Hari Kumar K

Senior Technology Consultant with 20+ years of experience in leading enterprise BI and analytics platforms across Financial Services and Healthcare domains. Specialized in Power BI, Tableau, and multi-platform BI ecosystems, with deep expertise in platform governance, capacity optimization, and secure, scalable analytics solutions. Proven track record in driving large-scale platform migrations, modernization initiatives, and operational excellence, consistently improving performance, stability, and cost efficiency.

Experienced in Power BI Tenant Administration, Microsoft Fabric, Premium Capacity, and enterprise deployment pipelines. Strong leader with expertise in stakeholder collaboration, platform strategy, automation, and governance frameworks, enabling high-performing analytics ecosystems for global enterprises.

BI Platform Lead | Power BI, Tableau - DXC Technology – Procter & Gamble

(2024-03)

• Led administration of Power BI and Tableau platforms across Production & Non-Production environments, ensuring high availability, reliability, and performance.
• Managed Power BI Tenant Administration including user access, security, licensing, and role-based controls using Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD).
• Configured and maintained On-Premises Data Gateways and supported secure, efficient enterprise data connectivity.
• Handled platform upgrades, deployments, and migrations, minimizing downtime through robust release and change management practices.
• Optimized platform performance and capacity utilization, including dashboard tuning, refresh schedules, and Premium/Fabric capacity management.
• Implemented governance, security, and compliance frameworks, including RLS, audits, vulnerability assessments, and data access controls.
• Automated and enhanced operations using Power BI REST APIs & PowerShell, while supporting deployment pipelines, monitoring, and cross-team collaboration.
• Resolved data refresh, connectivity, access, and performance issues, ensuring platform stability.
• Optimized license utilization and cost efficiency through effective allocation and renewal planning.
• Managed Power BI Deployment Pipelines, releases, and post-production support for seamless delivery.
• Partnered with development teams for code reviews, deployments, and platform enhancements.
• Built audit, usage, and adoption reports to strengthen governance and decision-making.
• Led capacity management and governance, including Premium/Fabric optimization, performance tuning, and compliance enforcement

BI Platform Lead | Power BI, Tableau, MicroStrategy, Crystal Reports - DXC Technology – Campbell Soup

(2022-01 - 2024-02)

• Owned end-to-end administration of enterprise BI platforms including Tableau Server/Cloud, Microsoft Power BI Service, MicroStrategy, and Crystal Reports across production and non-production environments, ensuring high availability, governance, and secure access management.
• Led major BI platform upgrades and migrations (Tableau, MicroStrategy, Power BI, Crystal Reports), delivering seamless transitions with minimal downtime and no business disruption.
• Managed BI security and governance framework, including workspace/site administration, user provisioning, role-based access control (RBAC), Row-Level Security (RLS), audit compliance, and enterprise data access policies.
• Configured and supported data connectivity and refresh mechanisms, including Power BI On-premises Data Gateway, dataset scheduling, and enterprise data source integration for reliable reporting.
• Monitored and optimized platform performance and capacity, improving dashboard/report performance through tuning, resource optimization, and capacity planning across BI tools.
• Handled end-to-end operations and support activities, including incident management, root cause analysis (RCA), ETL/data pipeline support, deployment management, patching, and post-production monitoring to ensure system stability and continuity.

Application Steward | Power BI, Business Objects, Denodo, Informatica - DXC Technology – Cenovus

(2016-10 - 2021-12)

• Administered Microsoft Power BI platform, managing workspace access, license allocation, capacity planning, and Enterprise Gateway upgrades to ensure secure and scalable BI operations across enterprise environments.
• Supported multi-platform BI upgrades and migrations, including Tableau, SAP BusinessObjects (4.0 to 4.1), and Denodo, ensuring seamless transitions with minimal downtime and zero business disruption.
• Managed BI platform operations and performance optimization, including monitoring and tuning across Power BI, Tableau, and BOBJ environments to improve report load times, system stability, and user experience.
• Implemented end-to-end security, governance, and operational support, including role-based access control, authentication management, vulnerability patching, license optimization, Informatica ETL support, and cross-team coordination for deployments, testing, and production readiness.

BI Platform Security Manager | Business Objects 3.1/4.0 - DXC Technology – Procter & Gamble

(2010-11 - 2016-09)

• Administered and supported SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform (BO 3.x / BI 4.x) across production and non-production environments, ensuring platform stability, availability, and performance.
• Managed Central Management Console (CMC) for user provisioning, security administration, role-based access control (RBAC), and enterprise authentication integration (LDAP/Active Directory).
• Monitored and optimized BO server infrastructure including Adaptive Processing Servers, Job Servers, and Web Intelligence Processing Servers to improve system performance and report execution efficiency.
• Scheduled, monitored, and managed report publications, batch jobs, and content promotion/migration across environments to support seamless business operations.
• Performed platform upgrades, patching, version migrations, backup/recovery, and disaster recovery planning while minimizing downtime and ensuring business continuity.
• Conducted system health checks, audit/log monitoring, and proactive troubleshooting, providing root cause analysis (RCA) for critical production incidents.
• Maintained and migrated Universes (UNV/UNX) to support scalable, accurate, and governed enterprise reporting solutions.
• Implemented security hardening, vulnerability remediation, and license optimization to ensure platform compliance, governance, and cost efficiency.

Team Lead | Business Objects - Cognizant Technology Services- APS Healthcare, US

(2010-02 - 2010-06)

• Designed, developed, and deployed BI reports using Business Objects XI 3.0, Crystal Reports 9, and Microsoft SQL Server 2008, ensuring accurate and business-aligned reporting solutions.
• Enhanced and optimized existing reports to support multiple use cases, improve usability, and meet evolving business requirements.
• Performed end-to-end report lifecycle activities, including design, development, testing, deployment, and production implementation support.
• Ensured quality and governance compliance, including QA code reviews, documentation of standard procedures, and providing warranty and post-implementation support.

Onsite Coordinator | Business Objects - Cognizant Technology Services - Mellon International, UK

(2006-04 - 2009-11)

• Designed and developed BI solutions, including creation and enhancement of universes (adding tables, measures, joins) and development of reports using BO and DB2/QMF, along with designing, testing, and deploying enterprise reports.
• Gathered requirements and created functional & high-level design documents, performed system analysis, prepared test cases and test plans, and ensured alignment with business requirements.
• Led coordination and support activities including guiding offshore teams, resolving queries, conducting knowledge sharing sessions (KSS), and providing clarity on system design and re-engineered solutions.
• Ensured quality and production readiness, including QA code reviews, system testing, implementation support, warranty support, and documentation of end-to-end report development and deployment processes.

MCA - University of Madras

B.Sc. - Mathematics - Sacred Heart College