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Resume:
ATUL TEWARI
Email: *************@*****.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/atul-tewari Cell # 512-***-**** EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Seasoned Enterprise Architect with 25+ years of expertise in crafting and executing operational strategies to foster organizational growth. Spearheaded multiple architecture steering committees to define and implement technical roadmaps and blueprints, aligning technology infrastructure with business strategy. Core Competencies include: Technical Leadership Cloud Integration / Hybrid Solution BPM Modeling and Execution Innovation and Continuous Improvement Platform Development and Scaling Digital Transformation Enterprise Architecture & DevOps / MLOps Product and Data Management AI / ML POCs PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ASAA Consulting, Inc., Austin TX Jul 2009 – Present Principal Architect
• Architecture Leadership & Strategy: Lead and mentor high-performing engineering teams, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence. Drive technology roadmaps, ensuring scalability, security, and performance of platforms.
• Platform Development & Scaling: Implement best practices in software development, deployment, and operations to achieve optimal performance and reliability, including scale-up engineering teams to support rapid growth.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Management: Engage with key client stakeholders to understand their pain points and ensure emerging technologies addresses them effectively.
• Innovation & Continuous Improvement: Foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement, encouraging experimen- tation and adoption of new tools and methodologies.
• Governance & Compliance: Ensure all technology solutions meet security, compliance, and data privacy regulations, particu- larly in highly regulated industries.
• .NET Smart WebApp POCs: Develop a .NET Smart WebApp using ASP.NET, Blazor, Azure OpenAI, semantic kernel library, Azure Identity, Smart components like (Paste, TextArea, and Combobox) allowing kernel streaming of responses and chat history along with Persona and guardrails configs. Review AI Smart packages from Telerik, DevExpress, and SyncFusion.
• BPM Projects and POCs: Install and configure self-managed Camunda 8.6 environment using “kind” for local Kubernetes cluster and GKE. Develop BPMNs and Java Spring Boot projects leveraging JobWorker.
• AI / ML Capabilities and POCs: Design and implement sophisticated standard RAG and Graph RAG systems to enhance document retrieval using Ollama, Llama 3.2, Mistral, ChromaDB, Neo4j, Langchain, Python, Hugging Face transformers. Extract and pre-process data from multiple PDFs and CSVs and implement text chunking and tokenization strategies to optimize document embeddings. Begin to apply optimization techniques to improve inference speeds. SADA / Insight, A Google Partner, Los Angeles CA Oct 2024 – Present Camunda SME / Enterprise Architect
• Spearheaded the adoption and implementation of Camunda 8.6.x within the Unemployment Insurance Digital Transformation project, enabling automation and streamlining of business workflows for improved service delivery.
• Led a cross-functional team in the migration and optimization of workflow management, integrating Camunda with existing systems on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) for improved scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Designed and developed Java Spring Boot RESTful APIs, providing seamless integration points between core systems and external services, ensuring consistent data flow and enhanced system interoperability.
• Utilized gcloud, Skaffold, and other DevOps toolsets to manage cloud infrastructure, automate deployment pipelines, and facilitate continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) on GKE.
• Collaborated with stakeholders to define technical and business goals, ensuring project alignment with strategic objectives. Conducted code reviews, provided mentorship to junior developers, fostering a collaborative and high- performance development environment.
Whole Foods Market, Austin TX Feb 2018 – Sep 2024
Enterprise Architect
• Pioneer, architect, and implement a comprehensive suite of applications for the client’s supply chain and inventory management, utilized extensively by 11 distribution centers and over 400 stores, leveraging Java and AWS resources and services, leveraging AngularJS and React as frontend frameworks.
• Design, implement, and deploy mission-critical scalable and reliable RESTful APIs using Java Spring Boot and ASP.NET Core with OAuth2.0 and JWT providing consistent secure data access, thus reducing development costs by 10% across several teams. Leverage jQuery and CSS. Some apps also include Cognito and SSO integration.
• Strategize and successfully lead migration of several legacy apps from On-Premise data center to AWS Cloud (lift-and- shift), including migrating a few apps into EKS, thus reducing on-premise data center operating costs by 20%. Page 2 of 4
• Relocate legacy repos, including CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps to AWS CodeDeploy to cut licensing costs by 25%.
• Spearhead technology solutions with alternative third-party shipping company SaaS software.
