# Rangarajan Ramachandran

> Engineering Leader | ex-Amazon | AI/ML | Patent Holder

Profile: https://flows.cv/rangarajanr

𝗜 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲.
Over 25 years I've led teams through some of the most complex challenges in technology:
▸ Built a 0-to-1 behavioral analytics platform at 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 processing 𝟮𝗕+ daily user interactions
▸ Grew a 4-person engineering team at 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 into a 25-person org through 3 acquisitions
▸ Saved $𝟱𝗠 by redesigning a CRM migration priced at $9M by a third-party consultancy
▸ Named inventor on 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗡𝗼. 𝟭𝟴/𝟱𝟯𝟳,𝟮𝟲𝟱 — Overlay-Based Heatmaps for Dynamic Graphical User Interfaces
🎓 Currently completing the 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗔𝗜 at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business — because the next generation of engineering leaders need to be fluent in what's coming.
💬 If you're building something ambitious and need a leader who can build the team, ship the platform, and navigate the organizational complexity — 𝗹𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸.

## Work Experience
### Software Development Manager, UX Platform [Insights & Analytics] Amazon Web Services @ Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Jan 2021 – Jan 2024 | Palo Alto, California, United States
𝗟𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗔𝗪𝗦 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, owning the strategy, architecture, and delivery of a 0-to-1 behavioral analytics platform consumed by 240+ distinct console applications and serving 8,000+ distinct users.
▸ 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 — Scaled the organization 3x through strategic hiring, upskilling, and talent development 
▸ 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 — Architected a platform processing 2B+ daily user interactions, delivering KPIs, funnel analysis, task flow analysis, Journey Analysis and heatmaps across all AWS consoles 
▸ 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 — Platform adoption across 240+ console applications drove faster decision-making, reduced UX issues, and improved customer satisfaction scores 
▸ 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 — Owned OP1, OP2, and 3-year planning cycles, aligning engineering roadmap with broader AWS objectives 
▸ 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 — Named inventor on U.S. Patent Application No. 18/537,265 — "Overlay-Based Heatmaps for Dynamic Graphical User Interfaces"

### Engineering Leader @ Cord Blood Registry
Jan 2009 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area
𝗖𝗕𝗥 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱'𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸. Built and led the entire engineering organization from the ground up, stewarding it through three acquisitions while growing the customer base from 300K to 2M families.
▸ 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 — Grew engineering organization from 4 to 25, limiting team reduction to under 10% through three acquisitions despite significant external pressure to cut deeper
▸ 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 — Delivered 50+ product updates supporting a 6x increase in customer base, from 300K to 2M families and 100,000+ healthcare providers
▸ 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 — Challenged a $9M, 2-year CRM migration proposal and delivered the same outcome in just over a year at $4M with zero downtime. Recognized with the 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 (𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆) award
▸ 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 — Led three major transformations: on-premises to AWS, monolith to microservices, and Siebel CRM to Salesforce with MuleSoft as iPaaS
▸ 𝗠&𝗔 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 — Navigated three ownership changes (GTCR, AMAG Pharma, California Cryobank) while maintaining technology stability and earning the trust of each successive parent organization

### Technology Architect / Sr. Developer @ LifeMasters Supported SelfCare
Jan 2008 – Jan 2009 | Cupertino, California, United States
𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗦. Designed and developed three major enterprise platforms serving clinical staff, business partners, and patients.
▸ 𝗟𝗠𝗔𝗽𝗽𝘀 — Clinical platform used by LifeMasters registered nurses
▸ 𝗟𝗠𝗗𝘀𝗮 — Partner-facing platform used by business partners
▸ 𝗠𝘆𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 — Patient-facing portal for mediated patients

### Sr. Software Engineer / Consultant @ NTrust Infotech Private Ltd
Jan 1999 – Jan 2008 | Cerritos, California, United States
𝗡𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺. Over 9 years, served as a consultant across multiple engagements with marquee clients spanning financial services, entertainment, and technology.
▸ 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗱 — Cisco Systems, Wells Fargo, Dolby Laboratories, Revlon, GMAC Commercial Mortgages, and Accruent
▸ 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗱 — Full stack development, system architecture, database design, and SDLC ownership across multiple concurrent projects

### Programmer Analyst @ DSQ Software Ltd
Jan 1997 – Jan 1999
𝗗𝗦𝗤 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗧 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗶, 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮. Began career delivering software engineering projects for international clients across Japan and the USA.
▸ 𝗢𝗞𝗜 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰, 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻 — Network Monitoring System for the CharGe System managing Discovery 2000 switch infrastructure
▸ 𝗖𝗦𝗞 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻 — CIMA enterprise application for re-engineered corporate business model
▸ 𝗠𝗰𝗔𝗳𝗲𝗲, 𝗨𝗦𝗔 — Prototype On-Access Virus Scanner for OS/2, first of its kind on that platform


## Education
### MCA
Pondicherry University

### BSc
Bishop Heber College,  Tiruchirappalli

### Professional Certificate in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
UC Berkeley Haas School of
Business


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/rangarajanr
- GitHub: https://github.com/cryoraj
- Email: mailto:rangarajanr@gmail.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-20