Atul Sharan

Global Strategic Leader | 15+ Years Experience

Seasoned expert in driving digital transformation and operational excellence for global, asset-heavy industries. Proven track record of orchestrating multi-million-dollar engagements and leading complex, cross-border M&A technology integrations. Specialist in bridging the gap between IT/OT engineering challenges and commercial strategy to unlock hidden revenue and efficiency.

A forward-thinking advocate for the adoption of Data, AI, and Quantum Computing to solve the most pressing growth challenges within complex industrial landscapes.

Management Consultant (Various Levels) at Cognizant Business Consulting (Oct 2023 – Present)

Scaling the new Oil & Gas practice, formulating market strategies and investment plans while leading Proof of Concepts on emerging technologies (AI, IT/OT) to drive industry thought leadership. Secured multi-million-dollar programs by developing comprehensive proposals and robust value propositions.

• Practice Building & Strategy: Scaling the new Oil & Gas practice, formulating market strategies and investment plans while leading Proof of Concepts on emerging technologies (AI, IT/OT) to drive industry thought leadership.
• Business Development: Secured multi-million-dollar programs by developing comprehensive proposals and robust value propositions, successfully converting commercial opportunities into funded projects through direct engagement with CxO leadership.
• M&A Delivery: Led a team of 8 professionals during a cross-border acquisition for a major Oil & Gas client, delivering critical technology integration roadmaps and post-merger synergy plans.
• Digital Transformation Delivery: Spearheaded strategic initiatives for key energy clients, driving operational excellence and efficiencies through the adoption of new business models and digital solutions.
• AI/ML Solution Delivery: Managing a project to deploy a multi-agent enterprise solution, which queries over a large knowledge base and policy documents for a global client, prioritizing and achieving highly accurate user responses as a key project KPI.
• Industry Partnership: Collaborated with a leading Oil & Gas association to accelerate industry-wide digital transformation, delivering digital engineering award winning data-driven solutions focused on enhanced standards alignment and interoperability.

Management Consultant (Various Levels) at Infosys Consulting (Jun 2011 – Sep 2023)

Managed multi-million-dollar portfolios for key energy clients, shaping digital investment roadmaps for application modernization, cloud migration, and SaaS enablement. Led development of unified data and analytics platforms and served as Product Owner for critical enterprise software deployments.

• Portfolio Management: Managed multi-million-dollar portfolios for key energy clients, shaping digital investment roadmaps for application modernization, cloud migration, and SaaS enablement.
• Data Platform Delivery: Led the development of a unified data and analytics platform for a super major, consolidating disparate data sources across business segments to streamline value chains and enable real-time decision-making.
• Product Leadership: Served as Product Owner and SME for the deployment of critical enterprise software (including Hydrocarbon Accounting, Realtime data management, Production Operations, Activity Integration), bridging the gap between business requirements and technical execution to optimize operational processes and planning.
• Operational Excellence: Delivered initiatives in predictive maintenance and production forecasting for a US based upstream company, resulting in a 15% improvement in operational efficiency.

Consultant / Intern at Various Consulting Projects & Internships (Until Jun 2011)

Early career consulting projects and internships including asset integrity management, strategic bidding analysis, market analysis, and SAP implementation reviews.

• Asset Integrity (ONGC): Advised on the centralization of monitoring for offshore assets, leveraging technology to enhance safety and operational uptime.
• Strategic Bidding (BPCL): Formulated bidding strategies for City Gas Distribution prospects under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) framework.
• Market Analysis (MBA Dissertation): Authored a strategic analysis on 'Natural Gas Scenario in India from a Power Sector Perspective,' evaluating supply-demand dynamics and the commercial viability of gas-based power generation.
• SAP Implementation Analysis (ONGC): Conducted a post-implementation review of SAP modules at ONGC, analyzing the impact on organizational structure and quantifying operational gains from the digital transformation.

PG Diploma in Advanced Communication Engineering with Quantum and AI Integration – Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi (2025 -2026)

Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Oil & Gas Management – University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) (2009 – 2011)

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Technology – West Bengal University of Technology (2004 – 2008)