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CV of Utsav Verma — AI Architect & Senior Database Architect. 21+ years in SQL Server, data platforms, DataOps, and applied AI. 2 AI patents filed.

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Summary

21+ years of experience as a Senior Database Architect, Data Platform Leader, and Applied AI Innovator. Specialising in SQL Server, Azure cloud platforms, DataOps, and AI-driven engineering solutions. 2 patents filed for AI framework implementations. 7 published articles on SQLServerCentral. Multiple awards including Employee of the Year.

Professional Experience

Sr Database Architect / Sr Manager — Aristocrat Technology India

Jun 2014 – Present · Gaming domain

Project: nVision (DWH) (Jun 2024 – Present)

  • Led architecture and migration of a 4–5 billion row data warehouse for a large-scale loyalty platform
  • Cut migration time and risk by 60–70% using a balance-delta-driven ingestion strategy
  • Delivered 100% balance accuracy across legacy and next-gen systems via automated reconciliation
  • Tech: SQL Server 2022, SSIS, MicroStrategy, PowerShell

Project: Loyalty Suite — Sr Database Architect (Mar 2017 – Present)

  • Promoted to Sr Architect; organisation-wide leader for innovation and quality
  • Conceived and built the master data management framework and MakeDb — an automated build/deploy DataOps suite
  • Spearheaded load testing of the entire suite (36 products); introduced UT frameworks and code review processes
  • Mentored 10 senior DB developers; led upgrade path to SQL Server 2022, AWS Cloud, AWS RDS
  • Contributed towards new product acquisitions
  • Tech: SQL Server 2022, SSRS, C#, ASP.NET

Project: Oasis 360 — Associate Database Architect (Jun 2014 – Mar 2017)

  • Optimised a large, tightly coupled system spanning 30+ products in a new gaming domain
  • Performance analysis, production issue resolution, HLD design, and cross-team collaboration
  • Tech: SQL Server, SSIS, SSRS, C#, ASP.NET

Consultant Engineer — GlobalLogic

Mar 2011 – Jun 2014 · CRM domain

Analyst — Royal Bank of Scotland, India

Jan 2009 – Mar 2011 · Investment Banking domain

Developer (Band S2) — Satyam Computer Services

Oct 2007 – Jan 2009 · Car Finance domain

Senior Software Engineer — Nucleus Software

Jun 2006 – Oct 2007 · Banking domain

Software Engineer — UBICS Enterprise Solutions

Jan 2005 – Jun 2006 · e-Governance domain

Key AI Projects

Project Highlights
Reusable AI Content & Video Generation Framework (Patent Filed) Domain-agnostic AI engine for script, audio, image, and video generation; 2 patents applied
AI-Powered Audio-Visual Help for EGMs Converted text-heavy EGM help screens into AV explanations using the AI framework
Offline AI Rule Builder for Loyalty Systems Natural-language rule engine using offline ~1B parameter LLM on CPU-only systems
AI Scrum Master for Engineering Execution Python system to parse Zoom emails, enrich via Git metadata, generate executive summaries
AI-Generated Migration Automation Utility Compressed development timelines from ~2 months to ~1 week using AI-generated framework

Publications

Skills

Category Technologies
Databases SQL Server 2005–2022, Azure SQL, AWS RDS, PostgreSQL
AI / LLMs RAG, Prompt Engineering, Codex CLI, Ollama, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT
Vector / Search FAISS, Azure SQL Vector, Azure AI Search
Cloud Azure SQL, ADF, Synapse Analytics, AWS Cloud
ETL / BI SSIS, SSRS, MicroStrategy, Dimensional Modeling
Languages T-SQL, Python, C#, PowerShell
HA / DR Always On AG, FCI, Log Shipping, Replication
DataOps Automated build/deploy pipelines, MakeDb framework, Git

Achievements

  • 2 patents applied for AI framework implementations
  • 7 articles published on SQLServerCentral.com
  • Multiple awards worth ₹15 Lakhs, including Employee of the Year
  • Contributed towards new product acquisitions at Aristocrat
  • Winner of internal innovation competition
  • Conducted 10+ internal training sessions