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Application Architect / IBM Certified First-Line Manager | IBM Bluehack Innovator | Agentic AI
Application Architect - Microservices / IBM Certified First-Line Manager, IBM Generative AI Architect by profession, an Artist | Photographer | Public Speaker | Technical Author by hobby with rich experience in broad spectrum of areas in IT (R&D), Generative AI, Software Development, Project Operations, Application Prototyping, Application Installation and Deployment, UML Modelling & Project Management. Currently working as Application Architect / PeM at IBM. Spearheading Generative AI initiatives for developer productivity improvement at IBM. Experienced in developing G2N™(Gross to Net), R2™ (Revenue Recognition), RM™ (Revenue Management) and Sales/Pricing forecasting products for world's best managed top life-sciences & pharmaceutical companies which covers GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Ivax, Edwards Life Sciences, Covance, Covidien, IMS Health, Smiths Medicals etc listed in fortune 500. Experienced in developing HR & Financial SaaS based Solutions like AGT, HRMS, BPS & HRworkways. Published 10 research papers during undergraduate program, both International & National in various reputed journals including IEEE, IJCA in the area of Cloud Computing, Distributed Systems and Computer Networks which are indexed with Google Scholar, SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS), ADS Labs, Harvard University, DOAJ, PennState University and various other research databases and Uni. Awarded with Best Outgoing Student Award for significant research contribution and excellent academic performance (CGPA 9.68/10.0). Authored 2 Book Chapters on network security published by IGI Global,US,indexed with Scopus ✉ Send an email to alokvishwakarma@outlook.com to learn more or visit http://www.kumaralok.in
Loyola Institute Of Business Administration
Executive Education, Certificate Program in Project Management
N/A – Present
PMIST Tamil Nadu, India
Bachelor's Degree, B.Tech, Information Technology (Honours)
N/A – Present
HLJ Inter College,Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh
10+2, Mathematics
N/A – Present
HLJ Inter College, Ambedkar Nagar,Uttar Pradesh
High School, Science
N/A – Present
IBM
Application Architect/PeM
January 1, 2026 – Present
IBM
Technical Manager/PeM
December 1, 2019 – January 1, 2026
100Dots Photography
Wildlife & Nature Photographer
October 1, 2018 – Present
Chennai Area, India
IBM
Technical Team Lead
July 1, 2018 – January 1, 2021
IGI Global
Reviewer
July 1, 2018 – Present
Downtown Speakers Forum
Vice-President | Education
November 1, 2017 – April 1, 2018
Chennai Area, India
Toastmasters International
Public Relations Manager
July 1, 2017 – June 1, 2018
Toastmasters International
Secretary
January 1, 2017 – June 1, 2017
Aon
Aon Brand Ambassador
September 1, 2016 – June 1, 2017
Aon
IND IT Software Engineer II
October 1, 2015 – July 1, 2018
IGI Global
Author - Book Chapter
September 1, 2015 – Present
International Journal of Computing & Digital Systems, University of Bahrain
Reviewer
April 1, 2014 – Present
Sakheer - Kingdom of Bahrain, University of Bahrain
Sysbiz Technologies (A Subsidiary of BPI Technologies Inc., USA)
Software Engineer | D3
May 1, 2012 – September 1, 2015
Chennai, India
CMC Limited (A Subsidiary of Tata Consultancy Services)
Project Trainee
June 1, 2011 – July 1, 2011
Noida Area, India
HCL Infosystems Ltd
Industrial Training Program
December 1, 2010 – December 1, 2010
Chennai Area, India
IEEE
Vice Chairman - IEEE Student Branch
May 1, 2010 – May 1, 2012
IEEE
Student Member
May 1, 2009 – May 1, 2012
IEEE Communications Society
Student Member
May 1, 2009 – May 1, 2012
Tamil Nadu, India
IEEE
Guest Speaker/Delegate
March 1, 2009 – Present
Energy Club, PMIST,Tamil Nadu
Joint Secretary
August 1, 2008 – September 1, 2010
Value Stream Mapping (VSM)
March 1, 2016 – April 1, 2016
The Objective of this project work to reduce lead time using lean methodology - VSM. As a result, it improves the productivity and reduce schedule slippage, better understanding of wastes and their causes and provides a road map towards lean production line. Team Size: 3 Tools Used: SIPOC, FMEA, MAD, Fishbone, CAPA and 5 Why's
AGT (Aon Garnishment Tool) - a BOGART Solution
