Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Additional Information
Reading, Writing, Mentoring, Travelling
Languages
Timeline
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Chaitanya Kocherlakota

Arizona,AZ
Chaitanya Kocherlakota

Summary

Top-notch engineering leader and technologist with 18+ years of experience and proven track record of success leading and growing organizations. Strong background in strategic planning, financial management and team development. Skilled in identifying opportunities and implementing practical business strategies with commitment to staying informed about latest trends, technologies and best practices.

Overview

18
years of professional experience

Work History

Gen Digital Inc ( Prev. NortonLifelock Inc)

Director, Engineering
06.2016 - Current

Job overview

  • Leading Product Engineering Teams: Managed teams responsible for identity theft and privacy products, driving $900M in annual revenue.
  • Product & Platform Innovation: Added many new product features, enhanced customer experience, and introduced self-support, thus providing more value, reducing customer service calls, and increasing retention rates.
  • Global Expansion and Modernization: Revamped Identity core platform into modern microservices, AWS cloud, and NoSQL technologies enabling rapid expansion of identity products to 30+ countries in 2 years, yielding $50M.
  • Secure Data Exchange: Built a secure platform connecting with 12+ vendors, exchanging personal data for identity monitoring.
  • Data Management Solutions: Developed analytics platform on datalake for business intelligence, reporting, and reconciliation, which helped identify and enhance low-engaged customer features.
  • Efficient Application Releases: Automated 40+ app releases, improving deployment efficiency.
  • AI and ML Integration: Lead technology initiatives for rebuilding privacy products using AI/ML technologies and successfully deployed multiple solutions.
  • Career Growth: Leadership skills, Passion for technology, attention to detail, critical thinking, and emotional balance helped to grow from a seasoned software engineer to an Engg Manager to Director, Engineering.

Indecomm Global Services (Prev Encora Inc.)

Technical Manager
07.2007 - 06.2014

Job overview

  • Started as Senior S/W Engineer and was promoted to Technical Lead and Technical Manager.
  • Gained experience in health care and cyber-safety domains working on multiple client initiatives.
  • Designed Patient Demographics, Billing, Dataflow, Messaging, HL7 Parser setup, PHR, and Auto Print / Auto Export Modules.
  • Developed Data Access, Service, and Presentation layers for Patient Demographics, Billing, Dataflow, Messaging, and HL7 Parser setup modules.
  • Designed, Developed vendor fulfillment platform for Lifelock Inc.
  • Mentored module leads, developers, and QA solving technical problems and personnel conflicts.
  • Hired critical talent for staffing needs across various company initiatives.

Aztecsoft Ltd, Currently Mindtree Ltd

Software Engineer
10.2005 - 06.2007

Job overview

  • Successful in capitalizing on first design opportunity - Full server Side functionality for Digby Blackberry application that splits orders and places with multiple e-commerce vendors like BestBuy and Godiva.
  • Developed Stateless Session Beans and Message Driven Beans for customer registration and order processing.
  • Developed Schedulers for updating Order Status and generating new price files.
  • Developed Unit test cases for all EJBs and servlets using Jakarta Cactus.
  • Developed code for encrypting email orders to vendors using PGP and SMIME.

Education

The Wharton School
, Philadelphia, PA

Chief Technology Officer from Executive Education
08.2023

Andhra University
, Andhra Pradesh, India

Master of Science from Computer Applications
03.2004

APTECH Computer Education
, Andhra Pradesh, India

Higher Diploma from Software Engineering
04.2000

Skills

  • Cybersafety Expert
  • Product Development
  • Solution Architecture & Design
  • Software Engineering & Development
  • Technical Leadership
  • Team Leadership & Development
  • Critical Thinker
  • Mentoring & Coaching
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Agile/Scrum
  • Cloud Technologies
  • Big Data Analytics
  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
  • Implementation & Deployment
  • Process Improvement
  • Project Management
  • SaaS/PaaS/IaaS
  • Manage Fullstack Development
  • Technical Skills - AWS, Java, MongoDB, Oracle

Additional Information

  • Solid experience in managing versatile/cross-functional teams and complex operations. He believes in effectiveness rather than just efficiency and apply a hands-on, participatory approach to team management striving for employee success and provides ongoing feedback for improvement.
  • Results-driven project-management/technical professional with Product and Project management skills, and proven track record in increasing productivity, quality, and customer satisfaction with exceptional interpersonal skills, effectively interacts with clients and all levels of management.
  • Extensive experience in B2B and B2C solution, which combines IT and technical expertise in the implementation of mission-critical IT solutions, in India and USA, for various business enterprises.
  • Proven creative thinker and analytical problem-solver with demonstrated ability to manage projects from planning through execution/completion under the pressure of fast-paced, time-sensitive environments.
  • Decisive, energetic, focused team leader/player who leads high-performing teams through implementing change and improvements.

Reading, Writing, Mentoring, Travelling

Chaitanya enjoys writing technical articles and reading technology books, showcasing his dedication to staying informed and sharing knowledge. He also mentors young individuals on career growth and cyber safety, demonstrating his commitment to guiding and inspiring others. In his free time, he loves to travel whenever possible, embracing new experiences and broadening his horizons.

Languages

English
Full Professional
Telugu
Native or Bilingual
Hindi
Limited Working
Kannada
Elementary

Timeline

Director, Engineering

Gen Digital Inc ( Prev. NortonLifelock Inc)
06.2016 - Current

Technical Manager

Indecomm Global Services (Prev Encora Inc.)
07.2007 - 06.2014

Software Engineer

Aztecsoft Ltd, Currently Mindtree Ltd
10.2005 - 06.2007

The Wharton School

Chief Technology Officer from Executive Education

Andhra University

Master of Science from Computer Applications

APTECH Computer Education

Higher Diploma from Software Engineering
Chaitanya Kocherlakota