Solution Architect
Resume:
Ashok Priyadarshan (US CITIZEN)
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashok-p-89998328a/ Highly skilled professional leader with several years of experience in designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance Java applications. Proficient in various Java frameworks and AI tools, with a strong understanding of object-oriented programming principles, software development life cycle (SDLC), and agile methodologies. Demonstrated ability to manage teams and deliver high-quality software solutions, alongside a strategic approach to pre-sales engagement, where I leverage technical expertise to understand customer needs, showcase product capabilities, and tailor solutions that address unique client challenges. Experienced in conducting product demos, crafting technical proposals, and collaborating with sales teams to drive solution adoption and achieve business goals.
Technical Proficiencies
Languages Java, Scala, Python, Node.js, C++, JSP, HTML5, CSS, SQL, C# Sharp, JavaScript
Frameworks & AI Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Kafka, GCP Kubernetes Gemini AI
ChatGPT, Microsoft CoPilot
Prompt Engineering
Cloud Platforms & Payment Gateways
- AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Salesforce.com, ServiceNow.com, FourKites.com
- Payment Gateways: Integration and management of payment gateways such as Stripe, PayPal, Square, and Authorize.Net.
- Credit Card Processing: Expertise in processing credit card transactions, including authorization, capture, settlement, and refund processes.
- Transaction Processing: Experience in handling credit/debit card transactions, ACH payments, and mobile payments.
- PCI-DSS Compliance: Knowledge and implementation of security standards for protecting cardholder data.
Microservices with SpringBoot
APIs & Platforms REST, Web APIs, Kong, Apigee, Solace.com Event Processing ServiceNow, Snowflake.
Databases Oracle, DynamoDB, Amazon RDS, Google Big Query DevOps & Other Tools Jenkins, SonarQube, JIRA, Docker, CI/CD, CloudWatch, Maven, AWS Lambda, GCP Cloud Run. Jenkins, Cucumber, Tanzu Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, JIRA, MIRO, Lucid Chart, Jasmine and Karma Testing Frameworks. Performance Servers Apache Tomcat, Oracle WebLogic Event Streaming & Messaging Kafka, Amazon KINESIS, Solace.com Event Mesh Other Technologies Large Language Models, including ChatGPT https://www.matillion.com/ Google GCP Gemini API
EXPERIENCE
IKEA Digital, Philadelphia, PA Aug 2021 – October 2024 Enterprise Solutions/Technical Architect/Product Owner Developed and led IT architecture initiatives to accelerate the company’s digital omnichannel transformation, implementing emerging technologies to enhance IT processes.
- Optimized Delivery and Shipping: Utilized Google’s GCP Gemini AI with GCP Cloud Run for improving delivery efficiency.
-Integrated Azure with labor management systems via NextViewSystems.com to enhance coordination with business and strategy departments.
- Cloud Enablement: Initiated the transition of in-house IT infrastructure to the cloud using AWS and Google Cloud Platform, supporting modernization and scalability.
- Cost Reduction and Optimization: Enhanced the FourKites platform with AWS Kafka through API integration and prompt engineering with CoPilot AI, leading to optimized shipping costs.
- AI Ethics and Governance: Established guidelines and review processes to address potential risks and ethical considerations associated with Generative AI usage.
- Technical Proficiency: Applied Java, OpenCV, and TensorFlow to develop AI solutions. Created real-time data applications in Docker, deployed on Google Cloud Run, and integrated APIGEE/KONG APIs for seamless data processing.
- Customer Management and Predictive Insights: Leveraged Salesforce Lightning API for customer management from online sales platforms and explored Salesforce Einstein for customized, predictive Gen AI customer experiences.
- Mobile Payments Integration: Integrated Google Pay and Apple Pay, achieving an increase in mobile transactions through tokenization for secure and faster payment processing.
- Data Analytics and Business Intelligence: Employed Snowflake’s cloud data platform for scalable data ingestion, transformation, and analytics, driving actionable insights and supporting business intelligence initiatives.
- Documentation and Team Development: Created comprehensive architectural documentation, provided training, and reviewed technical specifications, streamlining project handovers and fostering team readiness
-Engineered and maintained scalable CI/CD pipelines on GitHub Actions with workflows automating build, test, and deploy stages.
