Praveen Chandrasekaran
Summary
Seasoned Principal Technical Program Manager with a proven track record at Apple, specializing in AI/ML, GPU hardware, Infrastructure, cloud technology and executive communication. Spearheaded major initiatives, including Apple's Cloud Infrastructure for Apple Intelligence and building of Data center for icloud in China , achieving significant enhancements in system reliability and data security.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Technical Program Manager
Apple
Cupertino
07.2020 - Current
- Led multi-functional teams to develop and deploy GPU-accelerated ML solutions across Apple's product ecosystem for Apple Intelligence.
- Drove the Apple Infrastructure/Datacenter Program in China in Compliance with Chinese government to store all Chinese national data in China.
- Pioneered the Apple Cloud Infrastructure initiative to migrate all Apple applications, systems, and services in-house from third-party cloud.
- Orchestrated the migration of exabytes of data to a new distributed storage system for aws accounts.
- Built a ground up Vulnerability Management program with next gen. Security Tooling and Automation that remediated 20 Million Vulnerabilities, passed critical audits, mitigated high security risks and saved $10 Million.
- Drove Compliance for GDPR, ISO27001, PCI, SOC2, HIPAA & FedRAMP.
Technical Program Manager
Symantec (Broadcom)
Sunnyvale
03.2015 - 07.2020
- Spearheaded a cross-functional team of 12 to develop and launch a scalable cloud infrastructure solution, increasing system reliability by 27%
- Architected an enterprise-wide shift to cloud & virtual technologies, slashing infrastructure costs by 25% while enhancing scalability for peak user loads
- Spearheaded the implementation of a company-wide AI-driven project management platform, resulting in a 40% increase in on-time project deliveries and a 25% reduction in resource allocation conflicts across 500+ concurrent projects.
Technical Program Manager
Hewlett Packard
Palo Alto
06.2011 - 03.2015
- Developed and provided solutions to Business Intelligence applications problems, Operating System Administration issues, Network Infrastructure problems.
- Led the transition of a service-led model and right-sizing of IT services from over 260 to 60, which enabled scalability, cost savings, and advanced security initiatives.
- Designed and Developed the continuous deployment process of CI/CD and Test Automation for the IT/Engineering Organization through tools like RIO, Jenkins, Spinnaker, GitHub, and Artifactory.
Software Engineer
Cisco
San Jose
04.2007 - 06.2010
- Drove the Service Management program for Incident Management, Problem Management, Change Management and Risk Management
- Built Business Intelligence reports & dashboards using Tableau, Qlikview, Power BI, SAP for Business units like Sales, Marketing, Product and IT
Education
Master of Science (MS) - Computer Science
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)
Las Vegas12.2006
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) - Electrical Engineering
Madras University
05.2004
Skills
- Cloud Technology
- AI & Machine Learning
- Datacenter & Infrastructure
- GPU, CPU, I/O Controller
- Kubernetes, Docker
- Cloud Security
- Network Security
- Vulnerability Management
- Identity & Access Management
- AWS, Azure, GCP
- Asset Management
- Process Automation
- Service Management
- Human Resource Management
- Data Analytics
- Business Intelligence
- SQL
- Java
- APIs
- Micro Services
- Agile Scrum
- JIRA
- SNOW
- Cross-Org Programs
- Executive Communication
Personal Information
Title: Senior Technical Program Manager
Timeline
Senior Technical Program Manager
Apple
07.2020 - Current
Technical Program Manager
Symantec (Broadcom)
03.2015 - 07.2020
Technical Program Manager
Hewlett Packard
06.2011 - 03.2015
Software Engineer
Cisco
04.2007 - 06.2010
Master of Science (MS) - Computer Science
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) - Electrical Engineering
Madras University
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