Technology leader, innovator, and strategist in cloud data platforms, with a proven record of modernizing enterprise-scale systems and driving innovation in financial services. As an Engineering Director at American Express, I lead global teams to design and build innovative solutions for complex problems in the banking and financial services domain. With over 20+ years of experience in IT engineering and technology, I have a broad and deep knowledge of data engineering, machine learning, big data, and technical architecture. I have successfully managed and delivered large-scale, transformational initiatives and operations that improve the company's technical capabilities, customer-centricity, and market leadership. Some of my achievements include building machine learning models to mitigate fraudulent transactions, enabling 3DS protocol support for payment transaction authentication, and democratizing data insights across the organization using the Hadoop ecosystem. I am also a collaborative and strategic leader who fosters the growth and development of my team members, applies data-driven decision-making, and aligns the strategy with the organizational goals and vision.