Kamal Raj Guptha R

Engineering Leadership Mentor at Plato

Kamal Raj Guptha R has extensive work experience in various roles and companies. Their most recent position is at Jeavio as an Engineering Manager. In this role, they lead a team of 20+ engineers in building and maintaining extraction, transformation, and loading systems for new-age software networking devices. Kamal is dedicated to developing their team by providing psychological safety, growth-oriented feedback, and cultivating a positive team culture.

Prior to Jeavio, Kamal worked at Plato as an Engineering Leadership Mentor, where they mentored global mentees in engineering management. Kamal Raj Guptha also gained knowledge and skills through teaching and sharing their experiences.

Kamal worked at Oracle for a significant portion of their career, with roles including Senior Principal Consultant, Automation Manager, and Senior Team Lead. Kamal Raj Guptha achieved notable accomplishments such as automating disaster recovery instances, transforming teams' performance through Agile practices, and leading post-refresh automation instructions for on-premises customers.

Before joining Oracle, Kamal co-founded Hari Om Foods, where they contributed to revamping the family business and participated in ideation and go-to-market strategies.

Earlier in their career, Kamal worked at NetApp as an MTS-3, where they optimized tool investments and improved developer productivity. Kamal Raj Guptha also recruited and mentored interns.

At Logica, Kamal served as an IT Consultant and received recognition for quick learning and automating platform migration. Kamal Raj Guptha also worked as a support analyst and soft skills trainer.

Kamal began their career at Wipro Technologies as a Software Engineer, where they delivered high-quality modules and served as an onsite coordinator. Kamal Raj Guptha also worked as a Perl developer and module leader.

Their first job was as a Customer Support Representative at Msource India Private Limited, where they gained valuable soft skills experience.

Overall, Kamal Raj Guptha R has a diverse and successful career with a focus on leadership, mentorship, automation, and engineering management.

Kamal Raj Guptha R completed their education in a chronological manner. Kamal Raj Guptha started by attending Vasavi Vidhyalaya M. Hr. Sec School from 1997 to 1999, where they completed their 12th standard in Computer Science, Maths, Physics, and Chemistry. Kamal Raj Guptha then pursued a B. Sc in Applied Sciences with a focus on Information Technology from VLB JACET, graduating in 2002. Following that, Kamal Raj Guptha R attended the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani from 2003 to 2007, where they earned their M.S in Software Engineering.

In addition to their formal education, Kamal Raj Guptha R obtained various certifications throughout their career. These certifications include:

1. 12 Factor App from KodeKloud, obtained in March 2023.

2. Terraform: From Beginner to Master with Examples in AWS from Educative, Inc., obtained in October 2021.

3. Oracle Certified Foundations Associate from Oracle, obtained in September 2021.

4. [PCEP-30-01] PCEP – Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer from the Python Institute, obtained in July 2021.

5. Certificate of Completion - Systems Design Assessment from AlgoExpert, obtained in April 2021.

6. Learning Docker from LinkedIn, obtained in February 2020.

7. Presenting Technical Information with Stories from LinkedIn, obtained in November 2019.

8. Python Data Structures: Stacks, Queues, and Deques from LinkedIn, obtained in November 2019.

9. Linux: Shells and Processes from LinkedIn, obtained in October 2019.

10. Web Development Foundations: Web Technologies from LinkedIn, obtained in August 2019.

11. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2018 Certified Architect Associate from Oracle, obtained in April 2019.

12. CSM - Certified Scrum Master from Scrum Alliance, obtained in December 2015.

Kamal Raj Guptha R also holds the certifications of Certified SAFe® 4 Agilist from Scaled Agile, Inc. and Evernote Community Leader from Evernote, although the details of the specific months and years of obtaining these certifications are not provided.

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  • Engineering Leadership Mentor

    December, 2022 - present