Raghavan Santhana Gopalakrishnan
About Raghavan Santhana Gopalakrishnan
Raghavan Santhana Gopalakrishnan is a Senior Software Engineer at HTC Global Services with extensive experience in the insurance domain and a strong technical background.
Title and Current Position
Raghavan Santhana Gopalakrishnan is currently a Senior Software Engineer at HTC Global Services. Since 2021, he has been working in Bloomington, Illinois, United States.
Professional Experience at HTC Global Services
Raghavan has been with HTC Global Services since 2018. He first held the role of Sr Application Developer - CAPSIL from 2018 to 2021 in Lansing, Michigan. He then transitioned to the role of Software Application Developer, and since 2021, he has been serving as a Senior Software Engineer in Bloomington, Illinois.
Previous Roles at Cognizant
Prior to joining HTC Global Services, Raghavan worked at Cognizant. From 2016 to 2018, he was a HUON Application Developer in Costa Mesa, California. Before that, he held the same role from 2014 to 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Additionally, from 2011 to 2014, he was an Associate at Cognizant in Chennai Area, India.
Earlier Career in Software Engineering
Raghavan started his career as a Software Engineer at Tech Mahindra (formerly Mahindra Satyam), where he worked from 2006 to 2010. He then moved to Wipro as a Senior Software Engineer from 2010 to 2011 before joining Cognizant.
Education Background
Raghavan holds a Postgraduate Degree in Finance and Financial Management Services from the Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad, which he completed from 2010 to 2011. He also earned a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Mechanical Engineering from Shri Angalamma College of Engineering and Technology, which he completed from 2002 to 2006. His earlier education includes an HSC in Biology from ER Higher Secondary School (2000-2002) and an SSLC from Mahatma Gandhi Centenary Vidyalaya (1996-2000).
Technical Skills and Domain Expertise
Raghavan possesses deep domain expertise in Life and Property & Casualty Insurance, specifically with CAPSIL, HUON, and Ingenium Admin systems. He is proficient in a technical stack that includes COBOL, NATURAL, JCL, DB2, ADABAS, CICS, and Open Text Exstream Dialogue, as well as REXX, File-Aid, Endeavor, and Expeditor tools. He also has good knowledge of Azure fundamentals, AWS services like Terraform, EC2, S3, Athena, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
Project Management and Leadership
Raghavan has extensive experience in leading teams both technically and functionally. He is well-versed in project management and has successfully executed multiple projects in parallel.