Nive Chandran

Technical Project Manager and ETL & Data Warehouse specialist with 14+ years of IT experience spanning enterprise data platform delivery, full-stack application development, and cross-functional programme leadership. Brings 14+ years of deep, hands-on expertise designing, building, and optimising ETL pipelines and data warehouse solutions across Healthcare, Insurance, Telecom, and Manufacturing domains — combined with 4.5 years leading large-scale data platform programmes at Cognizant. Delivered mission-critical ETL and data transformation programmes for Kaiser Permanente, Hewlett Packard, Lincoln Financial Group, and Vodafone — consistently achieving 100% defect-free releases and on-time delivery across 15+ concurrent projects.

Recognised for translating complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions and leading distributed teams through high-stakes delivery cycles. Grounded in the ETL and data warehousing principles that underpin all modern data platforms, and actively developing familiarity with cloud-native tools — including Azure Databricks and Python — to align established expertise with the direction of the current data landscape. Open to ETL Lead, Data Warehouse Specialist, Data Platform Delivery, or Technical Program Manager roles.

Project Manager — Data Platform & ETL Delivery - Cognizant Technology Solutions - India

(2016-07 - 2021-02)

Client: Kaiser Permanente (US Healthcare) | Domain: Healthcare Insurance & Value-Based Care | Team: 15+ engineers, onshore & offshore

• Spearheaded end-to-end delivery of Kaiser Permanente's Health TranZform enterprise data platform — integrating clinical, claims, and care-coordination data streams from multiple source systems into a unified Oracle data warehouse using Informatica PowerCenter 9x/10x.
• Directed 15+ concurrent ETL and software development projects simultaneously, achieving 100% Defect Removal Efficiency (DRE) and zero missed release deadlines across all programme tracks.
• Orchestrated Agile/Scrum delivery across distributed onshore and offshore teams — running sprint planning, backlog refinement, stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives — improving team velocity and reducing delivery cycle friction.
• Governed end-to-end programme scope, release planning, and risk mitigation for cross-functional data initiatives supporting value-based healthcare transformation for one of the largest US healthcare providers.
• Produced Functional Requirement Documents, Technical Design Documents, and Application Design specifications; acted as primary bridge between business stakeholders and engineering teams, eliminating ambiguity and accelerating decision cycles.
• Established offshore delivery governance frameworks — including daily monitoring protocols and structured escalation paths — that proactively identified risks and protected project timelines.

Technical Lead & Specialist — ETL & Application Development - Hewlett Packard Inc. - India

(2013-04 - 2016-06)

Client: GADSC-HPIT (IPG Factory Systems) | Domain: Global Manufacturing & Quality | Sites: USA, Singapore, Puerto Rico

• Designed and delivered CMQMR (Contract Manufacturing Quality Metrics Repository) — a multi-site ETL solution consolidating LaserJet supplier quality data across 5 global manufacturing sites, improving reporting load efficiency by 3x and team productivity by 25%.
• Engineered 135 Informatica ETL mappings spanning 5 international factory sites, reducing end-to-end data load time from over 1 hour to approximately 6 minutes — a 9x performance gain — through source-level pushdown optimisation, partition parallelism, and sorted-input aggregation.
• Independently architected and built VDI (Vertica Data Integrator) — a standalone .NET application for ingesting structured and unstructured data into the Vertica analytics platform; awarded Gold Medal at Cognizant Tech'Day for innovation.
• Implemented a SharePoint Workflow automation solution that eliminated manual metadata validation processes, delivering full end-to-end data traceability and significantly reducing operational overhead.
• Led incident and problem management across the ETL and .NET application landscape — reducing support ticket volumes and generating measurable cost savings validated by the client.
• Earned multiple performance awards including E-Award and Bravo Award for sustained delivery excellence and technical innovation.

Senior Application Programmer — ETL & Data Integration - IBM India Private Ltd. - India

(2010-03 - 2013-02)

Clients: Lincoln Financial Group (USA), Vodafone Greece | Domains: Financial Services & Telecommunications

• Architected and built Informatica 9.1 ETL pipelines for Lincoln Financial Group's Client Communication Database (CCDB) — a mission-critical data warehouse powering daily regulatory and ad hoc policyholder mailings across thousands of policyholders.
• Led full-cycle module design and development for the D1STD (Daily First Dollar) programme — translating complex financial business rules into automated ETL workflows driving daily fund prospectus delivery to Merrill Lynch.
• Designed and implemented an ETL integration solution for Vodafone Greece's Financial Planning Tool — ingesting accruals, budgeting, and forecasting data from Oracle and Siebel CRM into the FDH reporting layer, enabling near-real-time financial analysis.
• Owned requirements analysis, high- and low-level technical design, performance tuning, unit testing, and production implementation planning — delivering all modules on schedule with zero production defects post-deployment.

Software Engineer — Application Development & ETL - Hewlett Packard Global Soft - India

(2006-06 - 2010-03)

Domain: HP Printing & Personal Systems | Global Factory Systems

• Developed and maintained enterprise applications across .NET, Java, and ASP/ASP.NET for HP's global factory systems — including LabNET, AutoPpk, MasterTool, and TIJ 2.5 — spanning front-end application interfaces and back-end ETL data integration layers.
• Re-platformed AutoPpk from legacy ASP to ASP.NET, delivering a fully modernised application with zero production defects; awarded Bravo Award for on-time delivery to the Singapore factory.
• Built and maintained Informatica 7.x ETL pipelines feeding factory quality and production metrics into the central enterprise reporting layer.
• Migrated legacy Informix databases to SQL Server 2005; designed and implemented data collection and quality audit systems for HP's printer manufacturing production lines.

Bachelor of Technology — Information Technology