Sundar Rajan Renganathan
Chennai,TN
Summary
Dynamic technology executive with over 20 years of experience in driving AI product development, cross-functional delivery management, and scaling startups. As a founding team member, successfully built multiple startups from inception to teams of over 40 engineers while securing Series A funding. Proven expertise in AI/ML model deployment, agentic workflows, LLM scaling, and health tech AI solutions, complemented by a track record of managing programs exceeding $15 million and leading cross-functional teams of over 100 members. Committed to leveraging innovative strategies to propel organizational growth and enhance product offerings in the rapidly evolving tech landscape.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
4
4
Certification
Work History
Founding Member, Director & India Head
Health Tech AI Startup - Inara AI
06.2023 - Current
- Company Overview: Health Tech AI Startup - Health tech for special needs
- Co-Founded and leading India operations with 10+ cross-functional team (AI engineers, data scientists, product, Marketing)
- Architected the product, taking care of engineering delivery.
- Designed agentic workflow systems for automated patient care and clinical decision support
- Live calls connecting Parents and care coordinator
- Technologies: LLM, Agentic AI, Java, Python, React, Flutter, Kubernetes, docker, AWS
Strategic Technology & Delivery Advisor
STARTUP ADVISOR
06.2023 - Current
- Advising 5+ high-growth AI + SaaS startups on technology strategy and delivery management
- Helped build cross-functional teams from 0 to 25+ members across multiple startups
- Built and deployed LLM-powered diagnostic models achieving 95% accuracy in clinical trials
- Established delivery frameworks improving time-to-market by 50%
- Designed agentic workflow systems for automated patient care and clinical decision support
- Portfolio: AI career platform, Health tech for clinical trails, Secure AI storage, Fintech AI solutions, Agentic workflow AI tool.
Senior Director of Engineering & Delivery
MSYS TECHNOLOGIES
11.2021 - 05.2023
- Led Java, DevOps, and AI/ML practices serving Fortune 500 clients
- Managed delivery of 8+ concurrent projects with 80+ cross-functional team members
- Established AI model deployment pipelines and MLOps practices for enterprise clients
- Implemented agentic workflow solutions reducing manual effort by 60%
- Impact: Improved project success rate by 45%, reduced delivery time by 30%
Founding Engineer, Director & India Lead
OPSERA INC
02.2020 - 10.2021
- Company Overview: DevSecOps orchestration Platform Startup
- Co-founded and built DevSecOps platform startup from ground up
- Scaled cross-functional team from 0 to 40+ engineers (product, engineering, operations)
- Architected and delivered for continuous orchestration platform
- Established complete India operations: HR, Finance, Legal, Delivery
- Contributed to $16M Series A funding through product excellence and customer acquisition
- Technologies: React.js, Node.js, Java, Spring, Kafka, MongoDB, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform
Assistant Vice President
Citibank
07.2018 - 02.2020
- Managed 10-person engineering team for FXLM risk management systems
- Rearchitected batch processing systems achieving 60% performance improvement
- Ensured 24/7/365 availability supporting $50B+ daily transaction volume
- Delivered microservices architecture for end-to-end risk management platform
Engineering Manager
Altimetrik
09.2017 - 07.2018
- Led architecture and delivery of financial product on Pivotal Cloud Foundry
- Managed cross-functional teams delivering cloud-native applications
Progressive Leadership Roles
Cognizant Technologies Solutions
09.2009 - 09.2017
- Application Development Project Manager (Oct 2013 – Sep 2017)
- Program Manager for Digital Channel Modernization leading 100+ member distributed team
- Managed $15M+ multi-year M&A integration programs for major US banks
- Established DevOps pipelines and modern SDLC practices across workstreams
- Built Core Banking Product expert team specializing in Oracle Banking Platform
- Technology Lead (Jan 2011 – Jan 2013) Cleveland, Ohio
- Onshore Project Lead for retail banking transformation and mobile banking initiatives
- Implemented SOA-based applications and established complete SOA infrastructure
- Set up mobile testing infrastructure supporting mobile banking platform
- Technology Specialist (Sep 2009 – Jan 2011)
- Led technical initiatives for banking modernization programs
Senior Software Engineer
Wipro Technologies
01.2008 - 09.2009
- Delivered scalable web applications for insurance clients improving customer experience
Software Engineer
GAVS Technologies
06.2005 - 12.2007
- Full-stack Java application development and system integration
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Vishwa Mahavidyalaya
KanchipuramSkills
- Delivery Management: Cross-functional Team Leadership, Agile/Scrum Methodologies, Program Management, Stakeholder Management, Risk Mitigation
- Architecture & Design: Enterprise Architecture, Microservices, AI-Native Design, Cloud-Native Architecture, API Design
- Cloud & DevOps: AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Helm, CI/CD Pipelines, Infrastructure as Code
- AI & Machine Learning: LLM Fine-tuning & Deployment, Agentic Workflow Design, Model Scaling, Health Tech AI, MLOps, AI Model Governance
- Languages & Frameworks: Python, Java, Spring Boot, Nodejs, Reactjs, TensorFlow, PyTorch
- Data & AI Infrastructure: Vector Databases, MongoDB, Kafka, Redis, PostgreSQL, Data Pipelines, Real-time Analytics
- Security & Compliance: AI Security, DevSecOps, Vault, Okta, Security Architecture, HIPAA, GDPR, SoC2 Compliance
- Platforms: SaaS, PaaS, AI/ML Platforms, Banking systems, Containerization, EKS
Accomplishments
- Startup Success: Co-founded multiple startups, scaled teams to 40+, secured Series A funding, ran the company end to end. Successfully set up the company and managed Operations, HR, finance, product sale, architecture, and delivery
- Startup Ecosystem: Helped 5+ startups build products, setup cross-functional teams, and scale operations
- Delivery Excellence: Managed $15M+ digital transformation and AI implementation programs
- Cross-functional Leadership: Built and led 100+ member teams across engineering, product, and operations
- Business Impact: Improved delivery efficiency by 45% and reduced time-to-market by 50%
- Health Tech Innovation: Deployed LLM models achieving 95% accuracy in clinical diagnostics
- Co-owning 6 patents on DevOps
- Experienced in managing SoC2, HIPAA and GDPR compliance end to end.
Certification
- AWS Certified Solution Architect – Associate
- Project Management Professional (PMP) – PMI
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
- Sun Certified Java Programmer
Languages
English (Professional)
Tamil (Native)
Timeline
Founding Member, Director & India Head
Health Tech AI Startup - Inara AI
06.2023 - Current
Strategic Technology & Delivery Advisor
STARTUP ADVISOR
06.2023 - Current
Senior Director of Engineering & Delivery
MSYS TECHNOLOGIES
11.2021 - 05.2023
Founding Engineer, Director & India Lead
OPSERA INC
02.2020 - 10.2021
Assistant Vice President
Citibank
07.2018 - 02.2020
Engineering Manager
Altimetrik
09.2017 - 07.2018
Progressive Leadership Roles
Cognizant Technologies Solutions
09.2009 - 09.2017
Senior Software Engineer
Wipro Technologies
01.2008 - 09.2009
Software Engineer
GAVS Technologies
06.2005 - 12.2007
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Vishwa Mahavidyalaya
Domain
Banking & Finance
- Consumer Banking
- Corporate Banking
- Mutual Funds
- Lending
- Fixed Income
- Risk Management & Reporting
Health care
- Special needs care
- Neurodivergent disorders
- Clinical Trials
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