Karunanithi Kandasamy (Karuna) is an experienced, hands-on software architect involved in the architecture, design, and implementation of cloud architectures, service-oriented architectures, and distributed systems. He has been in the software industry since 2000 and has significant experience and expertise in cloud consulting practice and application development and integration. He has a Master’s degree in computer science and numerous certifications from Microsoft. He recently received an NIH Director’s Award for his role in the NIH BRAIN Initiative. He gives technical talks inside federal agencies and colleges.