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Prakash Ananthaiya

Data & AI Strategy Leader | Plant & Asset Analytics | Predictive Maintenance & OEE | Responsible AI & Data Governance | Enterprise Analytics & Digital Transformation
21.0 yrs experienceUtilities
Aug 2023

The move

MoveNawah Energy Company → EDGE
TitleData Governance - Analytics & AI Head → Director – Group Data & AI
LocationAbu Dhabi → Abu Dhabi
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE12.5
Total experience21.0 years
EDGE headcount10,001+ employees
EDGE industryDefense and Space Manufacturing
EDGE HQAbu Dhabi
EDGE typeGovernment Agency

Career arc

  1. Director – Group Data & AIAug 2023 — Present
    EDGE· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  2. Data Governance - Analytics & AI HeadMay 2022 — Aug 2023
    Nawah Energy Company· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Contract
  3. Director of Data Analytics & Business intelligenceNov 2020 — Apr 2022
    Global Technology Services LLC (GTS LLC- DUBAI)· Dubai· Contract
  4. Sn. Data and Insight ManagerDec 2017 — Jun 2020
    Emirates Post· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  5. Senior Manager Business IntelligenceNov 2015 — Nov 2017
    FGB· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Contract
  6. Senior Program ManagerOct 2014 — Oct 2015
    Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Contract
  7. Senior Data and BI ArchitectFeb 2013 — Sep 2014
    Emirates NBD· Dubai· Contract
  8. Software Architect in Datawarehouse and Business IntelligenceDec 2009 — Feb 2013
    Royal Bank of Scotland Business· Greater Delhi Area· Full-time
  9. Senior Software EngineerOct 2008 — Dec 2009
    DXC Technology· Full-time
  10. AssociateAug 2004 — Nov 2008
    Cognizant Technology Solutions· Chennai Area, India· Full-time

Education

Top skills

OEEHyperion PlanningBusiness Process ImprovementOracle PL SQLProcess AutomationCEO dashboards

About

I am a Data & AI Strategy leader with 22+ years of experience helping complex organizations modernize operations, improve asset reliability, and strengthen enterprise decision-making. My work spans energy, nuclear operations, defense manufacturing, aviation, logistics, and multi-entity corporate environments—where accuracy, safety, and governance are mission-critical. I specialize in plant and asset analytics, predictive maintenance, OEE improvement, and operational performance intelligence. I bring deep expertise in industrial digitalization, connecting ERP, MES, SCADA, historians, and OT/IIoT systems to give leaders real-time visibility into production flow, equipment health, downtime, throughput, and overall operational readiness. Alongside industrial analytics, I lead enterprise data

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