KARTHIKEYAN RAMACHANDRAN
Acton,MA
Summary
Goal-oriented Enterprise Architect proficient in modernizing legacy systems, designing platforms and developing practical applications. Focused technical design professional with remarkable enterprise and solution architecture expertise. Experienced in working under Agile frameworks and scrum methodologies. Excellent organizational and communication skills with an innovative mindset. History of mining, warehousing and analyzing data at the company-wide level. Knowledgeable about the principles and implementation of machine and deep learning.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Solution Architect
Corpay Inc
Remote (Boston), MA
09.2022 - Current
- Successfully architected and implemented a large-scale enterprise API architecture using AWS Serverless technologies and OpenShift containers for the client-facing Virtual Card as a Service, and five other products, improving scalability and performance.
- Architected and implemented the migration of legacy systems running in WebSphere to a modern, multi-region cloud environment, resulting in a 40% increase in system performance and a 30% reduction in maintenance costs.
- Designed automated processes using Infrastructure as Code tools, such as Terraform, for provisioning resources in AWS environments.
- Provided technical guidance and mentorship to junior members of the team regarding best practices for developing cloud-native applications.
- Developed architectural diagrams depicting detailed system architecture, incorporating components such as databases, storage systems, and serverless components deployed on AWS.
- Lead the generative AI adoption into development, designing and incorporating the use of the Gen AI toolset to enhance productivity in our team. Used Lucid Spark & Lucid Chart AI, Github Copilot, Excalidraw AI, Microsoft CoPilot, Claude, Cursor and others.
- Developed an AI-powered chatbot utilizing Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to efficiently retrieve and generate accurate responses from Confluence documents, enhancing developer productivity.
- Developing a vertical agent handling onboarding, KYC and document verification for Financial institutions.
Senior Manager, Architect
Pegasystems Inc
Cambridge MA
01.2007 - 09.2022
- Developed scalable microservices architecture to support omnichannel customer experience, resulting in a 30% increase in system reliability and a 20% improvement in response time for customer inquiries.
- Worked with C-level executives in strategic adoption of Pega methodology, release planning, budget and resourcing, deployment, and maintenance planning.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver highly available, scalable platform that works on web, mobile, and other iOT devices and on multiple languages delivering omnichannel experience.
- Managed a team of 10+ employees by providing guidance, setting goals and objectives, delegating tasks, and monitoring performance.
- Has extensive experience implementing event-driven architectures using technologies such as Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, and AWS Lambda to enable efficient, scalable, and decoupled systems.
- Incorporated Pega Customer Decision Hub (CDH) into the workflow for streamlining customer engagement methods via adaptive and predictive modeling. Implemented NLP and OCR functionalities resulting in an impressive 20% enhancement of overall customer satisfaction.
Project Manager, Technical Lead
Selectica Inc
San Jose CA
01.2000 - 01.2006
- Led cross-functional teams in the implementation of Selectica offline deliveries across multiple industry-leading organizations, including GE Healthcare, Juniper Networks, HP, and Redback Networks
- Pioneered the development and launch of the first-ever J2EE version of Selectica, at IRI in Chicago significantly enhancing system capabilities and user experience
- Utilized Portlets as the front-end, Java Beans and EJB in the backend, and leveraged Hibernate for Object Relational Mapping (ORM)
- Collaborated with product management to devise and implement workflow-focused features, optimizing product usability and effectiveness through the integration of business services and strategic IT
- Worked closely with platform engineering to drive the creation of the new product 'Coyote.' Led the migration of a critical application from the legacy version to the newly developed product 'Coyote,' ensuring minimal disrupting business operations and user workflows.
Advertising Officer
The Hindu
India
01.1999 - 01.2000
Business Development
Nexus Computers Limited
India
01.1998 - 01.1999
Education
Masters in Business Administration (MBA) -
Thiagarajar School of Management
05.1998
Bachelors in Engineering (BE) -
PSG College of Technology
04.1996
Skills
- Java 17, Java EE, JavaScript, Python, TypeScript, React
- Postgres, Oracle, DB2, Aurora (MySQL/Maria), SingleStore, PineCone, Cassandra, Mongo, SQL Server, DynamoDB, Redis
- AWS, Azure, and GCP
- Linux, Ubuntu, Windows, AIX
- Agile, Scrum, Smart BPM, and Kabana
- REST, JSON, Kafka, Web Sockets, SOAP, JMS, MQ, GraphQL
- Maven, Gradle, Git, Bitbucket, Subversion, and Cloud DevOps
- Hibernate, JPA, and Spring Framework
- JUnit, Mockito
- Splunk, Dynatrace, and Datadog
- Adaptive and Predictive Modeling, Robotics (OpenSpan), Automation, NLP, and AI modeling
- OCR using ABBYY and Tesseract
- Big Data, Hadoop, Tableau
Timeline
Solution Architect
Corpay Inc
09.2022 - Current
Senior Manager, Architect
Pegasystems Inc
01.2007 - 09.2022
Project Manager, Technical Lead
Selectica Inc
01.2000 - 01.2006
Advertising Officer
The Hindu
01.1999 - 01.2000
Business Development
Nexus Computers Limited
01.1998 - 01.1999
Masters in Business Administration (MBA) -
Thiagarajar School of Management
Bachelors in Engineering (BE) -
PSG College of Technology
Certification
- Certified Lead Architect
- Certified Scrum Professional
- Multiple badges in AWS Serverless and Architecting Foundations
- Generative AI certificates
Languages
English
Full Professional
Achievementsandrecognition
- Built and managed successful strategic partnerships across India and USA
- Successfully scaled startup to ₹4 crores revenue within 5 years
- Built and retained a portfolio of 300+ enterprise customers
- Maintained 95% client retention rate during rapid growth phase
- Industry-recognized AI and Cloud certifications
- Regular speaker at international technology conferences
- Published author on enterprise technology strategy
- Active member of global technology communities
Addiitonal Information
- Actively participate in NOSQL Meetups, attended round table expert session with Couchbase
- Got invited for MongoDB to present in their conference
- Working with beta versions of Databricks, Singlestore and AstraDB
- Passionate learner of new technology, attend multiple online courses offered by Databricks, DataAcademy, DataQuest, Microsoft, Google and LinkedIn Learning
References
References available upon request.
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