About
Visionary Software Engineering Leader with 25+ years of experience driving digital transformation and cloud-native product development across finance, energy, and healthcare. Proven ability to architect scalable systems and deliver enterprise-grade software platforms, consistently achieving significant improvements in scalability, efficiency, and cost reduction. Adept at aligning technology with business strategy, leading Agile at scale, and mentoring technical talent in fast-paced, regulated environments.
Work
S&P Global
|Director, Software Engineering
Houston, TX, US
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Summary
Directed enterprise-wide digital transformation, cloud-native product development, and high-performance engineering teams for mission-critical financial data platforms.
Highlights
Migrated mission-critical financial data platforms to AWS EKS/ECS, enhancing scalability by 30% and operational efficiency by 25% through optimized storage and logging solutions.
Spearheaded the redesign of legacy Xpressfeed infrastructure into a cloud-native platform (React/Angular, Node.js/PostgreSQL, Kubernetes), reducing Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) by 35% and accelerating time-to-market.
Championed DevOps automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform and Azure DevOps, establishing CI/CD pipelines to enable rapid, secure deployments and enhance engineering velocity across hybrid environments.
Orchestrated enterprise data pipeline transformation by upgrading Apache Airflow and integrating Snowflake, Oracle, and Databricks, reducing pipeline failures by 60% and improving reliability for AI/ML workloads.
Led the cloud migration of SNLDatafeeds, a critical financial data platform, modernizing infrastructure to achieve 99.95% availability, enhanced security, and SOC 2 compliance.
Chevron
|Enterprise Architect / Solution Architect (Contractor)
Houston, TX, US
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Summary
Designed and implemented scalable microservices-based platforms and directed cloud migrations to optimize data accessibility and reduce infrastructure costs for upstream operations.
Highlights
Spearheaded the design of microservices-based platforms for SEED/iConfig and Engineering Standards Repository, securing executive and IT governance approvals for scalable, secure production deployments across upstream operations.
Directed the migration of on-prem Hadoop workloads to Azure HDInsight, improving data accessibility by 40% and reducing infrastructure TCO through tiered data lakes and lifecycle automation.
Collaborated with C-suite stakeholders to define long-term architecture roadmaps and cloud adoption frameworks, aligning engineering execution with enterprise digital transformation goals.
Multiplan
|Enterprise Architect (Contractor)
Boston, MA, US
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Summary
Led the design and delivery of an SOA-based system, improving auto-matching accuracy and reducing processing costs within a regulated healthcare environment.
Highlights
Led the design and delivery of an SOA-based Median Contract Rate and Claim Alias Learning System, improving auto-matching accuracy by 90% and reducing manual processing costs by 40%.
Established enterprise integration standards, reusable service contracts, and data governance frameworks, driving measurable gains in system performance and operational transparency.
Reported progress and risk posture to executives, ensuring strategic alignment and continuous improvement within a regulated healthcare environment.
Halliburton
|Enterprise Architect (Contractor)
Houston, TX, US
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Summary
Spearheaded prototyping of next-gen cloud applications and architected enterprise-grade security frameworks, enabling predictive analytics and secure access for distributed teams.
Highlights
Spearheaded prototyping of next-generation cloud applications for upstream domains using Big Data, ML, and REST, enabling predictive analytics and operational intelligence.
Architected enterprise-grade security frameworks with RBAC, identity federation, and API gateways, ensuring scalability, compliance, and secure access across distributed teams.
Panhandle Energy
|Senior Application Technical Expert
Houston, TX, US
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Summary
Directed the modernization of mission-critical pipeline commercial applications and designed an enterprise integration platform, improving performance and enabling real-time data flow.
Highlights
Directed the modernization of mission-critical pipeline commercial applications, leading the migration from WebLogic to JBoss and improving performance by 50%.
Designed an enterprise integration platform between CYGNET SCADA and commercial systems, enabling real-time data flow across five major pipelines.
Established the ASKPEPL/PLE architecture standard with rich UI/RIA and cross-browser compatibility, earning two Outstanding Contributor Awards for innovation and impact.
Education
University of Houston
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M.S.
Computer Science
Osmania University
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B.E.
Electronics & Communication
Awards
Human Energy Award for Everyday Excellence
Awarded By
Chevron
Received 6 times during tenure for consistent outstanding performance and contribution.
Outstanding Contributor Award
Awarded By
Panhandle Energy
Received in 2008 and 2009 for innovation and significant impact on projects.
Certificates
AI for Everyone
Issued By
S&P Global
CTO Program
Issued By
The Wharton School
Executive Presence & Influence
Issued By
Wharton
Post Graduate Program in Cloud Computing
Issued By
UT Austin
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Issued By
Project Management Institute
Skills
Languages
Java, Python, C#, JavaScript, Scala, SQL.
Frontend
React, Angular, Node.js, HTML5, REST.
Backend & Architecture
Microservices, SOA, Spring, Hibernate, EJB, JSP.
DevOps
Terraform, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Docker, Kubernetes, Git.
Cloud
AWS, Azure, GCP, EKS, ECS, ADF, Glue, Data Factory.
Data & Analytics
Snowflake, Databricks, Spark, Kafka, Airflow, Delta Lake.
Agile & Leadership
SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, DevSecOps, SRE, Team Mentorship, Software Engineering Leadership, Product Development Lifecycle, Cloud-Native Architecture, Full-Stack Development, Microservices & APIs, CI/CD & DevSecOps, Team Building & Mentorship, Stakeholder Alignment, Technical Roadmapping.