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Monika Upadhayaya

Monika Upadhayaya

Impact oriented dynamic problem solver with extensive experience of operating in the high stake environment of Intelligence analysis involving strategic planning and tech driven processes in Intelligence Bureau, along with prior experience in IT services .

Work Experience

Assistant Central Intelligence Officer/ Executive Officer | Intelligence Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs) | Bengaluru

• Data-Driven Operational Insight: Leveraged advanced open-source intelligence gathering and dark web analytics to drive critical
intelligence initiatives, facilitating data-driven decision-making.
• Tech-Enabled Efficiency Optimization: Achieved 40% operational efficiency improvement by identifying and trialing a 90% accuracy AI tool, calculating success metrics and financial value for its integration into Intelligence Bureau operations.
• Digital transformation: Implemented workforce and value transformation by digitalising communication channel across parts of Indo-Pak border in Northern Rajasthan.
• Strategic Stakeholder Management: Built and managed partnerships with key stakeholders, enhancing coordination and execution
of high-impact security initiatives.
• Regulatory Compliance & Framework Development: Established governance frameworks to maintain 100% compliance with Ministry of Home Affairs guidelines, ensuring operational alignment with national security protocols.

• Cross-Functional Leadership: Led interdepartmental teams in conducting regulatory checks on +100 NGOs and Long Term Visa holders under Counter Intelligence initiatives
• Insight Building & Policy Influence: Conducted thorough public sentiment analysis and need assessments, strategically advising on policy and implementation to drive impactful decision-making.
• Strategic Project Administration: Led multiple strategic projects within the Social Media Cell, aligning government campaigns through a multichannel approach to maximize end-user reach and engagement and reducing misinformation campaigns by 40% within first 24 hours

System Engineer | Tata Consultancy Services | Noida

• Client-Centric Solutioning: Supported Eli Lilly, a global pharmaceutical client, by gathering requirements and providing strategic recommendations for optimized sales reporting, employing Agile methodologies for continuous improvement.
• Data Migration and Process Enhancement: Led migration of data collection algorithms for client, ensuring seamless integration and accuracy in data flow between systems.
• End-to-End Project Execution: Directed the development, testing, and deployment of code for comprehensive sales tracking, utilizing ETL, DBMS, SQL, and Linux to support data accuracy and business insights

Accomplishments
  • Honoured with a commendation certificate by the Joint Director, Rajasthan (Senior IPS officer) for administering a team of 5 on critical assignment and developing actionable leads in Counter Intelligence operations maintaining confidentiality and adhering to ethical decision making
  • Recipient of multiple monetary recognition from IB Headquarters for developing innovative solutions to mitigate security risks, demonstrating strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities
  • Recipient of ‘A’ grade certification from completing department sponsored Basic Mountaineering Course from Sonam Gyatso Institute of Mountaineering, Sikkim after scaling peak Brumkhangse (16500 ft)
  • Recruited by Ministry of Home Affairs after clearing 3-tier exam by securing 99.83 percentile at National level recruitment for Intelligence Bureau (1300 out of 7.5 lakh candidates)

 

 

Education

B.Tech, Electrical Engineering, GBPUAT, Pantnagar

Certificates
  • AWS Web Services Cloud Practitioner 
  • IBM Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI), Coursera  
  • Agile Project Management, Google
  • VIP Security, Threat Assessment and Strategic planning (Police Training College), Kerala                                                      
Co/Extra-curricular
  • Developed a machine learning pipeline for stroke prediction, leveraging Random Forest classifier, advanced data pre-processing and feature scaling to achieve maximum optimal accuracy of .992, Precision .979 and Recall 1
  • Elected as a part of the Sports Committee at IIM A from a batch of 158
  • Passionate runner with a focus on maintaining physical and mental well-being
  • Winner of multiple sports competitions in IB Training Academy

Quick Look

  • Work Experience: 9.2 Years
  • Previous Roles

    Assistant Central Intelligence Officer/ Executive Officer, Intelligence Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs) 

    System Engineer, Tata Consultancy Services 

  • Function : General Management
    Strategy
  • Industry/Sector: Government/PSUs
    Technology
Work Experience

Assistant Central Intelligence Officer/ Executive Officer | Intelligence Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs) | Bengaluru

• Data-Driven Operational Insight: Leveraged advanced open-source intelligence gathering and dark web analytics to drive critical
intelligence initiatives, facilitating data-driven decision-making.
• Tech-Enabled Efficiency Optimization: Achieved 40% operational efficiency improvement by identifying and trialing a 90% accuracy AI tool, calculating success metrics and financial value for its integration into Intelligence Bureau operations.
• Digital transformation: Implemented workforce and value transformation by digitalising communication channel across parts of Indo-Pak border in Northern Rajasthan.
• Strategic Stakeholder Management: Built and managed partnerships with key stakeholders, enhancing coordination and execution
of high-impact security initiatives.
• Regulatory Compliance & Framework Development: Established governance frameworks to maintain 100% compliance with Ministry of Home Affairs guidelines, ensuring operational alignment with national security protocols.

• Cross-Functional Leadership: Led interdepartmental teams in conducting regulatory checks on +100 NGOs and Long Term Visa holders under Counter Intelligence initiatives
• Insight Building & Policy Influence: Conducted thorough public sentiment analysis and need assessments, strategically advising on policy and implementation to drive impactful decision-making.
• Strategic Project Administration: Led multiple strategic projects within the Social Media Cell, aligning government campaigns through a multichannel approach to maximize end-user reach and engagement and reducing misinformation campaigns by 40% within first 24 hours

System Engineer | Tata Consultancy Services | Noida

• Client-Centric Solutioning: Supported Eli Lilly, a global pharmaceutical client, by gathering requirements and providing strategic recommendations for optimized sales reporting, employing Agile methodologies for continuous improvement.
• Data Migration and Process Enhancement: Led migration of data collection algorithms for client, ensuring seamless integration and accuracy in data flow between systems.
• End-to-End Project Execution: Directed the development, testing, and deployment of code for comprehensive sales tracking, utilizing ETL, DBMS, SQL, and Linux to support data accuracy and business insights

Accomplishments
  • Honoured with a commendation certificate by the Joint Director, Rajasthan (Senior IPS officer) for administering a team of 5 on critical assignment and developing actionable leads in Counter Intelligence operations maintaining confidentiality and adhering to ethical decision making
  • Recipient of multiple monetary recognition from IB Headquarters for developing innovative solutions to mitigate security risks, demonstrating strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities
  • Recipient of ‘A’ grade certification from completing department sponsored Basic Mountaineering Course from Sonam Gyatso Institute of Mountaineering, Sikkim after scaling peak Brumkhangse (16500 ft)
  • Recruited by Ministry of Home Affairs after clearing 3-tier exam by securing 99.83 percentile at National level recruitment for Intelligence Bureau (1300 out of 7.5 lakh candidates)

 

 

Education

B.Tech, Electrical Engineering, GBPUAT, Pantnagar

Certificates
  • AWS Web Services Cloud Practitioner 
  • IBM Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI), Coursera  
  • Agile Project Management, Google
  • VIP Security, Threat Assessment and Strategic planning (Police Training College), Kerala                                                      
Co/Extra-curricular
  • Developed a machine learning pipeline for stroke prediction, leveraging Random Forest classifier, advanced data pre-processing and feature scaling to achieve maximum optimal accuracy of .992, Precision .979 and Recall 1
  • Elected as a part of the Sports Committee at IIM A from a batch of 158
  • Passionate runner with a focus on maintaining physical and mental well-being
  • Winner of multiple sports competitions in IB Training Academy