Ravi Balwada
Education
Birla Institute of Technology
Industrial & Mechanical Engineering, Robotics & Flexible Manufacturing - 1990-01-01
Mayo College, Ajmer
, 1978-01-01 - 1985-01-01Work Experience
Strategy&
Current
Strategy&
The Guitar Center Company
2019-10-01 - 2023-09-01
The Guitar Center Company
Gogo Commercial Aviation
2018-02-01 - 2019-10-01
Gogo Commercial Aviation
Best Buy
2016-01-01 - 2018-01-01
Best Buy
Act-On Software
2015-01-01 - 2016-01-01
Act-On Software
BMC Software
2012-01-01 - 2014-01-01
BMC Software
CoreLogic
2010-01-01 - 2012-01-01
CoreLogic
SumTotal Systems, LLC
2008-01-01 - 2010-01-01
SumTotal Systems, LLC
Oracle
2004-01-01 - 2008-01-01
Oracle
The Carlyle Group
2000-01-01 - 2004-01-01
The Carlyle Group
Skills
Summary
As the Chief Technology Officer, I lead the digital innovation and transformation of the world's largest product companies, consumer focused businesses and Omni-channel retailers. I have successfully launched and scaled SaaS, cloud, and IoT products and platforms that enhance the customer experience, increase the revenue growth, and optimize the operational efficiency of the company. I have a passion for creating and delivering cutting-edge digital solutions that disrupt the market and delight the customers. I leverage my extensive background in product development, IT strategy, DevOps, site reliability, architecture, and infrastructure to build and manage high-performing teams, foster a culture of continuous innovation and customer success, and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders and partners. Some of my notable achievements include leading the cloud transformation and operations for the $5 billion e-commerce business at Best Buy, defining the enterprise cloud strategy and roadmap for the decomposition of monolithic systems to micro-services at Gogo, and building new AI-based products for conversational commerce, smart home, and omni-channel commerce.
