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Gupta Koppu

Richmond,VA

Summary

Dynamic technology leader with over 25 years of experience in Software Engineering, Data Engineering, Product Management, and Site Reliability Engineering across the Insurance, Financial Services, and Telecom sectors. Successfully led cross-functional teams of over 125 engineers and managed operational budgets exceeding $100 million. Integrates deep engineering expertise with strategic planning and digital transformation, fostering innovation and improving operational efficiency through agile methodologies, DevSecOps practices, CI/CD, and AI

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Director, Software Engineering

Geico
01.2022 - Current
  • Devised and implemented Unified Observability and Big Data strategy, incorporating technological advancements and organizational transformation, which led to $60 million in savings over two years
  • Envisioned, architected, designed, and implemented cloud-agnostic unified observability solution using open-source technologies, which reduced MTTD and MTTR by 99% and cut overall incidents by 90%
  • Directed comprehensive technology transformations across enterprise, delivering end-to-end engineering leadership that expedited rollout of Cloud Platform capabilities ahead of schedule
  • Oversaw 20+ vendor relationships, negotiated contracts, and realized $5 million in savings
  • Collaborated closely with System Enterprise Architects to develop and implement multi-year roadmaps for delivering Cloud Platform capabilities
  • Defined and implemented SaaS tools rationalization strategy, achieving $30 million in savings
  • Collaborated with product management, Agile teams, and key stakeholders to prioritize development initiatives and streamline product development lifecycle
  • Established KPIs, SLOs, and SLAs for Tier 1 and Tier 2 applications, implemented early warning system, and dramatically boosted customer satisfaction and retention
  • Transformed Cloud Platform organization from tool administrators into a fully-fledged software engineering team by building high-performing, motivated groups of software engineers and technologists
  • Delivered regular updates on Observability strategy, achievements, and outcomes to CTO and key stakeholders, enhancing transparency and alignment across the organization
  • Orchestrated and directed cross-functional teams of over 100 engineers with a substantial $80 million budget
  • Proactively addressed technical challenges by providing innovative solutions that enhanced software architecture, scalability, and performance
  • Tech: Azure, AWS, PostgreSQL, Cassandra, OpenAI, Restful APIs, MuleSoft, Redis, Kafka, RabbitMQ, ADO, Github, Neo4J, Elastic, Grafana, Loki, Mimir, Tempo, Splunk, Dynatrace, MoogSoft, Aternity, Quantum Metrics, Azure Monitoring, CloudWatch, Elastic Search, Kibana, Lambda, MinIO, MicroK8s, Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, Jenkins, ReactJS, Flutter, Kotlin, Linux, Windows, Android, DevOps, CI/CD, IaC, Spark, SQL, .Net, Java, and Python

Senior Manager, Software Engineering/Data Engineering

Capital One
01.2011 - 01.2022
  • Architected, designed, and implemented enterprise modern data ecosystem in AWS Cloud, which empowered company with real-time analytics capabilities and significantly enhanced data-driven decision-making
  • Devised, delivered, and managed high-capacity cloud platform for data movement, enrichment, and transformation, supporting 45,000 jobs and serving as backbone for company's regulatory, operational, and analytical batch processing
  • Responsible for Enterprise Data Operations
  • Led architecture and development of a cloud-based financial analytics platform, leveraging AWS to enhance real-time data processing and decision-making, resulting in 30% increase in operational efficiency
  • Defined and executed cloud migration strategy that reduced application operating costs by 27% and facilitated company’s exit from data centers
  • Envisioned and delivered enterprise data science and analytics platform that empowered data scientists to build predictive models, define new data elements, and author business process reporting and monitoring
  • Formed, led, and developed multiple high-performing teams of data engineers, data scientists, software engineers, and product engineers
  • Modernized and revitalized Risk Data Warehouse to meet time-sensitive regulatory reporting requirements, and developed multi-year roadmaps for ongoing improvements
  • Designed and implemented comprehensive data movement/data pipelines (ETL), data warehouse, data interoperability, and analytics solutions for Commercial and Retail banking lines of business and Customer Data Platforms
  • Developed and implemented architectural patterns for data ingestion and consumption within Operational Data Store
  • Tech: ReactJS, AWS services, Kafka, Python, Java, Spark, Rest APIs, GraphQL APIs, Tableau, Certificate Management, Snowflake, Redshift, Redis, Hadoop, AI, ML, Postgres, Oracle, Teradata, Abinitio

AVP, ETL Architect Lead

Truist
01.2006 - 01.2011
  • Architected and redesigned the entire data warehouse using the star schema and the entire BI platform using Cognos increasing customer acquisition by 15%
  • Built self-correcting/self-healing data transformation, validation, and ingestion processes
  • Developed consumer data warehouse platform strategy and roadmap in a cross-functional partnership with Management, Business Owners, and other stakeholders
  • Developed operational support processes to ensure tracking service level agreements, assessing security risks, ensuring compliance with corporate standards, and ensuring capacity/monitoring management of platforms are being performed

Education

Bachelor’s Degree - Electronics and Communications Engineering

Gulbarga University
Gulbarga, India
12.1991

Skills

  • Executive Leadership
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Technology Strategy
  • Digital Transformation
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Talent Acquisition and Development
  • Risk, Vendor, Budget Management
  • Enterprise Architecture
  • SDLC
  • Cloud Computing
  • Data Management and Governance
  • Strong Communication
  • Performance Metrics
  • CI/CD
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
  • Containerization & Kubernetes Management

Accomplishments

  • Reimagined the observability landscape at GEICO by managing petabytes of operational data, realizing $60 million in cost savings over two years through a comprehensive, multi-faceted strategy and technology transformation.
  • Conceived and developed a state-of-the-art cloud-based data ecosystem on AWS at Capital One, leveraging big data and machine learning to empower real-time data analytics and business intelligence.
  • Successfully completed the Data Center Exit and application modernization ahead of schedule by crafting and executing a strategic plan, showcasing expertise in IT strategy, cost efficiency, and process improvement.

Personal Information

Title: Dynamic Senior IT Visionary | Technology Leader

Awards

Circle of Excellence, Capital One

Timeline

Director, Software Engineering

Geico
01.2022 - Current

Senior Manager, Software Engineering/Data Engineering

Capital One
01.2011 - 01.2022

AVP, ETL Architect Lead

Truist
01.2006 - 01.2011

Bachelor’s Degree - Electronics and Communications Engineering

Gulbarga University

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