Khwaja Shaik is the award-winning global IT Executive with 22+ years of business technology leadership with GE, PwC, IBM and Bank of America. Khwaja has a worldwide reputation and proven track record in driving large scale digital transformation and innovation at the intersection of Cloud, Cybersecurity, Design Thinking and Artificial Intelligence.
Technology Executive ♦ AI Evangelist♦ C-level Advisory ♦ Cloud ♦ Cybersecurity ♦ IoT
IBM
► Transformed client's business for digital business, building new partnerships and ecosystems by leveraging cloud, cybersecurity, mobile, Big Data, social technologies, cognitive computing, web-scale IT, DevOps, integration & transformation Technologies.
► Drove Digital transformation and remake enterprise IT for the cloud and cognitive era.
► Centralized, consolidated, modernized, integrated and standardized technologies to achieve IT costs Optimization.
Rationalized and standardzed applications by optimizing software licensing management and ITAM capabilities.
► Deployed Mode 2 capabilities such as Open by Design, Agile and DevOps. Applied Lean principles to accelerate delivery and improve time to value.
► Leveraged cloud services and innovated end-user computing delivery.
Chief Architect ♦ Web-Scale IT ♦ Portfolio Management ♦ Driving Innovation ♦ Design Thinking ♦Agile
IBM
► Led architectural reviews, delivered several EAI/B2B/Strategic engagements successfully.
► Established Architecture and Design COE to drive 20–30 percent productivity and cycle-time improvements in all aspects of infrastructure delivery by eliminating rework, segmenting requests by complexity, and increasing “time on task” for key resources.
► Centralization of application portfolio's IT service management resulted in 36% improvement in application deployment cycle time.
► Designed and implemented monitoring solutions to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of security operations, controls and infrastructure for ongoing feedback and program improvement.
► Architected and engineered solutions to address malware infection, unauthorized intrusion, unauthorized access to systems, and destruction and/or exfiltration of sensitive information
Senior EDI Consultant ♦ Strategy ♦ Innovation ♦ Lean IT
GE
► Led industry adoption for Internet enabled secure messaging and assisted fortune 500 clients with EDI/ecommerce solutions,standards development and architecture strategies throughout the world.
EDI Consultant
Global TeleSystems
► Pioneered the set up of B2B Network by linking 9 major cities of India for EDI transmissions.
► Hired as a Management Trainee and nominated by GE to lead the implementation of the Value Added Networks.
► Guided cross-functional team resources to manage one of the largest EDI and groupware implementations in India.
► Established Global Telesystems as #1 leader in EDI/Ecommerce Services in support of Govt. of India's Telecom transformation activities.
Computing Advisory Board Member ♦ Innovation Orchestrator
University of North Florida
► Member of the Computing Advisory Board (CAB) to help drive the transformation of IT management and create a global gold standard for IT management.
► Primary IBM relationship manager with University of North Florida.
► Executive speaker and consultant.
► Identification of Research and Collaboration opportunities.
► Curriculum and program development
HBR Advisory Council Member
Harvard Business Review
Adding value and shaping the future of ideas as a member of the HBR Advisory Council.
Improve the content HBR publishes as well as help chart HBR's future direction
Leverage my industry thought leadership to provide feedback to editors, preview new content, and weigh in on ideas from HBR as well as those from the wider world of management and leadership.
Chief Engineer ♦ Cloud Evangelist ♦ CTO Advisory ♦ IT Infrastructure ♦ Digital Strategist ♦ DevOps
Bank of America
► Simplification & Agile Transformation: Reduced complexity & costs by delivering "always on" private cloud infrastructure for BAC's new loan origination platform. This platform will retire 20 applications to reduce 75% ComIT costs ($30 Million annual savings), doubles employee productivity & improves customer satisfaction by closing loan on time.
