Ganesh Parasuraman
@ganeshparasuraman
Innovative technology executive with expertise in digital transformation.
What I'm looking for
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Senior Applications Developer Professional
Texas A&M University
Jan 2010 - Present (15 years 7 months)
Worked as a Senior Applications Developer Professional.
Software Engineer
Tiptap
Jan 2010 - Present (15 years 7 months)
Worked as a Software Engineer.
REACH Contact
University of Illinois
Jan 2008 - Present (17 years 7 months)
Served as a REACH Contact.
Assistant Systems Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services
Jan 2005 - Present (20 years 7 months)
Worked as an Assistant Systems Engineer.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
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.
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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