Venkata Raghavan
Bengaluru
Summary
Professional Summary:
Experienced Solutions Architect with 18+ years of success in delivering innovative software solutions across diverse domains. Demonstrated ability to design scalable, interoperable systems and integrate IoT for complex enterprise environments. Aiming to leverage technical expertise and strategic thinking to drive impactful business outcomes.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Solutions Architect
Leica Biosystems
01.2022 - Current
- Health Care - Interoperability, Instrument Diagnostics, Cloud and IOT
- Architected and oversaw the technical implementation of an interoperability solution to bridge gaps between heterogeneous hardware, operating systems, and infrastructure challenges across 4 business units and 8 variety of instruments in the cancer diagnosis process.
Solutions Architect
BOSCH
10.2012 - 01.2022
- Automotive - Calibration, Flashing tools, Cloud and IOT
- Architected a scalable IoT solution on Azure to connect and monitor Ford Heavy Vehicles in Eurasia, optimizing performance and reliability through Azure's advanced cloud services
Technical Lead
NTT Data
09.2006 - 10.2012
- Banking - Retail, Finance and Health care
- Experienced rapid career growth from a Software Engineer Trainee to a Technical Lead, acquiring in-depth technical knowledge and leadership skills while working on diverse projects across multiple geographical locations
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer And Information Sciences
Golden Valley Institute of Technology, VTU
KGF, Karnataka06-2006
Skills
- Primary Skills: Microsoft Azure Cloud, IOT, Microservices, Relational Databases, No SQL Databases, Cloud Migration
- Technologies: C# Web APIs, Angular, HTML5, jQuery, SQL Server, MongoDB, Redis Cache, Entity Framework, ElasticSearch, Kibana
Accomplishments
- Architected a robust automotive solution that has sustained the processing of 25,000+ vehicle telemetry data points every 10 seconds, leading to a prestigious European award for the organization.
- Designed and deployed a solution to enhance the efficiency and reliability of healthcare pathology lab instruments, resulting in $8 million in annual cost savings.
- Rearchitected a solution to optimize software licensing costs, resulting in a significant annual savings of $0.6 million YoY cost.
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Kannada
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Advanced (C1)
Telugu
Advanced (C1)
Tamil
Intermediate (B1)
German
Beginner (A1)
Upstreamactivities
- Technical VOC(Voice Of Customer) with Product Management, Business Unit Leaders, Product Architects, Legal, Regulatory, Compliance and Product Security
- Requirement Elicitation and Documentation
- Technical Presentations to Leadership for approval
Solutioning
- DAR(Decision Analysis and Review) for Technology choices, Competing Components/Vendors, Deployment models
- 3rd Party Vendor onboarding
- Steering Technical Board
- Tech. Decision Register
- Defining Design rules and Architectural guidelines
- Defining Non-Functional Requirements
- Solution representation with several technical diagrams like Solution Architecture, Data flow, Components interaction, Test View, Security View, Deployment View
- Defining Deployment strategy and rules
- Technical presentation to cross functional technical teams
Developmentactivities
- HLD and LLD reviews
- Technical Grooming
- Acceptance Criteria review
- Threat modelling
- Certifications
- Code reviews
- Tool validation
- Sprint Demonstration reviews
- Cyber Security review
- Liaison with vendors
- Unblocking technical teams' issues
- Liaison with Product teams for integration
- Budget review and cost reduction
Downstream Activities
- LEx (Launch Excellence) activities
- Executing Deployment strategies
- Defining Auto scaling conditions
- Creating IT Whitepaper
- Creating Data Processing Agreement
- Products Integrations
- Service Organization trainings
- Obsolescence Management
My Stakeholders
- Senior Leadership
- R&D Directors and Product Managers
- Product Architects & Project Architects
- Product Owners
- Program Managers
- Cybersecurity experts
- Legal and Regulatory
- Service Organization
- Global Support
Timeline
Senior Solutions Architect
Leica Biosystems
01.2022 - Current
Solutions Architect
BOSCH
10.2012 - 01.2022
Technical Lead
NTT Data
09.2006 - 10.2012
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer And Information Sciences
Golden Valley Institute of Technology, VTU
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