Archive · 19 Dec 2025
Sridhar Kavikondala Leads Major Retail Data Transformation
Srinivasa Sridhar Kavikondala is a senior technical architect who led a big project to fix how a large US retailer organizes its products.
Before, the online and store systems had different ways of sorting items, which caused problems.
Sridhar's team fixed this by changing the system for 1.6 million items without stopping the business.
They also updated old data from 2014 and 2015.
Sridhar's smart planning and leadership made the project successful.
He even won awards for his work.
Besides his job, he also does research on how to make retail systems better using computers and AI.
His project is now a model for other companies to follow.
Srinivasa Sridhar Kavikondala led the DPC Conversion Project to unify a retailer's item hierarchy system.
The project involved restructuring 1.6 million items and maintaining operational continuity across multiple systems.
Sridhar's approach included repurposing existing data warehouse columns and implementing rigorous validation processes.
The project required historical data restatement for FY 2014 and FY 2015, achieved through a Data Warehouse Restate Automation Suite.
Sridhar received prestigious awards, including the Infosys Annual Golden Category Award and Infosys Aspiring Architect Rookie of the Year.
- Who
- Srinivasa Sridhar Kavikondala, Senior Technical Architect
- What
- Led the DPC Conversion Project, a major retail data transformation initiative
- When
- Included historical data restatement for FY 2014 and FY 2015
- Where
- At a major US retailer
- Why
- To unify disparate classification structures and improve operational efficiency
- Project Name
- Department and Class (DPC) Conversion Project
- Items Processed
- 1.6 million
- Historical Data Restatement
- FY 2014 and FY 2015
- Awards Received
- Infosys Annual Golden Category Award, Infosys Aspiring Architect Rookie of the Year
- Research Focus
- Knowledge Graphs, Digital Twins, AI-Driven Feedback Loops, Reinforcement Learning
- Career Duration
- 21 years
- Current Role
- Senior Technical Architect