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Naveen Samala
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Naveen Samala is a Seasoned IT Executive with over 19 years of experience in the IT Industry. He is a Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt from Indian Statistical Institute who has driven business (digital) transformation initiatives at ADP, CDK Global, and GE. Naveen is a multi-pod and has the unique ability to deal with all four pillars of the IT industry – People, Process, Technology, and Transformation. He is a seasoned Business Transformation leader known for leading strategy and transformation initiatives from scratch. He helps businesses discover process dollar savings and automation opportunities besides eliminating non-value-added steps. Naveen started his career as a Java Programmer and rose up through the ranks to Business Process Innovation Leader through his invaluable contributions to the companies that he worked for. He launched GE Consumer & Industrial’s first mobile application which worked on 50+ devices in 2009 when Android and iOS were in their infancy. He is extremely passionate about contemporary technologies and keeps himself abreast of the latest tools and leverages them for providing business solutions. He has led numerous projects that boosted customer experience. He is known for establishing Agile/Scrum teams from scratch and successfully delivering projects on time and within budget. During his stint with GE, he also led a large team and systems integration efforts during acquisitions, spinoffs, and mergers. Naveen has spent around 11 years with GE, one of the most admired companies in the world, also known as a factory of leaders. He is one of those leaders with niche skills in all three core areas People, Process, and Technology. Naveen earned his Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and Black Belt certification from GE. He has strong proficiency in 25+ Lean Six Sigma tools and Program Management. He trained over 1500 people across the globe on Lean Six Sigma and also over 250 members on Project Management. He is seen as a thought leader in the industry and has established himself and has been empanelled for technical discussions, conferences, corporate mentor for IFIM B-school, IMT Hyderabad, and also advises startups. He has contributed to Smart India Hackathon 2018 and 2019 as an evaluator, mentor, and judge. Naveen was empanelled as a visiting professor for BITS Pilani WILP division where he deals with some critical subjects like Pervasive Computing, Cloud Computing, Java & Object-Oriented Programming, DevOps, etc. Naveen has also contributed to faculty development programs at Osmania University and GRIET. Coming to education, he is a Computer Science Engineering Graduate with MS in software systems from BITS Pilani and PGDBA in IT from Symbiosis. He is a certified scrum master and certified W3C mobile web developer. Naveen Samala is considered a role model by many of his peers and juniors across the industry and was also recently nominated for BITS Pilani Distinguished Alumni Award. He has mentored more than 500 people during his free time and helped them successfully transition to their dream jobs. He shares his knowledge and wisdom through LinkedIn. Naveen Samala is building a global platform The Guiding Voice, which enables successful leaders, CXOs, coaches, and academicians to share their knowledge and wisdom with the world. With his passion for shaping the careers and lives of millions, he is producing amazing content aimed at nurturing students, young professionals, and entrepreneurs to enable them to grow in their careers. Naveen is one of the very few podcasters across the globe who has interviewed more than 300 guests across 30+ countries and provides curated guidance to audiences across 130+ countries. The Guiding Voice podcast was initially launched in English, but due to public demand, The Guiding Voice Telugu is also launched. He is nurturing young leaders through the TGV Inner Circle program which is inspired by TED circles and enabling fellow professionals to practice, facilitating great conversations that will inspire the younger generation. He is an avid reader, a fitness freak, and loves to visit new places.