ARUN LAKHOTIA

• Part of AI Foundation Architecture Area at Ingka Group, contributing to strategic AI initiatives across the organization
• Member of AI Technology Advisory Group, providing technical guidance and expertise for AI implementations
• Developing and maintaining an AI reference architecture for enterprise-wide AI adoption
• Created architecture documentation for maintaining a central inventory of AI models being developed and used across the organization
• Efforts as part of AI Reference Architecture and AI Engineering Baseline provided the necessary starting point for creating the AI Technology Advisory Group Forum
• Delivered standardized technology guidance to teams for various AI-related capabilities in both predictive and generative AI space, effectively enhancing the efficiency of AI development across the organization
• Contributed to creating AI-related baselines in the Ingka Engineering baseline, a set of guidelines for adoption by engineering teams
• Collaborating with multiple stakeholder teams including AI Platform Engineering team, Ingka Responsible AI Governance team, Data Platform team, Integration Platform team, and AI Innovation Labs
• Recommending technology stack to the platform engineering team for implementation of AI reference architecture
• Coordinating efforts with the Data Platform team for AI collaboration and integration
• Working closely with Responsible AI Governance team to ensure ethical AI implementation and compliance
• Partnering with AI Innovation Labs to translate research initiatives into scalable architectural solutions
• Architecting data solutions to support IKEA's vision of creating a better everyday life for the many people
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define and implement data architecture strategies aligned with business objectives

• Data Architecture Leadership for Allianz Benelux Data Office, creating and owning comprehensive data architecture vision for the Benelux entity

• Solution Architecture Design for Data Office enabling business initiatives across Data Warehouse, Master Data Management, Self-Service BI, Data Science Platform, and Data Industrialization environments

• Platform Implementation & Governance including introduction of Alteryx self-service BI platform, tool governance frameworks, and best practices establishment

• AI Platform Architecture for Insurance Underwriting and risk assessment applications using API-based microservices; Technical product owner for Big Data Platform development using Cloudera Technology

• Enterprise Standards & Stakeholder Management representing Allianz Benelux as technical owner for Global Data Platform while defining technology standards and communicating architecture vision to AI squads during quarterly planning

• Lead Architect for multi-domain projects in Insurance, Spend Management, and Natural Language Processing with comprehensive client requirement mapping and project scope definition

• Spotfire Solutions & Team Leadership creating advanced analytics architectures with complex customizations for multiple clients while leading consultant teams across organizational projects

• Data Science/ML Competency Development managing team growth and developing solution prototypes using H2o, R, and Python for spend analytics and process mining applications

• Machine Learning Competency Establishment setting up organizational ML capabilities and instrumental in launching customer machine learning initiatives

• Spotfire Architecture & Solutions Development across advanced analytics, machine learning, and map-based visualization projects including data processing, transformation, and interactive dashboard development for survey data insights

• Developed solutions for BPM & SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) technology along with other developers on Case Management

• Worked with key clients including PEPSI & Allstate Insurance at client locations