Girish Ramachandran

Business and Technology innovator with years of success strategizing and leading organizations both in private and public sector. A visionary and strategic thinker who excels at adapting management style, leveraging existing and emerging technologies, client relationships, best practices, leading process efficiency efforts, building customer relationship, and implementing technology roadmaps that help aligning IT solutions with business goals. Earned the reputation as a big picture change agent and a financial steward who harnesses & drives next-level technology performance across industry.● Technology Strategy, Governance & Roadmap● Service Design, Delivery & Continuous Improvement● Enterprise Information Technology Architecture ● Center of Excellence● Data Management & Governance● Big Data & Business Intelligence● Emerging Technology, Smart Cities & IoT Infrastructure● Digital Transformation & Innovation● Enterprise Integration Coordination● Program & Project Management ● Customer Relationship Management● Information Security & Compliance● Business Continuity/Capacity PlanningLEADERSHIP SNAPSHOT Technical Leadership: Expertise in organizational transformation, innovation, customer relationship, strategic planning, project management, enterprise architecture, CRM/ERP solutions, information security, business intelligence, emerging technology, smart cities, cloud applications, data center, storage and webservice.  Business Domains: Strategic planning and technology delivery experience across telecom, hospitality, human resources, retail, finance and municipal government (supporting public safety, water utilities, 311, code compliance, fleet & building mgmt., transportation, public work, community care, budget, business development, sanitation, bond office) Cost Containment: Estimated saving of over $25 M in taxpayer dollars by efficiently leading negotiations with vendor/solution providers and implementing efficient technology solution & effective resource utilization practices.  Awards: Championed the effort that won the City of Dallas its first Smart Cities award (2019), first Digital Cities award (2018 & 2019), PTI IT Governance Award 2017, PTI IT Change Process award 2017 and PTI Data Transparency award 2016. Board Advisory: Experienced board level communicator with a history of serving on various community groups and panels. Governing body member for the Dallas region Chief Data Officer (DCDO) community, Advisor to the Smart Cities Connect board and trusted consultant to various Technology Consultancies.