• Primary Program Energy Information Management
  • Research Interests Data science, energy data management and insight web apps

Biography

As head of the Energy Information Management program at KAPSARC, Amar is responsible for running all facets of the energy data portal design, development and research insight web apps. He has over 20 years of experience building data management platforms for research and technology industry. Prior to joining KAPSARC, Amar was chief information officer for Swiftpage, responsible for all technology and customer care delivery. At Swiftpage he led the tech transformation into enterprise-ready platforms from a startup mode. Before that, he was information technology vice president at IHS, where he led the design and implementation of global data operations, tech platforms and strategies. He also served as senior director of i2 Technologies’ data consulting services division for a decade, holding several international positions.

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