Ashay Ilame
San Jose, CA 408-***-**** *********@*****.*** F1 STEM OPT LinkedIn
EDUCATION
San Jose State University May 2025
M.S. Engineering Management
VIT Pune University May 2019
B.S. Computer Science
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Technical Proficiency: Python, Java, C++, SQL, REST APIs, Postman, Microservices, Salesforce, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, SaaS Platforms, Web and Mobile Development
Pre-Sales and Solution Consulting: Technical Discovery, Solution Design, POCs, API Testing, Data Mapping, Client Demos, Agile/Scrum, JIRA, Confluence, Asana
Cloud & DevOps: AWS, GCP, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD Pipelines, OAuth2.0, Data Encryption, Cloud Compliance Awareness (SOC 2, ISO 27001)
Analytics and Visualization: Tableau, Power BI, SQL, R, Excel
Soft Skills: Client Engagement, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Stakeholder Communication, Agile Leadership
EXPERIENCE
Pre Sales Engineer / Solutions Consultant Apisero, Inc., Pune, India Jul 2021 – Jan 2023
•Conducted 35+ client discovery sessions, translating business goals into structured solution designs and securing over $200,000+ in new project pipeline using Salesforce and API integration demos.
•Led technical validation phases by building customized POCs integrating Salesforce and external databases, accelerating client sales cycles by 30% through seamless API workflows and use case demonstrations.
•Delivered technical presentations and demos showcasing MuleSoft Anypoint Platform features and cloud compliance
(OAuth2.0, data encryption), boosting solution adoption and credibility across enterprise clients.
•Created detailed data mapping documents and API workflow diagrams, reducing integration-related client issues by 35% and supporting engineering handoffs.
•Mentored 5+ junior developers on Agile/Scrum practices and presales solution prototyping, increasing team demo velocity and customer engagement success rates by 25%.
Technical Staff Associate Tibco, Pune, India Jun 2019 – Apr 2021
•Delivered 4+ high-impact demos to leadership teams, translating business requirements into solution prototypes and securing executive buy-in for major product initiatives.
•Implemented API-based deployment pipelines leveraging Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD tools, achieving 4% deploy- ment speedup and reducing infrastructure costs by 5%.
•Automated infrastructure provisioning workflows using DevOps pipelines, integrating project management with Asana and
Trello to improve visibility and tracking.
•Conducted system integrations using REST APIs to enhance JasperSoft usability, implementing 10+ user-requested UI re- finements that increased customer satisfaction scores by 18%.
•Expanded automated QA testing coverage using TestNG and Root Cause Analysis tools, reducing release cycle defects and increasing delivery speed by 10%.
Product Research and Development Firenix Technologies, Pune, India Jun 2017 – Jun 2019
•Engineered a scalable client-side admin portal for Supplier Collaboration using Apollo Framework and Java REST APIs, improving API interaction performance and system scalability.
•Developed an automated UI component packaging pipeline, enhancing Teamcenter deployment readiness by 10% and accelerating delivery timelines through CI/CD automation.
•Authored technical documentation and Git-based modular version control strategies, standardizing codebase quality and stream- lining engineering collaboration across modules.
PROJECT
Cross-Platform Integration for Customer Support Automation Pre Sales Solution Engineer
•Built a bi-directional integration between Salesforce Cases and Jira Issues using Workato, increasing alignment by 35% and demonstrating practical API-based workflow automation.
•Engineered Slack notification workflows integrating 15+ automated triggers, enhancing real-time support monitoring and reducing SLA delays across service teams.
•Designed a Stripe-to-Salesforce customer sync mechanism using custom Workato HTTP connectors and SDK, improving financial data integrity and payment reliability metrics by 20%.