Perumal Balakrishnan

Perumal Balakrishnan has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Perumal started their career as a Consultant at Deutsche Bank in 1998 and then moved on to work as a Consultant at Elcamino Resources in 2000. At Elcamino Resources, they developed an Expense Reimbursement Intranet Application and contributed in various roles including analysis, design, coding and development of business rules and integration modules.

In 2000, Balakrishnan joined E*TRADE Financial as a Senior Software Engineer. Here, they employed design patterns and designed a framework for data access, incorporating features such as transactions, ORM, exception handling, and batch load & save. Perumal also introduced coding standards.

In 2005, Balakrishnan joined Intel Corporation as a Solution Architect. Perumal'sresponsibilities included establishing future state technology roadmaps, driving vision alignment, and communicating decisions and plans to stakeholders. Perumal also mentored tech leads and played a role in establishing and institutionalizing enterprise architecture.

From 2006 to 2007, Balakrishnan worked as a Group Manager at Symphony Services. In this role, they were involved in sprint planning, work estimation, recruitment of resources, risk assessment, and delivery processes. Perumal also led a team of 80 people and maintained customer relationships.

From 2007 to 2018, Balakrishnan served as the Director of R&D at EF Education First, where they managed a core team on research and development. Perumal liaised with business units and technical teams across various locations.

Lastly, Balakrishnan currently holds the position of Director R&D at Idexcel since 2018. Perumal leads an 80-member team on product development, testing, and AWS/DevOps. Perumal strategizes product and service delivery with the sales director, client service director, and CEO. Balakrishnan is also involved in establishing best practices in development using technologies like Ruby on Rails, Java, and Angular, while also focusing on building a dynamic company culture and managing outsourcing and vendor relationships.

Perumal Balakrishnan's education history starts with their Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) degree in Commerce and Accounts obtained from A M Jain College from 1989 to 1991. Perumal then pursued an Advanced Diploma in Computer Systems with a focus on Computer Programming at the National Institute of Information Technology (NIIT) from 1992 to 1994.

In 1991, Perumal also pursued the CWA Inter degree in Cost and Management Accountancy from the Institute of Cost Accountants of India.

To further enhance their education, Perumal earned a Master of Computer Applications (M.C.A.) degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Madras.

In addition to their formal education, Perumal has obtained several certifications. These include Tableau Essential Training from LinkedIn in February 2020, ITIL® Foundation 4 First Look from LinkedIn in April 2019, Scribe Level II from Scribe Software in July 2017, AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate from Amazon Web Services in May 2017, and Agile Certification from GoodAgile (specific month and year of obtaining this certification is not provided).