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Balasubramanian Nachimuthu

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TECHNICAL SUMMARY:

 * Migrated a multi-platform DevOps setup with 800+ pipelines from Bamboo to
   GitLab reducing build time by 40% and Opex by 38%
 * Executed the entire lifecycle of modernization of the editorial and
   publishing systems, web and mobile platforms for a news organization on AWS
   and ArcXP in 5 months, with a 10 member multi location team 
 * Served as the Engineering Director owning $75 million revenue with 150+
   member team across .NET, Azure, Angular, Selenium tech stack
 * Iteratively delivered a scalable web portal on Azure using Microservices, C#,
   Asp.Net MVC and Sitecore 9.x Helix with autoscaling, observability and
   blue-green deployment
 * Executed full lifecycle of B2B SaaS product development on Azure,, .NET Core,
   C#, Angular and Ping Identity
 * Owned the development and implementation of access control and time-in-office
   systems across 52 offices and 250,000 people
 * Ran the L2/L3 operational run support of critical IT systems with a 80 member
   offshore team and operationalized ITIL framework based processes using
   Kanban, ServiceNow, JIRA and Cherwell exceeding contractual availability and
   service levels.
 * Rebuilt the flailing homegrown ERP system of a healthcare startup with a
   phased modernization plan in 9 months with 40% reduced computing footprint
 * Founded the Microsoft and Mobile Center of Excellence onboarding key
   resources to build the competency and went to market successfully
 * Led from the design to go-live of an enterprise platform that runs GBP 1
   billion a year business with real-time interface to multiple third parties
   with an onsite-offshore team of 45 members with ASP.NET, C#, VSTS, SQL Server
   and BizTalk Enterprise
 * Certified Project Management Professional.
 * Used agile methodologies based on SAFe and LeSS framework with teams spread
   throughout the globe 




EXPERIENCE:

11/22 – 09/24        Beyondsoft Consulting Inc

Director of Software Engineering

 * Led the architecture, design and execution of multi-platform (Windows, Linux
   and Mac Apps) DevOps migration from Bamboo to GitLab on AWS, Docker, Gerrit
   and Terraform 
 * Executed the entire lifecycle of modernization of the editorial and
   publishing systems, web and mobile platforms for a news organization on AWS
   and ArcXP in 5 months, with a 10 member multi location team, using ArcXP,
   React Native, Node.js, HTML, CSS, RESTful APIs, iOS, Android and AWS
 * Successfully delivered Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance discovery and
   implementation, with 3 phased releases handling migration from legacy
   applications, user training, change and risk management
 * Engaged with clients to understand their business/technology challenges and
   propose the right technical solution, approach, resourcing and plan
 * Responsible for multiple vendor relationships for resourcing




08/19 – 10/22        Cognizant Technology Solutions

        Associate Project Director

 * Onsite Engineering Director to key insurance clients, built relationships
   with C-suite and IT leadership and executed their IT vision, responsible for
   engagements worth $75 million+
 * Iteratively delivered a scalable, highly available web portal on Azure using
   C#, Asp.Net MVC, .Net Core, Sitecore 9.x Helix, Vue (2.x), Javascript,
   Jquery, AppInsights, TDD, xUnit, .Net RESTful API on AKS and IBM API Connect
   secured using Oauth2
 * Executed full lifecycle of B2B SaaS product development on Azure, ADF, Entity
   Framework, Power BI, Azure SQL, .NET Core, C#, Angular, Ping Identity, Azure
   Monitor, Serilog and followed SAFe Agile framework
 * Successfully delivered large modernization and Cloud transformation programs
   moving from legacy tech to Azure Cloud, Azure Service Bus and Azure Functions
   using LeSS Agile
 * Established  multi-shore modern Dev teams introducing CI/CD, quality gates
   using Azure DevOps, Veracode, Selenium, Service Virtualization, Blue-Green
   Deployment with automated dashboards, governance and management reporting
   with the right SLAs and KPIs
 * Led product implementation, migration and support of Guidewire, Insurity,
   DuckCreek, OpenText and SmartCOMM
 * Hired, mentored, developed, and retained key technical talent - oversaw 20 to
   100+ member teams across US & India




12/14 – 08/19        Cognizant Technology Solutions, India

        Associate Project Director 

 * Offshore Engineering head for Insurance clients delivering IT outsourcing,
   managed a 200+ member team of Architects, Developers, UX Designers, Quality
   Engineers, Subject Matter Experts and Business Analysts
 * Delivered cutting edge technical work with offshore based Agile teams working
   with onsite Business Analysts, on Microsoft and Open systems tech stacks
 * Responsible for operational run support of critical IT systems of US based
   insurance clients by building a 80+ member team and operationalized ITIL
   framework based processes using ServiceNow, JIRA and Cherwell 
 * Led execution of multi-year IT transformation initiatives delivering
   differentiated outcomes like reducing proprietary software license costs,
   data center footprint and operational expenses
 * Key bid-team member for large RFP’s contributing solution design, technical
   architecture, deal structuring, team sizing and estimation for Insurance
   clients 
 * Headed the Cognizant's TruTime Program from inception to release that
   modernizes the Attendance, Timesheet and Building Access systems across India
   for 250,000 employees in 52 facilities.
 * AWARD: Awarded Runner up in the Org wide innovation event ‘InsuranceNext
   Premier League 2017', for building a chatbot for insurance customers using
   NLP 




06/94 – 12/14        Previous Experience

 * Built a SmartTV platform from the ground up in the year 2005 for streaming
   media content delivery, web browsing and Web based EPG on Intel 830M4
   Consumer Electronic Platform with HD decoding, Remote Administration and OTA
   Firmware upgrade
 * Built a set top box on Freescale iMX31 media processor platform and QNX OS in
   collaboration with international hardware and embedded system partners
 * Roles - TPM, R&D Engineer and Software Engineer. Details available on
   request.




EDUCATION:

2000 – 2004        Indira Gandhi National Open University

 * Master of Computer Applications




CERTIFICATIONS:

 * Project Management Professional (PMP)
 * Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
 * AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
 * Google Cloud: Cloud Digital Leader




TECHNICAL SKILLS:

 * AWS Cloud: Step functions, DMS, Lambda, SNS, SQS, S3, EC2, DynamoDB, RDS,
   IAM, WAF, Cloud watch, Cloud formation
 * Azure Cloud: Containers, Service Fabric, Functions, AKS, Batch, Monitor, SQL,
   Data Factory, Pipelines, DevOps, CDN, WAF
 * Programming Languages, Components and Framework:  C# .Net, .Net core,
   WinForms, WPF, WCF, ASP.Net Web Forms, MVC, Entity framework, Angular,
   Sitecore, Vue
 * Tools and IDE: GIT, Jenkins, Draw.io, Confluence, Jira, Veracode, TFS, Visio,
   Visual Studio, MS Project, ServiceNow, JIRA and Cherwell, AppInsights, xUnit,
   IBM API Connect, Serilog, DevOps, Veracode, Selenium, Ping Identity