Ram Marappan
About Ram Marappan
Ram Marappan serves as the Senior Director of Technology at Leaf Home, focusing on efficiency and commitment in engineering teams. With extensive experience in technology leadership across various companies, he specializes in building distributed systems and has a strong background in software design and architecture.
Work at Leaf Home
Ram Marappan serves as the Senior Director of Technology at Leaf Home, a position he has held since 2023. He is based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. In this role, he focuses on enhancing engineering team efficiency and fulfilling commitments. His leadership style incorporates the 'Loosely-Coupled, Highly-Aligned' principle, which emphasizes flexibility and alignment within teams.
Education and Expertise
Ram Marappan studied Computer Science at Northern Illinois University, where he earned a Master of Science degree from 1992 to 1994. He also completed his undergraduate studies at Bharathiar University from 1987 to 1991. His educational background supports his expertise in software design, team management, and engineering leadership.
Background
Ram Marappan has extensive experience in technology and engineering roles across various companies. He worked at Allstate Insurance Company for six years as an IT Consultant and then as a Senior Architect. He also held positions at HERE Technologies, where he progressed through several engineering leadership roles from 2014 to 2021. His previous roles include Chief Technology Officer at Prisidio and Director of Technology at Redbox Instant by Verizon.
Achievements
Ram Marappan has a proven track record in managing product portfolios that generate multi-million dollar annual revenues. He specializes in building high-volume, low-latency distributed systems, utilizing technologies such as Java, AWS, and open-source software. His hands-on approach to large-scale design and systems architecture has contributed to the success of various engineering projects throughout his career.