Nikhil Parekh

Experience

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  Fujutsu Consulting (Formarly Rapidigm, Inc.)

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2003

  Software Engineer

  Involved in creation of end-to-end web solution for clients from online stores to complex intranet applications.

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  Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2004

  Software Engineer

  Developed and maintained a desktop application to create and maintain ID Cards for members.

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  IBM

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2016

  Solution design for a Cloud based Analytics platform on IBM Bluemix Development of Big Data Analytics solutions for the SmarterWorkforce initiative Technical lead for the IBM Docs Web-based Presentation Editor team. Specializes in next generation Web UI. Research, design and develop a wiki that would allow its content to be encoded semantically by the system as well as the user. Rapid solution development based on a wide variety of IBM and open source products for small to medium sized businesses.

  • Solution Architect / Senior Software Engineer

    Apr 2015 - Jan 2016

  • Advisory Software Engineer, Tech Lead - Smarter Workforce Analytics

    Mar 2013 - Mar 2015

  • Tech Lead, IBM Docs - IBM

    Aug 2009 - Mar 2013

  • Software Engineer - Semantic Wiki and Web

    Aug 2008 - Jul 2009

  • Software Engineer - Solution Development

    Jan 2005 - Jul 2008
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  Self-employed

  Oct 2009 - now

  Real Estate Investor (Residential and Commercial)
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  SAS

  Jan 2016 - Aug 2020

  Focused on innovation, architecture, design, strategy, development, delivery and operations around cloud native solutions - Focused on innovation, architecture, design, strategy, delivery and operations aroundcloud native offerings.- Design and develop software and hosting infrastructure on AWS

  • Principal Cloud Solutions Architect

    Mar 2019 - Aug 2020

  • Senior Cloud Solution Architect

    Jan 2016 - May 2019
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  Amazon Web Services (AWS)

  Sept 2020 - now

  Senior Solutions Architect