► Technology Infrastructure at Scale: Achieved ComIT cost savings ($370 Million annually) by delivering private Cloud infrastructure with right workloads for 3 Data Center Integration programs (centralization of BAC's IT platforms due to BofA's acquisitions). 600 Countrywide applications migrated to Bank of America's private Cloud 7 desktop transformation involving 10K devices.
► Cost Optimization: Modernized & deployed Cloud infrastructure solutions to secure 120% ROI over three years, with 75% better recovery performance plus decreased facilities & cooling costs. Workload Monthly price reduced from $366 to $44. Enforced cloud design process where created designs are "shared" by default & "custom" by exception to reduce bank's technical footprint. Reduced Data Centers by 50% (54 to 27).
► Modernization: Maximized Bank's profitability by reducing technology footprint with Service-oriented Infrastructure & Open standards. This is achieved via benchmarking & marking products to market against industry peers.
► People-Centric Security: Remediated Cyber risk perimeter/IAM issues, Data privacy and Cyber risk escalations as part of 600 plus applications migration on BAC's private Cloud. Addressed various vulnerabilities by executing cyber security programs.
EDI/eCommerce Manager ♦ Global Perspective ♦ Tailored Solutions
Al Rostamani Communication LLC
► Pioneered the set up of an E-Commerce Network linking 7 Emirates (Cities) of U.A.E.
► Nominated by GE to pioneer and lead EDI/E-commerce implementations in the Middle East.
McKinsey’s Executive Panel Member
McKinsey Global Institute
McKinsey’s Online Executive Panel Member through which the firm asks selected executives for their views on top business trends, including global economic conditions, and on topics relevant to their areas of expertise.
Current panelists represent companies in every region and a wide range of industries, responsibilities, and specialties. More than 50 percent are senior executives.
Senior Technology Manager ♦ Fintech ♦ Cybersecurity Expert ♦ IT Cost Optimization
Bank of America
► Established Enterprise Architecture Practice encompassing architecture disciplines (Application Architecture, Integration Architecture, Solution Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture). Established EA Governance Model for managing current/future investments. Provided leadership to the team of architects (100+) for the solution delivery of multiple LOBs.
► Network: Transformed customer experience by delivering world's largest next-gen Contact Center platform as part of BAC's M&A (CFC, MBNA, Fleet etc.) by replacing aging telephony system with VoIP. Contact Center platform serves 1 billion calls, 500K interactions annually and 300 million outbound calls annually to support multichannel strategy.
► Led a large team of Architects (80+ initiatives) to transform BAC’s IT for the digital business by optimizing application hosting, network, and end-user environments to operate at scale.
► Cybersecurity: Delivered architecture and implemented Hosted Virtual Desktop (HVD) and Hosted Virtual Application, improving time to market and eliminating the need to deploy PCs and extend access securely to 3rd party.
► Non-stop IT: Delivered “always on” architecture for world's largest customer-centric, cross-channel "interact" platform. Interact supports 65000 associates with 1 billion customer interactions each year across all channels (Banking Center, Telephone, and e-Commerce).
Thought Leader ♦ IT Strategist ♦ Enterprise Architecture ♦ CIO Advisory ♦ Thought Leadership
PWC
► Application Development: Managed and designed Technology Solutions for several fortune100 clients that crosses multiple technologies (Java, J2EE, websphere and DB2 or Oracle) and platforms (midrange/mainframe/desktop).
► Project and portfolio management: Extensive experience in guiding clients from project visioning and budgeting through implementation and support including both onshore and offshore teams.
► Large-scale technology program management: Spearheaded various ebusiness initiatives for several fortune 500 clients involving SAP R/3, JD Edwards One World, PeopleSoft, Siebel, webMethods and SAP Exchange Infrastructure.
► Successfull track record in managing all phases of System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) with a concentration in complex distributed systems.
► Led Solution-Set teams to deliver clear view of business/technology strategies to various fortune 100 clients. These solution sets also included B2B/eHub/eMarketplaces.