Vipul Panchal
@vipulpanchal
I modernize high-scale financial platforms through cloud architecture and distributed systems.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
At H&R Block, I lead architecture and modernization for business-critical Financial Services and Small Business platforms including Spruce, Emerald Card, Bank Product Platform, and Client Decision Engine. I design cloud-native solutions across Azure, APIs, security, reliability, and enterprise integrations.
I've improved backend response-time efficiency by 20%, reduced resource consumption by 17%, and lowered MTTD from 36 to 28 minutes. I also mentor senior engineers, lead cross-functional architecture workshops, and teach graduate information security and information systems courses at the University of Central Missouri.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Adjunct Instructor
University of Central Missouri
Aug 2021 - Present (5 years 1 month)
Teach graduate-level courses in Managing Information Security in Organizations and Legal Environment in Information Systems, and mentor students through applied Special Projects coursework.
Lead system-level architecture and technical direction across high-scale, business-critical Financial Services and Small Business platforms, including Spruce, Emerald Card, and Client Decision Engine. Partner with engineering, SRE, security, product, and vendor teams to drive modernization and reliability improvements.
Led system-level architecture for strategic Client Application initiatives, defining technical designs, platform direction, and integration approaches across engineering teams.
Designed and developed enterprise CRM, scheduling, document-management, financial-services, and online-tax capabilities using C#/.NET, SQL Server, and web services.
Programmer / SQL Developer / Senior Developer / Information Systems Analyst
Insyst, Inc.
Jan 1999 - Dec 2006 (7 years 11 months)
Delivered web, database, financial, CRM, B2B, and enterprise applications, including a contractor engagement at H&R Block.
Education
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University of Central Missouri
Master's Degree, Computer Information Systems
Master's Degree in Computer Information Systems from the University of Central Missouri.
M.S. University of Baroda
Bachelor of Commerce, Commerce
Bachelor of Commerce from M.S. University of Baroda.
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