Dhandapani Ponnurangam
Senior Software Engineer
Tracy,CA
Summary
Results-oriented Senior Software Engineer, comfortable team player, admirable independent contributor, fluent in Java and Python development, delivers Cloud Native applications and services using Docker and Kubernetes, dependable for quality and timely delivery.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Software Engineer
Cisco Systems, Inc.
San Jose, CA
02.2015 - Current
- Gained recognition for pro-actively leading team in resolving cross-functional dependencies, enforcing TDD best-practices, contributing to Product Requirements, Architecture and Design for EPNM and Cisco Crossworks products.
- Took ownership beyond assignments to deliver cross-release migration feature for entire product - Crossworks Optimization Engine.
- Re-architecting Crossworks Local Congestion Mitigation feature pack improved scale and performance by 50%
- Automation efforts improved development cycles by 20% and delivery efficiency by 60% for Crossworks Bandwidth Optimization feature pack
Senior Associate
Cognizant Technology Solutions, CTS
San Jose, CA
09.2014 - 02.2015
- Owned end-to-end and delivered customized REST API throttling framework, increased reliability of API services roughly by 17%
Technical Lead
Object Frontier Software
Atlanta, GA
03.2014 - 09.2014
- Technically led team of 4 members, enforced best practices and increased code quality by approximately 30% for Custom Middleware Framework, designed and developed using SOAP, XML and REST API technologies.
Senior Software Engineer
Dell EMC
Chennai, TamilNadu, India
06.2013 - 03.2014
- Designed and implemented Network Configuration Translation Engine for Dell EMC Smart Fabric OS that translated non-Dell Device Configurations to compatible ones using ANTLR, improving estimated operational costs for customers by 33%
Senior Associate
Cognizant Technology Solutions, CTS
Chennai, TamilNadu, India
03.2010 - 05.2013
- Increased delivery profits by 50% by eliminating need for provisioning expert in designing Integration frameworks connecting varied OSS and BSS endpoints with provisioning NBAPIs.
Lead Engineer
HCL Technologies - Cisco Partner Engineering
Chennai, TamilNadu, India
10.2004 - 03.2010
- Ensured timely delivery of committed features with 95% acceptable code quality; Increased Defect Prevention from 20% to 50% by adopting industry standard tools and techniques.
- Received 3 SPARC awards for on-time delivery that enabled $1M purchase deal for Cisco.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
University of Madras
Chennai, TamilNadu, India 08.2000 - 05.2004
Skills
Core Java, Python3, Bash
Docker, Kubernetes
Spring, Maven, NATS, JMS
REST, Protobuf, JSON, XML, Qt Signals
NMS, EMS, FCAPS, SNMP, RESTCONF, YANG
Postgres, Oracle, Hibernate, SQLAlchemy, Alembic
Git, ANTLR, Cisco IOS XR and XE, Catalyst, NSO
Quote
I feel that luck is preparation meeting opportunity.
Oprah Winfrey
Timeline
Senior Software Engineer
Cisco Systems, Inc.
02.2015 - Current
Senior Associate
Cognizant Technology Solutions, CTS
09.2014 - 02.2015
Technical Lead
Object Frontier Software
03.2014 - 09.2014
Senior Software Engineer
Dell EMC
06.2013 - 03.2014
Senior Associate
Cognizant Technology Solutions, CTS
03.2010 - 05.2013
Lead Engineer
HCL Technologies - Cisco Partner Engineering
10.2004 - 03.2010
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
University of Madras
08.2000 - 05.2004