February 1, 2016 – Present
Role: Senior Developer, Development of new module and changes in AGT Project Domain: Human Capital Management Technologies Used: Alloy UI, Liferay 6.1, Oracle 10g, jQuery, AJAX
Benefit Payment Services (BPS)
December 1, 2015 – Present
Role: Senior Developer, Enhancements and Bug Fixes Project Domain: Human Capital Management Tool Description: Comprehensive Payroll Services for both Qualified and Non-Qualified Payments Technologies Used: Ext.js, Spring 3.0, jQuery, Oracle PeopleSoft 9.0
HRWorkWays® - a Human Capital Managament Solution
December 1, 2015 – Present
Role: Senior Developer, Product Support / Enhancements Project Domain: Human Capital Management Technologies Used: Vignette Portal, IBM MQ, Java EE, jQuery
SMART Electrical Energy Metering With Enhanced Security Mechanism Using ECC-Stegano Scheme
August 1, 2012 – Present
• Final Project for the award of B.Tech Degree In Information Technology. • Published at IEEE International Conference on Future Networks, China. • Conference CD-ROM Version, IEEE Catalog Number: CFP1185G-CDR, ISBN: 978-1-4577-0173-3 • Print Version, IEEE Catalog Number: CFP1185G-PRT, ISBN: 978-1-4577-0172-6 • Abstract:The significant improvement in the information and communication Technology (ICT) increases various new needs. Electricity boards also has no exception but still there is only conventional way to measure the electricity bill i.e. assessing is done manually, which is an time consuming and expensive process and it requires lot of human effort. There are several methods were proposed for this but still there is problem with the security over the insecure channel. In this paper we provides the detailed design and implementation of SMART Electrical Energy Metering Method using GPRS and Web interface along with Elliptic Curve Crypto-Stegano (ECC-Stegano) Scheme which provides the better security over the insecure channel and solves the problem of manual billing system without replacing the existing energy meter and also a brief description of Existing Metering Methods. This project work can play a better role to make electricity bill measurement ICT enabled and also in delivering our vision of integrating technology towards a solution.
BPI Revenue Management (BPI RM™)
May 1, 2012 – September 1, 2015
Role: Product Developer, Project Domain: Life Science- Revenue Management • Development of Prototype as per New Requirements. • Jboss 5.0.1.GA server configuration for Demo Environment Product Description: BPI Revenue Management (BPI RM™) is an end-to-end solution for revenue and contract management including control of pricing, compliance, chargebacks, rebates, admin fees and membership. It is the only software that offers a solution for distributors, GPO’s and manufacturers. Product is being used by over 100 lifescience manufacturers, distributors/ wholesalers, and GPOs. This product, due to BPI’s underlying true multitenant technology, is offered in four business modes: On-premise, Hosted, SaaS, and via a BPI 3rd Party Services Provider, giving users the flexibility to mix and match RM functionality even in hybrid business modes. Scalable to meet the demands of any size life-sciences business, BPI RM with over 20 business modules meets all commercial and government business requirements
BPI Revenue Recognition (BPI R2™)
May 1, 2012 – September 1, 2015
Role: Product Developer, Product Domain: Life Science- Revenue Recognition Technologies Used: Vaadin 6.x, Liferay 6.x, JBoss 7.x • Responsible for end-to-end product development process. • Responsible for development of different product modules and Bug fixes, and worked closely with clients and functional team to establish problem specifications. •Responsible for providing technical support to client as well as functional team. Product Description: BPI Revenue Recognition (BPI R2™) is an end-to-end solution for Accrual Management & Forecasting. It includes several other sub-modules such as Foundation and System Utilities, Proposals & Contracts, Product & Customer Management, Data Management, Organization & Relationship Management, Reconcillation Management "TRUE-UP", Business Process Management, Formula Engine, Commercial & Channel Forecasting, Government Forecasting, Pricing Impact Analysis, Performance & Analytics.
