Somasundaram Valliappan

Somasundaram Valliappan is an experienced IT professional with a strong background in software development and big data solutions. Currently serving as a Lead Consultant at BBI since June 2021, Valliappan has been instrumental in projects involving the design and development of big data pipelines, utilizing technologies such as Spark, Hadoop, and Hive. With a tenure at ITI Data since December 2014 as a Software Development Consultant, responsibilities include creating Sqoop scripts for efficient data interaction between HDFS and RDBMS. Previously, Valliappan worked as a Consultant at Polaris Consulting & Services Ltd, where data transformation for trading information was the focus, and as a Software Engineer at Virtusa, contributing to data warehouse projects with complex data processing. Valliappan earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology (2005-2009).