Gopinath, Janakiraman

Gopinath, Janakiraman

AVP - R&D IT, Merck Research Labs, Technology partnership - Head of Product lines and Platform

Merck•Edison, New Jersey, United States

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Experience35+ Years

Executive Overview

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Accomplished Software engineer and IT Architect possessing over 26 years of experience in the field of software engineering, IT architecture, application development and operations, 17 of them in managerial and executive positions. Background includes serving as a Chief Architect and Technical Lead on complex IT projects in the fields of commerce, 3D modeling, healthcare, and community volunteering. Versed in managing large and multifunctional IT teams. Excels in the creation of functional requirement specifications and system design documents for IT projects. Utilizes outstanding communication abilities to find the proper approach for each team member and provide high performance. SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE • IT Architecture • Machine learning and computer vision • Project management • Software engineering • IT teams management • Staff training and mentoring • Excellent communication skills • Application development • Pharmaceutical industry, healthcare and life sciences research and development • Telecommunication Industry  • Finance Industry TECHNICAL EXPERTISE • Programming languages: C, C++, Java, Java script, Objective-C, PL/SQL. • Database: Oracle. • Web Technologies: Tomcat, Express, NGINX. • Mobility: IOS, Android. • Operating Systems: Linux (advanced programming), OSX, Unix (advanced programming) and Windows. • IOT: MQTT, RTOS, COAP. • Embedded development: RTOS (mbed), Arduino, raspberry PI, Apache-mynewt. • Others: OpenCV, Machine learning, TensorFlow, Neural Networks using Encog, RDF.

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • Merck & CoCurrent
    Mar 2013–Present· 13 yrs 7 mos
    • Dir. Service Delivery/ManagementCurrent
      Mar 2013–Present
  • MerckCurrent
    2001–Present· 25 yrs 9 mos
    • Executive DirectorCurrent
      Jun 2020–Present
    • Director IT/Architecture
      2014–Present
    • Director of IT/Architecture
      2014–Present
    • Director IT/Architecture
      2001–Present
    • Architect, Application
      Feb 2001–Apr 2005
  • 2014–2015· 1 yr
    • Dir IT/Architecture
      2014–2015
  • 1998–2001· 3 yrs
    • Systems Analyst
      1998–2001
  • 1991–1995· 4 yrs
    • Systems Analyst
      1991–1995

Education

BS

Computer Techology and Informatics

Coimbatore Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Science (BS)

Computer Science

Coimatore institute of technology

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Gopinath, Janakiraman
Vice Chair & President
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer

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Enterprise ArchitectureOracleVendor ManagementDatabase AdministrationSDLCData ModelingBusiness AnalysisData WarehousingUnixSolution ArchitectureFDAPL/SQLShell ScriptingDatabase DesignUnix Shell ScriptingClinical TrialsDatabasesIntegrationPerformance TuningSQL