• Architect and execute solutions utilizing several AWS resources, like Glue, SQS, RDS Oracle, S3, Lambdas, ECS, EKS, etc. Fractilia, Austin TX May 2022 – Jun 2024
Platform Architect
• Investigated, implemented, and corroborated alternative hardware and opensource software solutions leveraging Harvester (HCI), RKE2 (Kubernetes engine), and Longhorn storage platform over VMWare product lines, ESXi, Tanzu, and vSAN, thus reducing cost of product by 60%. The overall product was easier to install and configure, thus reducing deployment times by 50%. Incorporated Grafana for monitoring systems along with RKE2.
• Architected and developed proprietary FAME Platform using HP and Dell Hardware with VMware products, vSphere ESXi, vCenter Server, Tanzu (Kubernetes Platform), vSAN, and other components.
• Researched multiple storage platforms like vSAN, Ceph, and Longhorn and implemented a scalable cheaper storage solution, Longhorn, resulting in cost-savings of more than 65%.
• Evangelized Kubernetes and Rancher (RKE2) into client’s FAME product for better scalability, portability, and easier remote management of the product, especially since the product is required to be in an air-gapped environment. Carnival Cruise Lines, Miami FL Feb 2017 – Nov 2022 Enterprise Architect
• Contributed to Carnival’s multi-million-dollar game-changing innovative project, OceanMedallion, to enhance guest experience on their Princess brand ships, including Keyless Stateroom Entry, Ocean Casino, and PlayOcean.
• Pioneered a “real-time” contact-tracing eco-system comprising of multiple devices, apps, and services on cruise ships through COVID years to trace passenger proximity and activity aboard public areas. The system included monitoring and notifying close contacts with infected people within 24 hours without revealing the identity of the infected person.
• Led the development and management of enterprise-level server solutions to bolster Games and Apps created with Unity 5.6+ and ASP.NET Core RESTful APIs, Complex CI/CD pipelines ensuring compatibility across various platforms including iOS, Android, and Linux. Passengers aboard ships could play casino games while in their staterooms.
• Employed agile practices (leading Scrums), and tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and Slack to oversee a 50-member team distributed across California, Washington, Florida, New York, and Ukraine, while collaborating with over 150 members.
• Engineered scalable server infrastructure leveraging AWS services, VMware products, Ansible, Perforce, RabbitMQ, Kafka, Zookeeper, Jenkins, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes, Rancher, Couchbase, ASP.NET Core, and Dynatrace. Indiana Farm Bureau, Indianapolis IN Mar 2018 – Apr 2018 BPM Mentor
• Instituted the foundation for a BPM solution to address complex insurance claims’ processing.
• Generated a comprehensive roadmap to integrate Camunda as the BPM platform within the existing IT infrastructure.
• Mentored team members, imparting Camunda best practices, and established a robust foundation for Camunda apps leveraging Java, RESTful APIs, and AngularJS, and integrating with legacy systems. The Ayers Foundation, Linden TN Dec 2016 – Feb 2017 Data Strategist
• Strategized and implemented a successful migration of a legacy data warehouse to a cloud-based Salesforce platform. This initiative resulted in a 40% reduction in storage costs and a 30% improvement in data processing speed. Lacks, Inc., Austin TX Oct 2016 – Jan 2017
BPM Architect
• Conducted a comprehensive review of IT operations and processes, recommending a digital transformation to automate all manual workflows using Camunda as the BPM platform. Internal process efficiencies increased by 50%.
• Designed and implemented business management workflows with Camunda to anticipate exceptions and provide timely notifications for shipping, customer pick-up, and inventory movements.
• Optimized Restful APIs for enhanced performance and utilized Camunda’s built-in AngularJS and Bootstrap frameworks.
• Created BPMN models to predict and manage exceptions, including automated email alerts and notifications.
• Established a robust unit testing framework using Java Wiremock and Mockito to validate workflows. Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Toronto Canada Mar 2015 – Nov 2016 BPM Architect
• Mentored and led a remote team enhancing legacy business process workflows from MQ Workflow (IBM) to Camunda. The BPM conversions and workflow enhancements to Camunda improved performance and maintainability by 50%.
• Collaborated with client business, development, and QA teams to successfully deploy over 130 workflows.
• Reengineered client internal applications and systems to integrate with Camunda.
• Developed Camunda models (BPMN) using Test-Driven Development (TDD) for creating Unit and Integration Tests.
