Vijay Duraiswamy

CEO

Seattle, Washington, United States18 yrs 8 mos experience
AI ML PractitionerHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led data architecture initiatives at Target.
  • Delivered demand prediction software with 75% accuracy.
  • Secured funding for Prime Gaming expansion.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Gaming expert with strong leadership in data architecture and software development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Data ArchitecturePersonal CoachingMachine LearningMicroservices

Other Skills

Agile Project ManagementBusiness AnalysisBusiness IntelligenceBusiness Process ImprovementCCSSCareer CounselingCommunicationConjoint AnalysisCross-functional Team LeadershipE-commerceHigh Intensity Interval TrainingIntegrationJMPJavaScript

About

As a Principal TPM - Enterprise Architecture at Target, I lead and influence cross-pyramid tech initiatives to set up the company for long-term success. With 15+ years of experience in software development and management, I have a proven track record of delivering innovative solutions that drive business growth and efficiency. I hold an MS in Information Systems from the University of Arizona and a Bachelor of Engineering from Anna University. I am also certified as an Information Systems Security Professional, by the Committee of National Security Systems and a User Experience designer from Cornell University. My skills include conjoint analysis, machine learning, and microservices. I am passionate about leveraging technology to solve complex problems and create value for my organization and stakeholders.

Experience

18 yrs 8 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 8 mos
Average Tenure
3 yrs 10 mos
Current Experience

Target

Principal TPM - Enterprise Architecture

Aug 2022Present · 3 yrs 10 mos · Seattle, Washington, United States · Hybrid

  • Led the Enterprise Data Architecture team at Target to build a Data mesh for tech advancements.
  • Influenced cross-pyramid initiatives to set up Target for long term success.
  • Modernized legacy infrastructure to enable Target for future growth.
Data Architecture

Gritsquad

CFO - Chief Fitness/Finance officer

Dec 2021Present · 4 yrs 6 mos · Seattle, Washington, United States · Hybrid

Personal CoachingCareer CounselingWeight TrainingHigh Intensity Interval TrainingMarketing Strategy

Amazon

6 roles

Software Development Manager

Sep 2020Jun 2022 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Delivered software to predict demand for devices pre-launch via conjoint analysis and machine learning with 75% accuracy. Rebuilt functional components in microservices to replace legacy monolithic service to reduce operational burden by 50% and enable faster development. Hired and on-boarded 10+ engineers/TPM to deliver on organizational goals.
Machine LearningMicroservices

Sr. Technical Program Manager

Sep 2019Sep 2020 · 1 yr

  • Pitched and secured funding for Prime Gaming expansion with Amazon senior leadership. Internationally expanded Prime Gaming benefits to 5 countries - India, Brazil, Netherlands, Singapore, and United Arab Emirates. Developed direct partnership with top Indian game developers and launched multi-month campaigns on Ludo King (#1 game with indian mobile gamers) and World Cricket Championships 3.

Technical Program Manager II at Prime Gaming

Promoted

Aug 2017Sep 2019 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Managed & launched technical integration on Blizzard, Electronic Arts, Wargaming, Bethesda and more. Built the v1.0 fraud & abuse detection platform and introduced benefits to Australian Prime customers.

Program Manager II - Technical

Oct 2016Aug 2017 · 10 mos

  • Managed end to end manual & automated testing of 3P apps with 100s of third-party developers
  • Launched Fire TV in 2016, 2017 & 2018 with 99% 3P App compatibility
  • Optimized testing suite for maximum coverage with time to market and Android version changes
  • Interfaced with Peers across multiple geographies to support 18-hour testing operations

Program Manager - Device & Program launch

Dec 2014Oct 2016 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Launched - 5th generation of Kindle tablets & Amazon Underground with 98% catalog compatibility
  • Managed 5 member team and created specific tasks to develop them in their career aspirations
  • Created and maintained weekly business review metrics for Appstore operations to executives
  • Implemented lean methodology to improve operational efficiency for Appstore content opertions
  • Captured Voice of the Customer through ticketing data and optimized Appstore content operations

Program Manager - Content Ingestion

Sep 2013Dec 2014 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Amazon Disc on Demand is a Manufacture on demand service for DVDs supported by Amazon
  • Managed the entire Amazon Disc on Demand operations generating 25M USD in revenue
  • Revamped the existing on-boarding process and increased vendor sign ups by 150% in six months Identified product and process improvements with engineering to reduce cycle time by 35% YoY
  • Created & automated weekly reporting on content ingestion and defect tracking metrics.

Epsilon

Client Integration Engineer

Feb 2012Aug 2013 · 1 yr 6 mos · Greater Chicago Area

  • Integrate proprietary framework with retailer site to gather site visit data to fuel campaigns
  • Monitor Advertising Campaigns for Clients with marketing spend upto $800k per yr
  • Create automated tools and systems to increase efficiency and prevent human errors
  • Interface with Designers & Engineering teams to plan strategy based on budget & technical factors
  • Analyze areas of improvement to increase efficiency within internal and external teams
  • Create visualizations to interactively explain data to client and internal teams

Sanofi-aventis

Business Analyst Intern

May 2011Dec 2011 · 7 mos · Tucson, Arizona Area

  • Conducted a comparative analysis of data pipelining tools - Scitegic Pipeline Pilot and KNIME (Konstanz Information Miner) and evaluated technical & training cost of upgrading to KNIME.
  • Re-Engineered pharmaceutical protocols in KNIME and scalability analysis of the tool for future functionality.
  • Served as a liaison between Sanofi-Aventis and KNIME team based in Frankfurt.
  • Actively involved in the analysis of future scope and development of KNIME and its contributors to public repository under GPL.
  • Integration of MS Sharepoint pages to Knime through Web Services.

Arizona cancer center

Graduate Assistant - Web Analyst

Jan 2011Apr 2011 · 3 mos · Tucson, Arizona Area

  • Requirement Analysis for designing dashboards and reports for the web-based bio-informatics application
  • Performance enhancement and standalone application development of the research publication website of bioinformatics.
  • Analysis on the development of a standalone application from the web based publication maintenance system.

Infosys

Software Engineer

Jul 2006Jul 2010 · 4 yrs · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Requirement and Feasibility Analysis based on the current system of Finacle - The Universal Banking Solution, Infosys. Web development, Database maintenance, performance tuning and version controlling.
  • In addition to this brand management of the unit, employee relations were the soft skills handled as a part of the job.
  • Client I - Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC)
  • Single point of contact and devised designs by analyzing requirements of the client.
  • System Administrator and Configuration Controller for the project.
  • Maintenance and performance monitoring of databases in Oracle and DB2.
  • Technical lead for refactoring and performance tuning of C based applications.
  • Worked extensively with MS Project and MS Excel tools for estimation and analysis.
  • Client II - URALSIB financial corporation
  • Spearheaded the customization of Core banking modules in basic C and C++ languages with Oracle database.
  • Anchored defect fixing, performance tuning initiatives and test automation of test scripts for Quality Assurance.
  • Worked on the estimation, design, development, migration, testing and maintenance stages of the product.

Education

University of Arizona - Eller College of Management

MS- MIS — Information Systems

Jan 2010Jan 2011

Anna University Chennai

Bachelor of Engineering — Electrical & Electronics

Jan 2002Jan 2006

Asan Memorial

HSC

Jan 2000Jan 2002

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