Travel & Transportation Industry Foundations
IBM
June 23, 2026 – Present
Enterprise Design Thinking - Team Essentials for AI
IBM
June 23, 2026 – Present
OWASP: Web Application Security
Skillsoft
June 23, 2026 – Present
Mindshift: Break Through Obstacles to Learning and Discover Your Hidden Potential
Coursera
June 23, 2026 – Present
Complete Elasticsearch Masterclass with Kibana and Logstash
Udemy
June 23, 2026 – Present
Communication Strategies for a Virtual Age
Coursera
June 23, 2026 – Present
Foundations of Everyday Leadership
Coursera
June 23, 2026 – Present
Manage & Influence Your Virtual Team
Udemy
June 23, 2026 – Present
Explorations into Mindfulness
IBM
June 23, 2026 – Present
Security Architect: Secure Coding Concepts
Skillsoft
June 23, 2026 – Present
IBM Agile Achiever
IBM
June 23, 2026 – Present
IBM Garage Method for Cloud Explorer
IBM
June 23, 2026 – Present
Data Science Foundations - Level 1
IBM
June 23, 2026 – Present
Cognitive Practitioner
IBM
June 23, 2026 – Present
IBM Agile Advocate
IBM
June 23, 2026 – Present
Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®)
Scrum Alliance
June 23, 2026 – Present
Enterprise Design Thinking Co-Creator
IBM
June 23, 2026 – Present
IBM Agile Explorer
IBM
June 23, 2026 – Present
Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner
IBM
June 23, 2026 – Present
IBM Blockchain Essentials
IBM
June 23, 2026 – Present
Python for Data Science
Cognitive Class
June 23, 2026 – Present
Java SE / Java EE
CMC LTD
June 23, 2026 – Present
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
Microsoft
June 23, 2026 – Present
Watsonx.ai Technical Sales Advanced
IBM
June 23, 2026 – Present
Watsonx.ai Technical Sales Intermediate
IBM
June 23, 2026 – Present
Generative AI Overview for Project Managers
Project Management Institute
June 23, 2026 – Present
Digital Intelligence
Harvard Business Publishing
June 23, 2026 – Present
Generative AI Essentials (Business)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
June 23, 2026 – Present
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
June 23, 2026 – Present
Certified SAFe® 5 Practitioner
SAFe by Scaled Agile, Inc.
June 23, 2026 – Present
IBM Certified Advocate - Cloud v1
IBM
June 23, 2026 – Present
IBM Cloud Core
IBM
June 23, 2026 – Present
IBM Cloud Essentials
IBM
June 23, 2026 – Present
IBM Recognized Speaker/Presenter
IBM
June 23, 2026 – Present
Bluehack Innovator
IBM
June 23, 2026 – Present
IBM Certified First-Line Manager
IBM
June 23, 2026 – Present
Certified SAFe® 5 Product Owner/Product Manager
SAFe by Scaled Agile, Inc.
June 23, 2026 – Present
Metrics In Practice
IBM
June 23, 2026 – Present
IBM AI Skills Academy Deep Learning Explorer
IBM
June 23, 2026 – Present
Improving Deep Neural Networks: Hyperparameter tuning, Regularization and Optimization
Coursera
June 23, 2026 – Present
Neural Networks and Deep Learning
Coursera
June 23, 2026 – Present
Ensuring Successful Presentation Delivery
Skillsoft
June 23, 2026 – Present
Introduction to Internet of Things (XEE100-13)
Stanford University
June 23, 2026 – Present
Cultural Fit Analysis
The candidate's diverse experience, including roles as a wildlife photographer and reviewer for academic journals, suggests a broad range of interests and a proactive approach to learning and contributing. Their extensive involvement in Toastmasters International and IEEE demonstrates a strong inclination towards community, mentorship, and continuous self-improvement, which aligns well with a collaborative and growth-oriented culture. The numerous certifications across various technologies (AI, Cloud, Agile) indicate adaptability and a willingness to embrace new challenges, which is a positive cultural indicator. However, the primary focus of their technical experience has been in development and management, rather than deep, specialized QA engineering, which might require some adjustment to a pure QA-centric role.
Soft Skills & Operational Fit
The candidate's experience as a Technical Manager/PeM and Technical Team Lead at IBM, along with roles in Toastmasters International, highlights strong leadership, communication, and team collaboration skills. Their involvement in reviewing articles and public speaking indicates attention to detail and ability to articulate complex ideas. These soft skills are highly beneficial for a Senior QA Engineer who needs to communicate defects, collaborate with development teams, and potentially lead QA initiatives. The project management certifications and experience with Agile/Scrum further demonstrate operational fit for modern development environments.