Anandaganesh Balakrishnan

Anandaganesh Balakrishnan is a skilled Principal Software Engineer specializing in Data Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, and AI, currently working at American Water since March 2023. Anandaganesh is responsible for creating and optimizing data virtualization infrastructure and leading data initiatives within the organization. In addition to this role, Anandaganesh serves as a mentor at adplist.org and holds positions as a Technical Editor and Reviewer for Manning Publications, Packt, and various journals, focusing on data engineering, cloud computing, and machine learning. Previous experience includes serving as VP of Data Engineering at Roc360, where design and implementation of advanced data infrastructure were achieved, and a Principal Data Engineer at Susquehanna International Group, where low-latency data architecture frameworks for energy trading were developed. Anandaganesh holds an MS in Information Systems Management from Carnegie Mellon University and a BEng in Mechanical Engineering from PSG College of Technology.