Interview given to ECCMA newsletter

[This interview was published in one of ECCMA newsletter in 2007]

Q: Years in Data Quality:
I have spent about seven years in catalog content management and data quality services.

Q: Other Professional Organizations with which you are involved:
UNSPSC.org, Energetics, eCl@ss, SAP Developer Network

Q: Describe your career path. How did you get to where you are today?
I started my career in a data digitization and conversion company which eventually evolved into a catalog management services provider. I held various positions in operations, deliveries, marketing and technology. It helped me to be exposed to the service needs of clients from different verticals who had unique data quality problems. I joined Griha Soft in 2003 and since been working as a CTO.

Q: What about your particular career path do you find is of most value in your role as a cataloger?
I would say it is the variety of projects that I had the opportunity to work on since the beginning of my career. I witnessed the growth and consolidation of several catalog data management standards in the past decade and the huge role played by the technology in bringing them to industry.

Q: What is the biggest challenge catalogers face today?
I have noticed that often most of the clients seem to think data quality problems are something that can be fixed quickly, which is not usually the case. Also, the data issues often doesn't receive the attention they deserve vis-a-vie other components of eprocurement function.

Q: What is most rewarding about your job?
It is the feeling of accomplishment upon a client's successful "go live". Also, the opportunity to interact with people right from the top management to those at shop floor at our customer organizations.

Q: What are your favorite outside interests?
Travel, reading and spending time with family.

Q: Are you working on any projects that include the use of eOTD, if so what are they?
I just completed a project with one of our associates which had extensive eOTD usage. It was for the U.S. governmental department.