Elangovan ('Elan') Palani Email Address

Vice President Data Technology

Prudential Financial, Inc. is a financial service company that offers life insurance, mutual funds, annuities, pension, and retirement related services, as well as administration and asset management.

Posses 22 years of experience in the IT Industry, responsible for leading Information System Division by defining the corporate technology strategy to align with the strategic business plan. Defining the roadmaps, building the technology team (engineers, programmers, database adminstrators, support and, operations). Designing and architecting the technology, facilities, infrastructure, and overseeing the execution / implementation of the plan for increased growth.Posses Great knowledge in Cloud Computing, Database Administration, Distributed Systems, Data warehousing, Application Development, System engineering, System/Application Support and Operations. With Strong leadership, communication and organizational skills I have designed and implemented cost-effective and high-performance systems to address complex business requirements for various large firms. SPECILITIES:Database AdministrationManaging IT Development & OperationsData warehouse ArchitectTechnology Design & ArchitectureSystem Performance & MonitoringBuilding DBA/Support TeamSystem Re-EngineeringDisaster recovery, BCP, Auditing Amazon EC2/AWS Cloud Computing Data Security & PrivacyArchitect & Deployment of Linux Architecture MANAGEMENT SKILLSProductivity Improvement Communication and Organizations Skills Cross-functional/management and leadership Account management and Vendor negotiation Client/Customer ManagementInformation Development CycleStrategic planning; tactical executionProject ManagementClient Needs AnalysisIT Asset Management & Budget ManagementCompliance Mgmt/Sarbanes-Oxley/SAS 70Staffing, Performance /Appraisalforecasting, trending and capacity planningDisaster recovery/business continuance