Canada

Full stack

Business Development

Customer Success Management

Architectural Engineering

Security Engineering

Business Transformation

Design Systems

Systems Design

Kishore Thota

Principal Consultant

Communication

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Critical-thinking

Team player

Organisation skills

Customer service

Leadership

Postman

Qualtrics

WordPress

ChatGPT

HTML

Lucidchart

Mailchimp

Matlab

Miro

Notion

Confluence

GitLab

Jenkins

PowerBI

REST API

PostgreSQL

GitHub

Docker

Time management

Presentation skills

Project management

Public Speaking

Analytical skills

Business intelligence

Chatbot

Cloud computing

Data visualisation

Design systems

Information architecture

Product roadmap

Introduce yourself, define mentoring expectations and goals. Learn and grow together.

General mentorship

Making remote and globally distributed teams work for you and your needs.

Working remotely

Learn essential burnout prevention techniques and replenish physical and emotional energy.

Managing burnout

Understanding factors that lead to a motivated team - recognition, communication and more.

Keeping team members motivated

Understand the process of training, motivating and directing your team members.

Managing people

Steps to building and maintaining a strong, cohesive and effective team.

Building an effective team

Learn the tips to successfully manage a team in a remote environment.

Managing a remote team

How to determine what is a good balance of skill sets for your organization's needs

Building balanced teams

Decision making as a software engineer or lead - how to become better at making the right choices

Making better tech choices

Strategies for maximizing your design internship or co-op program.

Getting the most out of my internship

Tips for transitioning into a new role or company.

Changing roles

How to successfully prepare and position yourself for a job promotion?

How to get promoted

How to think about design career paths and what progression looks like for designers?

Design career path

How to set up the team for success by defining and measuring team's performance.

Choosing metrics and team goals

How to define and execute a successful launch and managing stakeholders expectations. (eg. MVP)

Launching new products or features

Methods of prototyping and solution validation. When to use which kind of prototype (eg. Webflow, Notion, etc)

Prototyping methods and tips

Manage team expectations and get the most out of your meetings.

Running effective meetings

Identify and define potential product problems and generating possible solutions.

Identifying problems vs solutions

Navigating the working relationship with PM's and engineers as a designer.

Working with product and engineering

Ways to provide constructive feedback to team members.

Giving effective feedback

How to define an ambitious product vision and how to best communicate it to stakeholders?

Creating a product vision

Tips on how to work and collaborate with engineers and developers.

Working with engineers

What is a successful user onboarding flow and how to achieve it?

Onboarding new users

How to conduct interviews, what to ask, and how to analyze your results? (eg. user interview)

Conducting effective customer interviews

• Led full-scale infrastructure modernization for New York Medical College, University of Bridgeport, and Hi-Link Technology Group, including hybrid cloud, VMware virtualization, and Citrix environments.
• Architected secure identity and access platforms, including custom IAM system (“Idastra”) and federated authentication (SSO, ADFS, Azure AD), serving over 6,000+ users across institutions.
• Implemented HIPAA-compliant and Zero Trust-aligned systems, deploying Microsoft 365 security controls (MFA, DLP, Intune) and cross-platform access governance for Windows and RHEL.
• Reduced disaster recovery RPO by 60% through Veeam-based backup architecture and built high-availability environments using VMware HA, DRS, and policy-based DR simulations.
• Recognized by CIOs and executive leadership for original contributions to infrastructure resiliency, security compliance, and IT strategy alignment with organizational goals.

• Led enterprise-wide transformation of core infrastructure, integrating Windows and Linux systems with advanced directory, networking, and security protocols.
• Architected secure email infrastructure using Microsoft Exchange and hybrid Microsoft 365 services, enabling seamless integration of on-prem and cloud-based messaging with multi-factor authentication and data loss prevention (DLP) policies.
• Implemented advanced Microsoft 365 security and compliance configurations, including conditional access, ATP, Intune MDM policies, and secure hybrid identity via Azure AD Connect and ADFS.
• Designed and maintained scalable Citrix XenApp/Xen Desktop environments, enabling remote application delivery for secure and high-performance user access during critical periods.
• Directed the development and implementation of Active Directory and RADIUS authentication platforms, enabling centralized policy management for 5,000+ users.

Kishore Thota🇨🇦

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