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Ganesh Parasuraman

@ganeshparasuraman

Innovative technology executive with expertise in digital transformation.

India
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What I'm looking for

I seek a role that fosters innovation, encourages collaboration, and offers opportunities for professional growth.

I am an innovative technology executive with over 19 years of experience in driving enterprise-scale digital and data transformation initiatives across various sectors, including healthcare, fintech, airline, and IoT. My journey has been marked by a commitment to excellence in digital and data architecture, cloud-native platforms, and real-time analytics. I have successfully led cross-functional teams to modernize legacy systems, delivering scalable and cost-effective solutions that yield measurable business outcomes.

Throughout my career, I have spearheaded significant projects such as a data mesh platform integrating Unity Catalog for governance and identity-linked access, and I have reduced time-to-market by 50% while achieving substantial cost savings. My technical expertise spans a wide range of tools and technologies, including AWS, Azure, GCP, and various programming languages. I am passionate about leveraging technology to drive innovation and efficiency in organizations.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

PE
Current

Engineering Director

Peerislands

Jan 2019 - Present (6 years 7 months)

Spearheaded a data mesh platform with config-driven ETL, integrating Unity Catalog for governance and identity-linked access. Reduced time-to-market by 50% and achieved $150K/year license savings by modernizing data platforms.

MI

Senior Architect

Mindtree

Jan 2019 - Present (6 years 7 months)

Scaled an IoT platform to support 100K devices using AWS, Azure, GCP, Kotlin, Kafka Streams, and Spring Boot. Led development of a low-code ML pipeline orchestration platform using DSL configurations.

CO

Technical Architect

Cognizant

Jan 2018 - Present (7 years 7 months)

Created IoT solution accelerators for supply chain and asset tracking with 3-month delivery cycles. Reduced cloud expenses by $25K/month by optimizing AWS-based telematics systems.

LT

Technical Lead

Lister Technologies

Jan 2016 - Present (9 years 7 months)

Designed live data migration from EC2 to RDS and introduced OTA firmware updates. Architected a multi-tenant, MVVM-based hospice management SaaS platform with CI/CD on AWS.

IS

Project Architect

IBS Software

Jan 2014 - Present (11 years 7 months)

Delivered loyalty platforms for airlines and hospitality in Japan and Australia. Built reusable adapters and integration layers, liaising with 26+ global partners.

UI

REACH Contact

University of Illinois

Jan 2008 - Present (17 years 7 months)

Served as a REACH Contact.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

UI

University of Illinois

MS in MIS, MIS

2008 - 2010

Spearheaded a data mesh platform with config-driven ETL, integrating Unity Catalog for governance and identity-linked access. Reduced time-to-market by 50% and achieved $150K/year license savings by modernizing data platforms.

BU

Bharathidasan Univ

BE in ECE, ECE

2000 - 2004

Designed a JSON-based DSL for scalable data ingestion and transformation. Built a Polars-Kubernetes-MongoDB ingestion platform for national trauma services data.

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