• Established a Camunda vagrant environment as part of DevOps to streamline onboarding for new developers. Page 3 of 4
• Leveraged tools such as Git, JIRA, Confluence, HipChat, Bamboo, and Nexus Repository to support the project. First Generation College Bound, Laurel MD Jul 2015 – Jan 2017 Virtual CTO
• Strategized a roadmap for several IT initiatives and developed ETL procedures to migrate legacy CRM data into a new cloud-based platform, enhancing data accessibility for remote sales teams.
• Optimized loading Salesforce dimension tables, reducing ETL execution time by 50%. Whole Foods Market, Austin TX Nov 2012 – Mar 2015
Enterprise Architect
• Spearheaded the design and implementation of next-generation enterprise architecture, leveraging RESTful APIs and cloud services such as AWS, Iron Worker (for message queuing), and Apigee.
• Collaborated with cross-functional digital mobile and web teams to enhance performance, security, and stability.
• Architected a robust DevOps solution for Continuous Integration and Delivery leveraging tools such as Jenkins, Ansible.
• Developed a strategic roadmap to transition existing API services from PHP/MySQL to Node.js/MongoDB.
• Designed and developed APIs to seamlessly integrate with Square (a Mobile POS platform) and generate sales reports. Office of Inspector General, Austin TX Nov 2013 – May 2014 Program Manager and Architect
• Developed a robust business process management (BPM) solution to effectively track and manage medical fraud cases.
• Successfully managed a team and collaborated directly with vendors to ensure timely delivery of the IBM-BPM solution.
• Designed complex Java packages to enhance document templating and seamlessly integrate with Tableau. Cooking Plan It, Austin TX Mar 2012 – Aug 2012
Virtual CTO
• Developed a roadmap and a Go-to-Market plan to launch company’s product on web and mobile iOS devices.
• Strategized the final product vision, working with several sample user groups.
• Developed a scalable technical architecture to meet functional and non-functional requirements with 99% reliability. College Forward, Austin TX Jan 2012 – Jun 2012
Virtual CIO
• Developed a comprehensive roadmap to enhance the entire IT infrastructure, enabling web-based services integrated with an enterprise social network. Established and recruited a team of professionals across various departments.
• Led initiatives to migrate the entire IT infrastructure to the cloud using Salesforce.com.
• Designed an integrated solution to manage various business functions, including services, accounting, finance, HR activities (payroll, recruitment), grants management, and donation tracking. Whole Foods Market, Austin TX May 2010 – Nov 2012
Enterprise Architect
• Envisioned and developed suite of apps and services to support client’s supply-chain and inventory management systems. Provided guidance to multiple teams in aligning IT initiatives with business objectives.
• Managed, architected, designed, and developed various projects from inception to production for multiple teams.
• Spearheaded PTI efforts with trading partners, designing a core platform for managing and executing EDI transactions using X12 standards, BizTalk, Java, and Oracle. Authored white papers outlining the roadmap to PTI compliance. PMI, Walnut Creek CA Aug 2011 – Nov 2011
BPM Strategist
• Launched a comprehensive BPM strategy, optimizing the indexing, registration, and underwriting processes.
• Led a team of 20+ to transition from a decade-old VB6 application to a modern web-based BPM solution.
• Developed detailed business processes using WebSphere Lombardi Edition (WLE) 7.2 and leveraging REST services. Pfizer, New York NY May 2010 – Jun 2010
BPM Evangelist
• Mentored a team of over 10 members across different locations in architecting, designing, and prototyping a Business Process Management (BPM) solution using TeamWorks 6.2.2.
• Created streamlined BPM solutions to manage initiatives using TeamWorks, SQL Server 2008, jQuery, and Java. CVS, Pittsburgh PA Jan 2010 – May 2010
Workstream Program Lead
• Oversaw a global team of 100+ in the design and development of a robust Patient & Clinical Management portal system.
• Led and designed one of the most substantial Business Process Management (BPM) and Service-Oriented Architecture
(SOA) implementations using TeamWorks, Documentum, SiteMinder, Oracle, WebSphere, and Java. Ford Motor Company, Dearborn MI Dec 2009 – Jan 2010 BPM Consultant
• Conducted an in-depth review of the existing BPM approach utilizing TeamWorks. Page 4 of 4
• Identified performance bottlenecks and root causes, and subsequently, proposed enhanced design patterns. T. Rowe Price, Baltimore MD Oct 2009 – Jan 2010
Enterprise Architect
• Orchestrated and facilitated BPM initiatives using TeamWorks 6.2.1.
