web-based solutions to ensure data
integration and access across complex environments.
Led the solution design of the next-generation Loan Acquisitions System leveraging Java,
J2EE, and WebLogic technologies that enabled business to customize certain aspects of
loan characteristics for target industry segment. Drove system design that externalized
business rules and implemented enterprise integration framework, focused on improving
agility of setting up and validating system contracts and reducing downstream data
latencies. Reduced timeframe to modify and launch new loan products by more than
50%.
Lockheed Martin
Software Engineering Specialist 1997
Designed and implemented a highly scalable distributed data processing engine, Earth
Observation System (EOS) for NASA, optimizing the capture, mining, and distribution of
terabytes of data daily from satellites to data storage systems.
Electronic Data Systems (EDS)
Advanced Systems Engineer 1995 - 1997
Lead Developer / Architect for INSPASS, a biometric data capturing system for
Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS).
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
Software Engineer 1993 - 1994
Developed a distributed interactive war-gaming simulator for Defense Advanced
Research Project Agency (DARPA).
Vitro Corporation
Software Engineer 1993
Developed software quality tools and frameworks.
