Niraj J. Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Currently engaged in creating innovative cloud based Big Data & Analytics solutions for Marketing, Omnichannel CX, Customer Journeys, CRM, CDP, etc. for LendingTree companies.

Detroit, Mi, Us

Consulted in major initiatives led by the Enterprise Technology CIO organization: a) An enterprise wide digital transformation project, b) Data to Intelligence strategy, c) Microservices based REST APIs and d) Design automation tooling.As a Data Architect, ➢ Designed Customer Data Platform with 360 degree profile, a unified customer data model with features such as identity resolution, automated stitching and data curation pipelines; enabling personalized interactions and omnichannel customer journeys.➢ Architected systems required for real time and batch data ingestion, data curation, datavirtualization on top of Hadoop based data lake and systems to generate automated insightsusing advanced AI, machine learning and analytical models.➢ Led an Enterprise Data Governance project to automate capture of data lineage and enablevisibility of data transformations across 700 applications.➢ Demonstrated skills in CDP, customer intelligence, data modeling, data engineering, based onCloudera, Oracle, IBM IGC, DataStage, Power BI, etc.As a Solutions Architect:➢ Led the technical evaluation and design of Customer Interaction Hub, utilizing state of the artAI/ML and decisioning technologies.➢ Created high performance high availability solution for productization of AI/ML models, utilizingHadoop based elastic compute environment for DataRobot; for Mortgage, Risk and Compliance, Fraud and Anti-money laundering use cases.➢ Led a team of five engineers on “Machine readable design” project – achieved innovativebreakthroughs in machine readable representation of microservices design using BPMN, Open APIand REST design artifacts and templatized automated code generation in Apache Camel and Java.➢ Demonstrated excellence in Microservices based API and application development in Java, ApacheCamel using Docker, Jenkins, Maven, BitBucket, JIRA, SoapUI using fast paced agile methods.

Services: a) "Freelance CTO for hire" - will engage with your team(s) during all/any phases of software engineering lifecycle - strategy, requirements, design, development, testing, release etc. b) Review and optimize the deployment and operations of your software app/product/service. c) Provide consultation, guidance and coaching on: Solution architecture on AWS or IBM Cloud, Enterprise architecture, Solution focused analytics, IT service management, DevOps, SaaS, Site reliability, Project management, Agile methodologies, Patenting and User experience design. Recent engagements:> Consulting architect on a cloud computing solution for an online Healthcare service. Architected the AWS based SaaS solution with HIPAA level privacy & security and scale of 1000s of users.> Consultant for "Paperless health records" project for a multi-location major Hospital group.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Senior DevOps Architect for IBM Cloud Monitoring portfolio of services. Responsible for deployment, availability and reliability of SaaS offering for Application Performance Management.> Led a global team of 12 DevOps and Site Reliability Engineers, security experts, web/network admins for multiple SaaS offerings - APM SaaS, IBM Website Monitoring, IBM Cloud monitoring (Bluemix). > Successful continuous delivery and deployment, with 1000s of clients and 99.99% availability.> Designed, developed and deployed a cloud based SaaS offering with HA, reliability and security; consisting of 100s of DB instances, App instances, gateways, web servers, etc. running on dynamic IBM SoftLayer Cloud of 100s of servers at global data centers. > Consulted with and mentored startup teams building SaaS offerings from scratch, and helped them scale to 1000s of clients contributing to million $$ revenue in a matter of few months.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Chief architect and Scrum master for Tivoli Data Warehouse, Reporting and Analytics solutions for IBM Cloud and Services Management products> Led a global team of 8 engineers to introduce Cognos based reporting and analytics features, time series analysis and advanced visualization, resulting in 1.5x increase in revenue.> Designed and developed multi-tiered database schemas, views and logic to produce cross-product reports and integration with MDM.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Key portfolio architect for Tivoli’s Service Availability and Performance Management (SAPM) group of products with $200+M in yearly revenue. A key architect of Tivoli’s alternative delivery technologies including Appliances, SaaS, Cloud computing and Virtualization. > Defined the strategy for cloud based deployment using virtual appliances.> Provide technical leadership on alternate delivery using physical/virtual appliances, SaaS and Cloud infrastructures, consulting with over 10 product teams in SAPM portfolio. > Defined REST API for access of monitoring information from performance management products – improved integration within products and 3rd party tools. > Designed the Energy management solution to improve energy efficiency in data centers.> Created custom dashboards for visualization of system and network infrastructure, to satisfy customer scenarios.> As a Solutions Architect, evangelized IBM Tivoli Software at 20+ client accounts, helping sales teams generate multi million dollar revenue.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Lead Architect of the new “Tivoli Foundations” branded appliances (Application Manager and Energy Manager) targeted to General Business (GB) market space. > Led a worldwide team of 15 engineers/testers using Agile & SDLC processes to create Tivoli Foundations appliances and dramatically improved consumability and time-to-value of a monitoring solution deployment (TTV reduction from 2 weeks to just 1-2 hours)> Created high quality compelling demos and education material that is helping sell the appliances> Successfully applied agile development best practices to deliver top quality software

