Hi, I'm Ravi Anand, a Certified SnowPro Advanced Architect with 16+ years of experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale data platforms. I specialize in Snowflake, Azure, AWS, cloud data warehousing, and Snowflake Cortex AI. I have led end-to-end data warehouse implementations, from requirements gathering and solution architecture to data modeling, ETL/ELT, analytics, and reporting. My expertise includes migrating SQL Server, Oracle, and SAP HANA data warehouses to Snowflake using both lift-and-shift and refactoring approaches. I design scalable, secure, and cost-optimized architectures with a strong focus on performance tuning and governance. I also build AI-powered solutions using Cortex Analyst, Semantic Views, Cortex Agents, Cortex Co-Work, and Cortex Search, optimizing Semantic Views to reduce token consumption and AI costs. I am passionate about helping organizations modernize their data platforms and unlock business value through cloud, analytics, and Generative AI.