Parivalavan Manoharan

CTO

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India21 yrs 5 mos experience

AI ML PractitionerAI Enabled

Key Highlights

Led digital transformation for 20+ global publishers.
Grew business revenue from $350K to $3 million.
Implemented AI-driven solutions for operational efficiency.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS technology leader with expertise in digital transformation and AI-driven solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Technology StrategySaas Product DevelopmentArtificial Intelligence (ai)

Other Skills

Machine LearningCloud ComputingTeam ManagementProcess ManagementAI/ML ImplementationSaaS DevelopmentAI GovernanceData SecurityAutomated WorkflowsTechnical SupportXML AutomationProcess ImprovementProcess AutomationCopy EditingCustomer Relations

About

I am a seasoned technology leader and business strategist with over 25+ years of experience, including 16+ years leading digital transformation across the publishing and technology sectors. I have worked with some of the industry’s most respected organizations including KGL, TNQ, and Exeter/Kriyadocs, where I led transformative initiatives that redefined operational efficiency and product scalability. As Chief Technology Officer, I helped grow our business from $350K to $3 million, delivering cloud-first platforms and AI-enabled publishing workflows that serve 20+ global publishers. I have built and scaled teams, architected enterprise SaaS systems, and driven full-stack innovation — from idea to market. I began my journey as an entrepreneur, having founded and run two startups early in my career. That hands-on experience in building and sustaining a business from the ground up shaped my product thinking, customer empathy, and leadership approach. I specialize in technology strategy, workflow automation, AI-driven solutions, and SaaS product development. I thrive at the intersection of technology, business, and design thinking, constantly seeking new ways to simplify complexity and unlock growth. I’m passionate about building high-performance teams, fostering a culture of innovation, and delivering measurable impact through technology that truly empowers people and businesses.

Experience

Kriyadocs

Chief Technology Officer

Jul 2018 – Jul 2025 · 7 yrs · Chennai Area, India · On-site

Scaled business & technology: Grew engineering organisation from a 5 member team to 30+ members, launched end-to-end publishing platform that increased company revenue from $0.35M to $3M in 7 years.
Digital transformation: Shifted business model from manual services to SaaS platform, cutting publishing timelines from 60 days to 15 days and reducing costs by as much as 60%.
Expanded product portfolio: Introduced a peer review platform, extending Kriyadocs’ capabilities upstream in the publishing workflow and opening new revenue opportunities.
Business model: Helped in transforming the per-page pricing model to a SaaS based platform pricing model. This helped to improve the recurring revenue of the company.
AI leadership: (a) Implemented AI/ML tools for editorial automation, structured data extraction, content validation, and accessibility compliance. (b)Authored and enforced AI usage policy (governance, data security, ethical guidelines) adopted company-wide.
Customer onboarding: Reduced onboarding cycle from 6 months to 6 weeks through automation and streamlined processes.
Product excellence: Launched Product NPS program (85%+ satisfaction) and used AI-driven insights to guide roadmap decisions.
Ecosystem building: Led integrations with PubMed, CrossRef, Web of Science, CCC, JISC, etc., making Kriyadocs interoperable with leading industry platforms. This helped in bringing additional revenue of 5%.
Customer success & engagement: Drove adoption by working closely with enterprise customers by being part of the discovery calls during onboarding, demos, and trainings. Insights from these engagements help shape the roadmap priorities, enabled creation of customer-success playbooks, and strengthened retention and satisfaction.

Machine LearningArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingSaaS Product DevelopmentTeam ManagementProcess Management+1

Exeter premedia services

6 roles

GM - Research & Development

Promoted

Dec 2014 – Jun 2018 · 3 yrs 6 mos

Partnered with Professor at IIT Madras to build submission expanding company’s SaaS offerings.
Drove 30% improvement in proofing times and cost reductions by introducing automated typesetting workflows.
Established a technical support organisation with defined SLAs, reducing support escalations and improving client satisfaction.

SaaS DevelopmentAutomated WorkflowsTechnical SupportTechnology StrategySaaS Product Development

DGM - Technology & Strategy

Sep 2013 – Nov 2014 · 1 yr 2 mos

Rebranded “ECS” to “Kriya”, securing first 3 SaaS customers.
Partnered with CEO in sales cycles and led onboarding of initial enterprise clients.

Technology Strategy

Manager - Technology & Strategy

Promoted

Jan 2013 – Aug 2013 · 7 mos

• Conceived, designed, and launched Exeter Collaboration Suite (ECS), an enterprise publishing workflow platform. This helped reduced the operational cost and positioned company as a SaaS vendor.

SaaS Product Development

Assistant Manager

Jan 2012 – Dec 2012 · 11 mos

· Leading the R & D Team
· Responsible for establishing right and improved process
XML automation reducing the processing time from 60 minutes to less than 15 minutes

XML AutomationProcess ImprovementTechnology Strategy

Sr. Software Engineer

Promoted

Jan 2011 – Dec 2011 · 11 mos

· Leading the R & D Team
· Process flow automation, redesign and restructure
· Monitoring the team's performance and reporting to Management

Process AutomationTechnology Strategy

Software Engineer

Dec 2009 – Dec 2010 · 1 yr

· Creation & Redesign of 3B2 Template
· Auto Issue compiliation based on customer input
· Implementation of various tools to help smooth functioning

Knowledgeworks global ltd.

2 roles

3B2 Template Developer

Apr 2008 – Dec 2009 · 1 yr 8 mos

· Responsible for creation of samples for new journals and redesign of existing journals
· Updating the template based on the feed backs from the production team
· Coordinating with production team to ensure smooth transition of new titles from sample to production
· Trouble shooting
· R & D to increase the performance of the templates and to reduce the process cycles to save time

3B2 Paginator

Aug 2005 – Mar 2008 · 2 yrs 7 mos

· Coordination with the pagination team and the technical editors in getting the job done
· Providing feed backs and suggestions to enhance the performance of the templates
· Part of the Revises Team and heading it