Muthukumaran Navaneethakrishnan

Chennai

Summary

Proven leader and organizational strategist with extensive experience as an Engineering Manager, excelling in building and leading high-performance teams. An advocate of cloud-native practices with successful implementations that have enhanced scalability and efficiency. Expertise in process automation and continuous delivery has consistently improved project outcomes and streamlined workflows, resulting in significant cost savings of approximately 20% annually. A clean code advocate and open source contributor who emphasizes the importance of high-quality, maintainable, and readable code. With a robust background in programming languages including Java, JavaScript, and Clojure, led the development of innovative software solutions across web and mobile platforms. Passionate about leveraging cutting-edge technologies, dedicated to driving innovation and excellence within teams.

Overview

years of professional experience

Work History

Engineering Manager

Ford India

01.2017 - Current

Drove the development of the Dealer XP Platform, which streamlined dealer operations and resulted in $1.5M annual savings
Utilized a microservices architecture and deployed solutions on Google Cloud Platform, ensuring scalability and high performance.

Technical Architect

Tata Consultancy Services

12.2004 - 12.2016

Managed international projects for clients like Three UK, Sony Ericsson, and Telstra, delivering significant cost savings and efficiency improvements
Established CI/CD pipelines and optimized telecom operations.

Education

Masters in Software Engineering -

Periyar University

01.2004

Skills

Executive Leadership & Strategic Vision
Software Development & Engineering
Cloud & DevOps
Technology Strategy & Roadmapping
Digital Transformation & Innovation
Cost Optimization & Efficiency Improvement
Technical Leadership & Team Development
Cross-functional Collaboration
Java, JavaScript, Clojure, Golang, Rust, Python
Spring Boot, Spring WebFlux, React, Angular
High Performance & Scalable Systems

Functional & Reactive Programming
Cloud Native Technologies (GCP, AWS, Azure)
Docker, Podman
Kubernetes, CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Tekton)
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
Secret Management (Cloud Vault)
Automated Compliance & Security (42Crunch)
Data Management & Analytics
API Development & Integration
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Publications

Kit-Clj: Lightweight, modular framework for scalable web development in Clojure, GitHub Link
Declarative Optional: JavaScript library to write concise functional code, NPM Link
Sunburst Radar Chart: Angular component to draw sunburst charts, NPM Link
Declarative x: Java library to handle exceptions in a functional way, GitHub Link
Functional-streams: Python alternative to Java Streams API, PyPI Link
ChatGPT Context Companion: Browser extension providing AI-generated responses to user-defined prompts, Chrome Webstore Link
Chatgpt-context-companion-vscode: VS Code extension utilizing OpenAI technology for coding, VS Code Marketplace Link
Auto Login: Chrome extension for automated logins, Chrome Webstore Link
Gallery Builder: Chrome extension to create image galleries, Chrome Webstore Link
TNEA Vazhikatti 2023: Mobile app for finding the best engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu, Google Play Store Link

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