Krishna Kumar Manivannan

CTO

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India11 yrs 3 mos experience

AI EnabledAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

11+ years of experience in Python and AI tools.
Led initiatives in DevOps automation and engineering governance.
Trained over 250 students in Python and software development.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS-focused engineering leader with expertise in automation and developer productivity.

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Skills

Core Skills

DevopsEngineering GovernanceTeam LeadershipProject ManagementAutomationCi/cdSoftware DevelopmentData Engineering

Other Skills

Leading Development TeamsProgram CreationResearch Project ManagementCollaborative R&DService-Level Agreements (SLA)GitHubVisualizationGit BASHData AnalysisNetwork SecurityJenkinsDashboardsContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)Machine LearningData Visualization

About

Engineering leader with 11+ years of experience in Python, AI tools, and platform engineering, currently working as a Tech Anchor at Ford Motor Company driving code quality, DevOps automation, and engineering governance. I build scalable applications using Python (Django, Flask), Angular, and cloud platforms, while developing AI-powered developer tools and centralized engineering dashboards integrating SonarQube, FOSSA, and monitoring systems. Leading initiatives around Tekton CI/CD pipelines, application health monitoring, developer productivity platforms, and engineering compliance frameworks while supporting Data Science and Data Engineering teams. I regularly conduct engineering Gemba Walks, architecture reviews, and code quality assessments to continuously improve engineering maturity and delivery standards. Passionate about mentoring engineers and enabling careers in tech — trained 250+ students in Python and software development through workshops and bootcamps. Specialties: Python • AI Tools • DevOps • Platform Engineering • CI/CD • Tekton • Django • Flask • Angular • Cloud • ELK Stack #Python #AI #DevOps #PlatformEngineering #CloudComputing

Experience

Ford motor company

Tech Anchor

Oct 2025 – Present · 5 mos

Data EngineeringSoftware DevelopmentDevOpsEngineering Governance

Access technology group nl

Research Development Team Lead

Jun 2024 – Oct 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Leading Development TeamsProgram CreationResearch Project ManagementCollaborative R&DService-Level Agreements (SLA)Team Leadership+1

Rohde & schwarz

Research Development Team Lead

Jan 2022 – May 2024 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Working here as an Automation Lead to Provide New Automation Thoughts to reduce the Human interventions on Instrument Testing, Debugging and so on. Motivating the team to Improve their Automation skill and make them to develop the automation scripts. Handling CI/CD projects and maintaining the AGILE environment with DevOps Practice.

GitHubVisualizationGit BASHData AnalysisDevOpsNetwork Security+17