• Formulated a robust Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) strategy to seamlessly integrate the client’s existing systems onto a unified platform using Active Directory, Document Manager, Tivoli Access Manager, Oracle databases, and WAS. DSHS, Austin TX Aug 2009 – Sep 2009
Project Manager
• Conducted a comprehensive review of TX state’s existing 30+ systems to identify potential candidates for the HIT/E initi- ative. Envisioned, and planned the HIT/E initiatives aimed at securing ONC funding for the State of Texas. Athens Group, Austin TX Sep 2003 – Jul 2009
Director / Senior Delivery Manager
• Strategized and re-focused company initiatives to achieve both short-term and long-term goals.
• Generated $6 million in company revenue through effective planning and execution.
• Optimized and enhanced process efficiency and reliability, maintaining compliance with policies like SOX and PII.
• Provided technical advice by validating technology choices, architectural decisions, and design.
• Designed and developed an ASP.NET C# web-based product for Hart InterCivic to support OCR related features. BP, Houston TX Feb 2008 – Jul 2009
Client Relationship Manager / Technology Evangelist
• Strategized and advocate optimal platform to meet client requirements for a Drilling Optimization product.
• Architected and designed Drilling Optimization software, resulting in a significant 25% reduction in Non-Productive Time
(NPT) on oil rigs. Led critical decisions related to technologies and architecture.
• Oversaw efforts to ensure reliability, effectiveness, and a positive ROI through measurable outcomes. Whole Foods Market, Austin TX May 2005 – Aug 2008
Account Manager / Technology Advisor
• Spearheaded the implementation of enterprise software solutions encompassing CRM, SCM, BPM, PLM, and ERP.
• Reduced processing times by 75% transitioning from a paper-based system to a real-time paperless portal system.
• Transitioned from a paper-based system to a real-time paperless portal system, significantly improving business processes across multiple departments using TeamWorks. AQUENT LLC., Austin TX Jul 1996 – Sep 2003
Program Manager / Architect
• Successfully managed client accounts and bid on RFPs, resulting in over $2 million in generated business.
• Provided technical expertise on enterprise solutions to clients. Managed the local office IT infrastructure.
• Led projects as Virtual CTO, Enterprise Architect, Project Manager, and Lead Developer for clients including AMD, Protelum, IntelliQuest, living.com, Motorola, and MEMC, utilizing various technologies. EDUCATION
08/1992 – 12/1994 The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, Degree: Master of Science in Engineering 07/1986 – 07/1990 Government College of Engineering, Poona (India), Degree: Bachelor of Science in Engineering TECHNICAL SKILLS
Area Skills
AI Tools GraphRAG, Ollama, Langchain, OpenWebUI, TF, ML, LLMs, ChatGPT, CoPilot, Gemini, Llama 3.2. Operating Systems Ubuntu, Solaris, Redhat Linux, CentOS, AIX, VMWare, MacOS, Windows. Databases Couchbase, Oracle, MySQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MS Access. Containers & Dev Ops Kubernetes, Docker, Rancher (RKE2) Docker Swarm, JFrog, Harbor, Vagrant, Ansible, Virtual Box. Storage Technologies Ceph, Longhorn (SUSE), vSAN (8.0+), NAS. Languages .NET Core C#, Angular, jQuery, Node.js, xUnit.NET, Java, PHP, HTML5, JavaScript, JSON, XML, UNIX Shell scripting, BPMN, BPEL, XSLT, AJAX, Python, UML, Tcl/Tk, C/C++ Cloud & Services AWS, GCP, Azure, Rancher, Apigee, SSO, OAuth 2.0 SAML 2.0, PaperTrail, PagerDuty, Pingdom, Iron Worker, Janrain, Salesforce.com, iOS, Android, Xcode, Android Studio, PhoneGap CI/CD Tools & Utilities Azure DevOps, Slack, Bamboo, Perforce, Git, Github, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Confluence, JIRA, TFS Packages & Software Camunda 7 & 8, IBM-BPM, TeamWorks, ELK, Tableau, OpenDJ, RabbitMQ, Kafka, Spring, Hibernate, Nginx, Apache, IIS, Eclipse, MyEclipse, Sparx Enterprise Architect, Visual Studio.NET, Tableau. APM Tools Dynatrace, Splunk, PagerDuty, New Relic, SolarWinds, Grafana, ServiceNow, DataDog, CloudWatch
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