Umesh Udayaprakash

Umesh Udayaprakash has a strong and extensive work experience in the field of delivery and technology leadership. Umesh currently works at Innova Solutions as the Group Vice President and Global Delivery Officer, where they are responsible for leading strategic initiatives, transformation programs, and building talent and service capability in emerging areas such as AI, automation, cognitive services, blockchain, and cloud services. Umesh has been with Innova Solutions since April 2018.

Prior to joining Innova Solutions, Umesh worked at Standard Chartered Bank as a Vice President, managing and enhancing the Big Data Platform and successfully migrating all data platforms. Umesh worked at Standard Chartered Bank from December 2017 to April 2018.

Before joining Standard Chartered Bank, Umesh worked at TEKsystems as the Director of Big Data and Advanced Analytics from March 2011 to November 2017. Umesh was one of the founding members of the India team and led several large-scale global projects, focusing on areas such as AI, cloud computing, big data, analytics, and Java.

Umesh also gained experience at Frontline Consulting Services (FCS), a division of TEKsystems Global Services, where they served as the Director of BI, EPM, and Mobile Applications. Umesh worked at FCS from August 2008 to April 2012.

Additionally, Umesh has experience working at Oracle Corporation as a Project Leader, where they earned notable accolades for their expertise in BI product development. Umesh worked at Oracle Corporation from May 2003 to July 2008.

Umesh began their professional journey at Kinship Technologies as a Software Engineer, where they were involved in various product development projects and was part of a team that built the company's flagship product. Umesh worked at Kinship Technologies from June 2002 to May 2003.

Umesh Udayaprakash's education history is as follows:

Udayaprakash completed their Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Science from Thagavelu Engineering College in 2002.

In 2016, they pursued their Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with a specialization in Sales and Retail Marketing from Chitkara University, completing it in 2018.

In 2017, Udayaprakash attended the Global CIO Program at the Indian School of Business.

Continuing their education, they obtained a postgraduate diploma in Blockchain from the International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore in 2019.

Currently, Udayaprakash is studying for a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Artificial Intelligence and Ethics at Chitkara University, which they started in 2019 and is expected to complete in 2023.

Alongside their PhD, they are also pursuing a Master of Technology (MTech) degree in Product Design Management from the International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad, which they began in 2022 and is ongoing.

In terms of additional certifications, Udayaprakash obtained the ITIL Foundation Level certification from ITIL Certified in November 2015.