Anand Kidder

Anand Kidder has over 17 years of experience in the IT industry. Anand currently holds the position of Sr. Vice President - Chief Architect - Enterprise Solutions at Apexon since September 2020. Prior to this, Anand worked as a Consultant at Lockton Companies from October 2018 to September 2020, where they served as Sr. Delivery Executive / Architect. In this role, they built and presented target state Enterprise data and Solution Architecture, designed and implemented Azure Cloud based Enterprise Modern Data Platform, and established Data Management Principles to streamline processes and reduce costs.

Before joining Lockton Companies, Anand worked as a Consultant at DST Systems from August 2016 to October 2018. In this position, they managed a portfolio of $6 million and built Global delivery teams across multiple locations. Anand worked with stakeholders to define target state architecture and tech stack.

From September 2011 to March 2016, Anand served as VP at JPMorgan Chase, where they managed multiple Ab-Initio projects as the Global Delivery Lead. Anand was involved in the end-to-end SDLC of various Consumer Community Banking projects.

Anand also worked at IBM as an IT Specialist/Project Lead from November 2008 to September 2011, leading a team of 20 and managing the development and enhancement of existing and new projects. Prior to that, they gained experience as an Information Technology Analyst at Tata Consultancy Services from 2005 to 2008, where they established and managed regression and performance testing and designed the ETL framework for financial data warehouse.

Anand started their career at Syntel in 2003 as an Analyst. During their time there, they migrated legacy mainframe systems using the Ab-initio tool and managed multiple projects for AllState Insurance.

Overall, Anand Kidder has a strong background in architecture, data management, and project management, with experience in various industries such as insurance and banking.

Anand Kidder completed a Master of Computer Applications (MCA) degree in Computer Science from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, from 2000 to 2003. Prior to that, they attended DAV Jawahar Vidhya Mandir from 1988 to 1997, although the degree and field of study are unspecified.

Anand Kidder has also obtained various certifications. These include "Learning Kubernetes" from LinkedIn in February 2021, "Agile at Work: Building Your Agile Team" from LinkedIn in January 2021, "Agile at Work: Planning with Agile User Stories" from LinkedIn in January 2021, "Critical Thinking" from LinkedIn in January 2021, "Product Management: Building a Product Strategy" from LinkedIn in January 2021, "Solving Business Problems" from LinkedIn in January 2021, "Strategic Thinking" from LinkedIn in January 2021, "The Six Biases of Decision-Making" from LinkedIn in January 2021, "Leveraging Cloud-Based Machine Learning on AWS: Real-World Applications" from LinkedIn in December 2020, "Advanced Python" from LinkedIn in May 2020, "Azure Serverless Computing" from LinkedIn in May 2020, "AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate: 9 Services and Design Scenarios" from LinkedIn in April 2020, "AWS: Automation and Optimization" from LinkedIn in April 2020, "IT Specialist" from IBM (year unspecified), "Core Banking & Finance Certification" from GlobeCon (year unspecified), and "IBM Certified DB2 user" from IBM (year unspecified).