Amar Amarnath

King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC) · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

• Built and scaled a data and AI product organization delivering energy policy simulators used by government stakeholders.
• Led development of AI-driven analytics platforms and data products enabling energy policy modeling and decision support.
• Led startup-style software engineering and data teams to launch a data product that achieved over 80K downloads per year.
• Implemented energy-economics simulators using statistical models to improve forecast accuracy and classification reliability.
• Led architecture of software products featuring AI-anchored, multimodal, mixed-language workflows over energy datasets.
• Launched the Middle East's first conversational AI and API-ready data portal, with supporting data-engineering pipelines and analytics.

Act! CRM Software · Denver, CO, USA

• Reported to the CEO and led software engineering and global client services for SMB-market software, introducing agile practices that reduced release cycle time by 20%.
• Implemented a global SaaS lead-to-cash platform in 180 days, enabling rapid international scaling of CRM products.
• Directed implementation of enterprise platforms, including NetSuite, Zuora, LiveOps and Arvato, to modernize infrastructure.
• Led technology integration during acquisitions, supporting 10x company growth while leading R&D.

S&P Global / IHS Markit · Denver, CO, USA

• Modernized global data production systems supporting a $5B+ subscription analytics business.
• Automated large-scale data enrichment workflows, generating $20M in operational efficiency and productivity gains.
• Built and led global software and data teams across EMEA, APAC and the Americas, standardizing development processes that reduced release cycle time.
• Directed the creation of insight tools for energy, aerospace, high-tech and finance sectors, supporting new revenue streams.

i2 Technologies · New Hampshire, USA

• Executed IT and data consulting projects for Fortune 100 clients in the US and Europe, using SQL and Awk to deliver customized analytics solutions.
• Led turnaround of a struggling data division, doubling EBITDA through operational and data platform improvements.
• Transformed large-scale data wrangling and provisioning for supply chain optimization software solutions.