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Lead architect on discovery technologies within Tivoli. Responsible for better data integration amongst Tivoli’s Availability and Business Services Management (ABSM) portfolio, including ITM, ITCAM, TADDM, TBSM products. > Named as an “IBM Master Inventor” for consistent patent contributions and mentoring.> Led an IBM wide standard on “Common Services Model” – common terminology and model for definition of services across multiple product areas and divisions, including SWG – Tivoli, Rational, WebSphere, STG and GTS.> Drove changes in “IBM Common Data Model” and various data integration services to enable better interchange between products.> Improved TADDM’s discovery capability by introducing new discovery methods using nmap, Netflow and Packet sniffers.> Provided technical leadership on data integration and discovery to entire ABSM portfolio – consulting and leading over 15 products, 75 software engineers and $60M revenue stream.> Drove data integration and consumability enhancements for TADDM-ITM and TADDM-TBSM-CCMDB integrations.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Key architect for IBM Tivoli Services Management portfolio of products, including Process Managers, IBM Tivoli Unified Process (ITUP), CCMDB and TADDM. Technical expert on merger and acquisition integration team. Lead architect of Tivoli Availability Process Manager (ITAPM) product.> Co-authored IT Unified Process (ITUP), which consolidates field experience, industry standards and process automation best practices, in an easily consumable tool. > Created best practices for Event, Incident, Problem and Availability management processes.> Led a team of 8 developers in creating ITAPM product, compliant with ITIL best practices, based on IBM CCMDB technology and integrations with TBSM, TSLA, ITM, TEC and Service desks like BMC Remedy and HP Peregrine.> Co-authored the IBM Tivoli Services Management architecture with contributions in the areas of User interface design, Process database, Process implementation, Product integration, Launch in context, Self-Monitoring and Service desk integration.> As a technical expert on merger and acquisition integration team, I evaluated and integrated products from acquisitions: Collation, Micromuse, MRO Software and Vallent Corporation

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

As the Lead UI architect for several Tivoli products, I was responsible for enabling a common user experience (UX) amongst products by fostering componentization, branding and reuse. Later, worked in a role of UI architect for ITCAM for SOA product. > Provided technical leadership and direction to a combined team of 16 developers in creating, maintaining, enabling web/portal technologies and design guidelines for consistent user experience amongst Tivoli products.> Led projects aimed at improving UI performance and optimization of web resources.> Co-authored the Integrated Solutions Console specifications as a foundational technology for common administrative tasks and improving user experience amongst IBM products.> Started and grew a vibrant "Inner Source" community of application developers that collaborated on web technology> Represented IBM in Java Community Process for standardization of web widget technologies that resulted in Java Server Faces. > Defined Tivoli’s next generation UI architecture, consisting of a common administration console, common widget technologies, a common visual design and capability to launch in context from one UI to next.> Championed the UI technology aspect of Tivoli products in Global Tivoli Users Group Council.Formulated UI architecture for ITCAM for SOA (Web Services Management) product.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

As a Lead UI developer on Tivoli Presentation Services (PS) project, responsible for development of PS Java Console using Java Swing as well as the PS Web Console using Servlets, JSPs, JavaScript and DHTML. As an UI architect, responsible for various UI development projects and their adoption by Tivoli products.> Conceived, designed and led development of an innovative Web Component (widget) Library for Java Servlets and Portlets. This ushered a new wave of componentization in web application development.> Drove adoption of the PS Web technology into Tivoli, WebSphere and SMB products.> Led a team of 8 developers, testers and writers in creation of state of the art web widgets > Mentored and led my team to become a UI center of competency for IBM.> Co-authored a unique set of designs, look and feel and behavior guidelines for product UIs.> Saved $500K+ by reusing the web widget technology across teams and significantly reducing overall dev expense in creating web applications.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Started as a Software developer for the Tivoli NetView’s Java Client, where extensively used OOP techniques with C++/Java. On the Global Enterprise Manager project, I was responsible for Java Swing based Console development. Finally, as a UI Lead for Tivoli Business Systems Manager, I was responsible for creating system dependency views for its Java Swing based console.> Developed a topological view for Tivoli NetView network management software.> Developed GEM Java Console with a state of the art topological system dependency view.> Led the UI design and development of TBSM v3 Java Console with highly functional service tree and explorer views.

> Responsible for creation of educational and certification training software > Developed Microhard’s premier courseware and examination framework software in Java. Enabled creation of multiple certification training packages using the above framework

> Planned and designed a new 120,000 sq. ft. data center and computing facility for an industrial construction joint venture between Larsen & Toubro of India, and Chiyoda Corporation of Japan. > Successfully completed implementation of all three phases within deadlines and created an award-winning state-of-the-art design/engineering computing facility.> Standardized IT system & network administration and IT infrastructure management, performed vendor evaluation, contract negotiation and implementation, for all aspects of the data center.

Vadodara, Gujarat, In

As a visiting faculty member, I co-taught the "Computer Architecture" course with Prof. Bhavsar at the Faculty of Technology and Engineering for two semesters. Final year students pursuing BE in Computer Science and BE in Electronics Engineering took this course and benefitted from my depth of knowledge in the subject.

Master Of Science - Ms, Computer Systems Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering, Computer Science