Ilangovel Thulasimani

Co-Founder and CTO at Practically

Ilangovel Thulasimani has a diverse and extensive work experience spanning over two decades. Ilangovel is currently the Co-Founder and CTO at Practically since 2018. Before that, they co-founded Corsalite in 2014, with a vision to provide equal educational opportunities to students. Ilangovel served as the Co-Founder and CTO at Corsalite where they developed a philosophy focused on making learning enjoyable and effortless.

Between 2016 and 2017, Ilangovel worked as a Technology Leader and Enterprise Architect as an Independent Consultant. During this time, they enjoyed solving new challenges in enterprise architecture and big data analytics. Ilangovel successfully built a next-generation Big Data platform architecture leveraging the Hadoop ecosystem.

Prior to this, from 2012 to 2016, Ilangovel held the position of VP - Enterprise Architecture at Lumeris. Ilangovel provided architecture solutions, technology leadership, and played a crucial role in evolving the enterprise technology landscape towards robust and scalable cloud analytics platforms and services.

From 2008 to 2012, Ilangovel worked as a Principal Architect - Technology at Cognizant Technology Solutions. Ilangovel led a team of architects responsible for technology solutions and guidelines in a customer account generating significant revenue. Ilangovel also played a key role in championing innovation and the adoption of new technologies.

Earlier in their career, Ilangovel held various positions at Purkinje/Wellinx, including Director of Engineering / Lead Architect and Mentor, where they managed delivery and engineering teams and implemented large-scale cloud solutions. Ilangovel also worked as a Lead Java Developer and Architect, involved in system analysis, architectural design, and development.

Before Purkinje/Wellinx, Ilangovel worked as a Consultant Software Engineer / Programmer Analyst at COMSYS, where they designed and developed Java web applications and conducted performance analysis. Ilangovel also worked at Tata Consultancy Services as a Project Leader and Assistant Systems Engineer, managing projects, teams, and ensuring compliance with CMM Level 5 process requirements.

Overall, Ilangovel Thulasimani's work experience showcases their expertise in enterprise architecture, technology leadership, big data analytics, and their passion for providing equal educational opportunities.

Ilangovel Thulasimani attended Anna University, but the specific dates and details of their education at this institution are not provided. From 1993 to 1997, they studied at the College of Engineering, Guindy, where they pursued a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree in Mechanical Engineering.

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