Mr. Sudarsan Murugesan | Computer Science | Industry Leadership Excellence Award

Sr. Director of Software Engineering UnitedHealth Group United States

๐ŸŒŸ Sudarsan Murugesan is a visionary IT leader with over 20 years of experience in software engineering, enterprise architecture, and technology innovation. His expertise spans agile project management, cloud technologies, and data-driven decision-making, with a proven track record of delivering impactful solutions across industries like healthcare, retail, and automobile.

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Education

๐ŸŽ“ Bachelorโ€™s in Computer Science โ€“ University of Madras, India
๐ŸŽ“ Masterโ€™s in Computer Application โ€“ University of Madras, India

Experience

๐Ÿ’ผ Senior Director of Software Engineering, UnitedHealth Group (Optum) (2019โ€“Present):

  • Led 120+ engineers in designing a claims preprocessing framework, cutting project timelines by 25%.
  • Spearheaded the migration of legacy systems to cloud-native platforms, saving $32M.

๐Ÿ’ผ Sr. Principal IT Consultant, Blue Cross Blue Shield Michigan (2018โ€“2019):

  • Architected AWS-based data lakes, reducing ETL processing time by 40%.

๐Ÿ’ผ Sr. Datawarehouse Delivery Lead, Henry Ford Health System (2014โ€“2017):

  • Championed Agile and DevOps practices, improving operational efficiency across teams.

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Research Interests

๐Ÿ” Research Focus:

  • Cloud architectures, data lake engineering, and microservices.
  • Scalable system designs and automation frameworks.
  • Machine learning integrations in enterprise systems.

Awards

๐Ÿ† Successfully launched Optum’s Datawarehouse as a Service, leveraging Snowflake technology.
๐Ÿ† Led modernization efforts, achieving a 25% improvement in project delivery timelines.
๐Ÿ† Recognized for cutting infrastructure costs by $32M through mainframe system migrations.

Publications Top Notes:ย 

๐Ÿ“š Sudarsan Murugesan has contributed extensively to thought leadership and technical publications. Below is a selection:

“Transforming Healthcare Data through Cloud Integration” (2020) โ€“ Journal of Health IT Solutions.

Cited by: 15 articles.

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“Enhancing Data Accessibility with AWS Data Lakes” (2019) โ€“ Journal of Cloud Computing.

Cited by: 10 articles.

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“Streamlining ETL for Retail Analytics” (2018) โ€“ Data Engineering Insights.

Cited by: 12 articles.

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Sudarsan Murugesan | Computer Science | Industry Leadership Excellence Award