Karthikeyan Chandrasekaran

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DISC Type : CD

Resident Solutions Architect at Databricks

Greater Toronto Area, Canada

Overview

Karthikeyan is a Resident Solutions Architect at Databricks with a strong background in designing large-scale data systems for enterprise clients in retail and finance. He previously served as a Manager of Data Engineering at Tim Hortons and held several data science and engineering roles at RBC. He holds a Masters from Simon Fraser University and certifications in Databricks and Kubernetes.

He has a keen interest in documenting and sharing his technical knowledge, having written detailed blog posts about his journey to achieving MongoDB developer certification. He focuses on helping others by explaining the exam process, question types, and key study topics based on his own experience.

Unique fact: At Databricks, he delivered end-to-end data platform transformations that resulted in 4x performance improvements and enabled near real-time data availability for critical systems.

Personality Overview

Rigorous & Demanding

Fast But Analytical

Thorough Evaluator

They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success.  They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships. They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact.

Topics They Care About

Data Platform Transformation
Leads initiatives to deliver end-to-end data platform transformations for enterprise customers, significantly improving performance and enabling near real-time data availability.
Cloud-Native Deployment
A Certified Kubernetes Application Developer with hands-on experience deploying applications on cloud platforms like Red Hat OpenShift while at RBC.
Technical Certifications
Demonstrates a commitment to professional development by achieving certifications like the MongoDB C100DEV and sharing his study experiences to help others.

Media Appearances

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Work History

3-2024
Resident Solutions Architect at Databricks
8-2022 - 3-2024
Manager, Data Engineer at Tim Hortons
8-2021 - 8-2022
Senior Data Engineer at RBC
1-2021 - 8-2021
Senior Data Scientist at RBC
2-2018 - 1-2021
Data Scientist at RBC

Education

2016 - 2018
Master's degree from Simon Fraser University
2007 - 2011
Bachelor of Technology (BTech) from Anna University Chennai

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During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship
  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust

DONT's

  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person
  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Karthikeyan is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Karthikeyan

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no without any hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Karthikeyan move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Karthikeyan take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

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