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Kalai Velayutham

Senior Manager
Frisco,TX

Summary

Dynamic and results-driven manager with extensive experience in designing and implementing high-performance systems. Adept at leveraging cutting-edge technologies like Kafka and Temporal to develop robust solutions that handle millions of transactions efficiently. Proven leader with a track record of optimizing workflows and enhancing team productivity. Skilled in system architecture, asynchronous processing, and large-scale applications, with a strong focus on scalability and reliability.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Manager

Yum Brands – Menu Management & Admin Portal
12.2020 - Current
  • Developed scalable and resilient event dispatch system for webhooks utilizing Kafka(MSK) consumers, capable of handling nearly 10 million events daily with exponential backoff for failed message retries
  • Designed and implemented asynchronous job using Temporal workflow to generate up to 20 million codes concurrently, ensuring minimal impact on database performance
  • Served as Platform Architect, overseeing system design and leading onboarding of brands to Yum e-commerce platform
  • Took on role of Manager for Menu Management team, where optimized several administrative processes, leading to increased team efficiency and improved operational effectiveness
  • Mentored junior staff members for skill development and career progression within the organization

Technology Stack: NodeJs, Typescript, Golang, ReactJs, AWS stack

Architect/Technical Lead

Equifax - Workforce Solutions
07.2017 - 12.2020
  • Designed and led ateam of new developers to deliver microservices based architecture on GCP cloud
  • Developed POCs on firestore, Redis, cloud functions, tink encryption etc
  • To capture technical hurdles and solution patterns prior to the team having to experience them
  • Involved in many design discussions with senior leaders and chief architects to come up with sustainable solutions for the business
  • Maintained a good relationship with partners and helped with successful integration
  • Worked on projects that required global delivery for clients in Canada and Australia
  • Involved in multiple security initiatives with cyber ark and hashicorp vault

Technology Stack: Java 11, Spring Boot, Maven, NodeJs, Redis, Mongo DB, Microservices, GCP, .Net 4.5+, .Net Core, Oracle 10g

Web Developer

Scottrade Inc.
03.2012 - 07.2017
  • Developed a new advisor platform web application which is designed for high volume clients with heavy client side programming using JQuery widgets, AJAX Script Services, Web Api and MVC
  • Responsibilities include integration with vendors using Single-sign federated authentication and delegated authentication approaches using SAML 2.0
  • Worked with a team of UI designers to make websites accessible for visually impaired clients
  • Well-versed in developing Windows services for automated processes
  • Created an automated build process with config transformation and deployment with MSI build definition flow
  • Involved in developing a streaming model for active notifications with Signal-R Active Participant in Hackathons and presented an award-winning idea for an online trading chatbot using Microsoft Bot Framework. This idea is also extended to voice bots like Alexa for demonstration

Technology Stack:.Net 4.0/4.5, C#5.0+, JQuery, CSS, .Net Core, Web Api, SQL SERVER 2010

Full Stack Developer

US Bank Mortgage Systems
04.2011 - 03.2012
  • Involved in conversion of classic ASP applications with latest ASP.NET components and JQuery
  • The challenges involve multiple technical design reviews for upgrading the application with new functionalities and performance improvement
  • Followed all the coding standards and guidelines proposed by lead engineers and improved the process by introducing new quality checks and automated deployment methods
  • Delivered a web application for document management using parallel and asynchronous calls with AJAX for better performance
  • Also involved in migration of SQL server 2000 to SQL Server 2008

Technology Stack: Classic ASP, .NET 2.0/3.5/4.0, C# .Net, ASP.NET, AJAX, SQL SERVER 2000, SQL SERVER 2008, JQUERY

.Net Programmer Analyst / Technical Lead

Infosys Technologies
10.2005 - 04.2011
  • Involved in the overall architectural design of the software
  • Designed and developed interactive web pages with front–end screens using ASP
  • Net and Javascript
  • Developed COM Components to reuse in different modules in the application
  • Performed database connectivity using Microsoft OLE-DB Provider and entity framework
  • Upgraded application from older framework to .Net 3.0
  • Designed and developed Oracle tables based on normalization standards
  • Worked on performance improvement on complex queries for extracts and reporting

Technology Stack: .NET 3.5, C# .Net, ASP.Net, JavaScript, SQL SERVER 2005, Oracle 10g

Education

Bachelor of Tech (Information Technology) -

Anna University
Chennai, India
08.2001 - 10.2005

Skills

Accomplishments

  • Infosys Star Award (2006)
  • Infosys Star Award (2008)
  • Equifax Ball Of Fame Winner (2019)
  • Nominated for Equifax One Award (2019)

Certification

AWS Solution Architect Associate

Timeline

AWS Solution Architect Associate

09-2022

Senior Manager

Yum Brands – Menu Management & Admin Portal
12.2020 - Current

Architect/Technical Lead

Equifax - Workforce Solutions
07.2017 - 12.2020

Web Developer

Scottrade Inc.
03.2012 - 07.2017

Full Stack Developer

US Bank Mortgage Systems
04.2011 - 03.2012

.Net Programmer Analyst / Technical Lead

Infosys Technologies
10.2005 - 04.2011

Bachelor of Tech (Information Technology) -

Anna University
08.2001 - 10.2005
Kalai VelayuthamSenior Manager