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DEVENDRAN MUTHUKUMARAMANI

Chennai

Summary

Dynamic Senior Blockchain Technical Project Manager with over 20 years of progressive experience in software engineering, digital transformation, and blockchain technology. Currently, leading initiatives at Casper Association to enhance the growth and adoption of Casper blockchain ecosystem.

Active contributor to Casper Network documentation, ecosystem development, and grant program management. Product Owner & Lead for blockchain websites, dashboard tools, and API integrations. Acquiring Full-stack development knowledge with hands-on blockchain node operations and smart contract deployment.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Blockchain Technical Project Manager

Casper Association
01.2022 - Current
  • Actively collaborated with the Developers in shaping Casper Ecosystem Website (casperecosystem.io). Defined product vision, requirements, and roadmap for comprehensive ecosystem showcase.
  • Built automated project discovery and data synchronization from GitHub repositories
  • Collaborated with lead developer on architecture, component design, and performance optimization
  • Ideated comprehensive dashboard solution addressing ZenHub limitations for blockchain project management
  • Created complete wireframes, user flows, and interface designs for multi-project dashboard
  • Created GraphQL queries and API structure for efficient data fetching from ZenHub API
  • Worked with Lead Full-Stack Developer on component architecture and real-time data synchronization
  • Regular contributions to official Casper Network documentation and developer tutorials
  • Experience in testing in local development environments, Integration, and Testnets
  • Hands-on experience setting up Casper nodes, deploying smart contracts, querying blockchain state via JSON RPC and CLI
  • Proficient in setting up, debugging, and maintaining Docker containers for blockchain development.
  • Actively involved in Community development
  • Curated and Organized an Elective program for the Masters of Engineering students in one of the leading Universities in India
  • Led 'Casper Universities Roadshow', a community initiative to promote Casper Network among students, developer communities in India
  • Organized and Led Casper Network Meetup in Bangalore, India

Senior Technology Program Manager

Standard Chartered Bank
08.2020 - 11.2021
  • Led cross-functional scrum teams delivering Digital Onboarding Initiatives in Retail Banking for AME region
  • Coordinated multiple global teams implementing Bank’s Mobile First Digital Banking Initiative
  • Spearheaded Mobile-based Micro-lending initiative based on vendor proprietary products
  • Executed Open Banking implementation in MENA region based on UK Open Banking Framework
  • Achieved 100% Change Success Rate with near-zero post-implementation incidents
  • Successfully delivered major country rollouts managing end-to-end delivery within agreed targets.

Project Manager

Cognizant Technology Solutions
10.2009 - 08.2020
  • Spearheaded Legacy to Guidewire Insurance Suite conversion for leading US P&C client’s Personal Lines Business
  • Led Business Development, POC, and RFP initiatives with successful client acquisitions
  • Achieved 50% reduction in overall defect rate through strategic defect management processes
  • Directed multi-vendor teams across UK, Canada with 10-15% cost reduction through effective negotiations
  • Negotiated software support contracts delivering $50K annual savings.

Previous Roles:

  • Senior Associate (December 2011 - August 2015): Progressive project management roles
  • Associate - Projects (October 2009 - November 2011): Application development and project coordination

IT Specialist

IBM Global Services
04.2006 - 09.2009
  • Application Development & Modernization for a major Australian Telecom giant.

Software Engineer

HCL Technologies
10.2004 - 04.2006
  • Development and Maintenance of banking and financial services applications for a major German client

Education

Post Graduate Diploma - Blockchain Technology and Management

Amity University
New Delhi, India
01.2020

Bachelor of Engineering - Information Technology

K.S. Rangasamy College of Technology, Periyar University
Tiruchengode, India
01.2002

Skills

  • Proficient in Casper Network, Hyperledger Fabric, and Ethereum
  • JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, React, NodeJS, Express
  • Smart Contracts: Fabric Chaincode (JavaScript), Solidity
  • Beginner level proficiency in Rust & WebAssembly(Wasm)
  • Database management: CouchDB, MongoDB, SQL, NoSQL
  • API: RESTful and GraphQL service implementation
  • Version Control: Git
  • Development Tools: Postman, NCTL (Casper), Infura, Truffle, Ganache CLI, Geth
  • Cloud: AWS
  • UI/UX design: Wireframing and prototyping

Certification

  • Certified Hyperledger Fabric Developer - KBA
  • Certified Blockchain Expert V2 - Blockchain Council
  • Blockchain Developer - Edureka
  • Hyperledger Fabric Developer Training - Emurgo
  • PRINCE2 Practitioner APMG
  • Certified Scrum Master Scrum Alliance
  • ITIL V3 Foundation Axelos
  • CII IF1 – Insurance, Legal and Regulatory CII

Timeline

Blockchain Technical Project Manager

Casper Association
01.2022 - Current

Senior Technology Program Manager

Standard Chartered Bank
08.2020 - 11.2021

Project Manager

Cognizant Technology Solutions
10.2009 - 08.2020

IT Specialist

IBM Global Services
04.2006 - 09.2009

Software Engineer

HCL Technologies
10.2004 - 04.2006

Post Graduate Diploma - Blockchain Technology and Management

Amity University

Bachelor of Engineering - Information Technology

K.S. Rangasamy College of Technology, Periyar University
DEVENDRAN MUTHUKUMARAMANI