- Architected and optimized GCP infrastructure using Compute Engine for VM instances, Kubernetes Engine for container orchestration, and Cloud Storage for secure, scalable data management. Configured load balancing and auto-scaling to ensure performance and reliability under varying loads.
Verizon, Basking Ridge, NJ August 2019 – July 2021 Principal Architect or Product Owner
I led a team driving digital transformation and enhancements through innovation, data management, automation, product training, and process optimization. Automating workflows by implementing ServiceNow to integrate key Customer Management systems such as CRM, Ticketing and Knowledge Base.
-Spearheaded cloud transformation initiatives leveraging ServiceNow, AWS, Google APIs, and Salesforce.
-Established a knowledge base to create a digital community benefiting both Verizon customers and employees.
-Applied Java, OpenCV, and TensorFlow to optimize digital solutions.
-Enabled cloud transformation through ServiceNow, AWS Lambda, Google APIs, and Salesforce.
- Implemented Salesforce Lightning API to streamline front-end integrations, optimizing performance in the Lightning Experience. Infosys, New York, NY Mar 2016 – Aug 2021
Technical Architect
Infosys: Santander Bank
Roles & Responsibilities
Developed and maintained a real-time payment processing platform on FISERV, leveraging a custom real-time engine built with MuleSoft ESB and rule engines implemented using the Spring Framework.
-Developed Java-based web services for FISERV's credit card payment engine.
-Built a cloud-based, real-time payment processing platform using FISERV’s payments engine.
-Uses Web Services API of the FISERV.com payment engine.
-Integrated Google Pay with Santander’s backend systems.
-Implemented tokenization to enhance security and accelerate payment processing. Infosys: Bank of America
- Managed Development and Testing: Led the development and testing of Bank of America applications on AWS EC2, overseeing the entire software lifecycle.
- AML Application Upgrades: Directed software upgrades for Anti-Money Laundering (AML) applications using Oracle EDQ for compliance management.
- Real-Time Data Ingestion: Utilized Kinesis Data Streams for real-time data ingestion, with analytics performed on incoming data using Kinesis Data Analytics SQL queries.
- Fraud Detection Model Deployment: Supported the deployment of a machine learning model for fraud detection, pre-trained on historical transaction data and hosted on Amazon Sage Maker or AWS Lambda.
- Documentation and Implementation: Produced specification documents, designed, and implemented solutions with the Spring Framework, collaborating with international teams for production rollout.
- Oracle Cloud Platform Integration: Served as a key architect in designing and deploying Oracle EDQ applications on Oracle’s Cloud Database Platform, using Oracle Exadata.
- Long-Term Storage Solutions: Integrated applications for long-term data storage with IBM Infosphere and Amazon Glacier.
- Spring Framework & Oracle EDQ Integration: Delivered Spring-based applications to retrieve Oracle EDQ data from Exadata and interface with other AML engines.
Infosys: Deutsche Bank NY
Technical Architect & Product Manager
Developed on AWS EC2 Java Applications & Oracle to assure Management of intraday liquidity risk which forms a key element of a bank’s overall liquidity risk management framework. Liquidity is a key factor for Bank Stress Tests by the US Govt.
Developed Application in C# Sharp and JavaScript with ASPX Pages to view real time fund flows into the Bank Independent Technical Consultant & Architect Sep 2013 – June 2014 AT&T Research
-Manage the development of a Mobile Credit Card Usage Tracking website for a US Government Client.
-New Architecture was implemented to access AT&T big data platform called Daytona, like MongoDB. Technical Lead & Architect June 2005 – Aug 2012
Dow Jones & Company & Dow Jones Indexes
-Played a key role in improving Indexing Engines from C++ to Java.
-Enabled Data from Markets to be stored in Amazon S3 EDUCATION
-MBA from University of Phoenix, PA
-MS in Computer Science from Villanova University, PA
-BS in Administration from Boston University, MA
TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS
-Data Engineering in AWS
-Containerized Applications on AWS
-Amazon AWS Essentials
-Amazon Cloud Professional
-Amazon AWS Solutions
-Google AI Essentials
-Microsoft Co-Pilot Generative AI
-Prompt Engineering with ChatGPT Vanderbilt University
-Elastic Google Cloud Architecture
-Google Cloud Machine Learning
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