Vipul Lonkar
About Vipul Lonkar
Vipul Lonkar is a Senior Director of Engineering at Avaamo, where he has worked since 2022. He has extensive experience in engineering roles at various companies, including Avaamo and TIBCO Software Inc., and holds degrees in Information Technology from Amravati University and DAIICT.
Current Role at Avaamo
Vipul Lonkar currently serves as the Senior Director of Engineering - IVA at Avaamo. He has held this position since 2022, contributing to the company's engineering initiatives in Pune, Maharashtra, India. In this role, he oversees engineering operations and drives the development of innovative solutions within the organization.
Previous Experience at Avaamo
Prior to his current role, Vipul Lonkar worked at Avaamo in various engineering positions. He served as the Director of Engineering, Platform from 2019 to 2022, and as the Head of Engineering, India from 2018 to 2019. His tenure at Avaamo spanned a total of three years, during which he played a key role in engineering leadership.
Professional Background
Vipul Lonkar has a diverse professional background in software engineering. He worked at TIBCO Software Inc. as a Member of Technical Staff from 2010 to 2014. Additionally, he was employed at Persistent Systems Ltd as a Software Engineer from 2008 to 2010 and as an Intern in 2008. His experience includes deploying applications and utilizing various server technologies.
Education and Expertise
Vipul Lonkar holds a Master of Science in Information Technology (MS IT) from DAIICT, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, which he completed from 2006 to 2008. He also earned a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Information Technology from Amravati University between 2001 and 2005. His expertise includes deploying applications using tools like Capistrano and Monit, and he is proficient in performance testing tools such as Curl Loader and OpenSTA.
Technical Skills and Mentorship
Vipul Lonkar has developed Firefox plug-ins using XPCOM and XUL technologies. He has experience with various server technologies including Mongrel, Passenger, Thin, Apache, Nginx, and Tomcat. He actively mentors new team members in Ruby and Ruby on Rails, sharing his knowledge and expertise to foster their development in these programming languages.