A seasoned Software Architect with 20 years of experience building and scaling complex, mission-critical platforms across healthcare, research, and enterprise technology. He has led architecture and development at companies including GE Healthcare, Philips, Siemens, Elsevier, and Agfa, with deep expertise in distributed systems, cloud platforms, AI-enabled workflows, and interoperability standards. Krishnan is known for strong system-level thinking, customer focus, and mentoring high-performing engineering teams.

Krishnan PV

A seasoned Software Architect with 20 years of experience building and scaling complex, mission-critical platforms across healthcare, research, and enterprise technology. He has led architecture and development at companies including GE Healthcare, Philips, Siemens, Elsevier, and Agfa, with deep expertise in distributed systems, cloud platforms, AI-enabled workflows, and interoperability standards. Krishnan is known for strong system-level thinking, customer focus, and mentoring high-performing engineering teams.

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A seasoned Software Architect with 20 years of experience building and scaling complex, mission-critical platforms across healthcare, research, and enterprise technology. He has led architecture and development at companies including GE Healthcare, Philips, Siemens, Elsevier, and Agfa, with deep expertise in distributed systems, cloud platforms, AI-enabled workflows, and interoperability standards. Krishnan is known for strong system-level thinking, customer focus, and mentoring high-performing engineering teams.

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German
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Work Experience

Information System Architect at Nishtech @ European External Action Service (EEAS)
June 1, 2024 - Present
Architect and design solutions for applications used by EEAS; responsible for application and infrastructure architecture; led migration strategy for onboarding applications to on-premises cloud infrastructure, coordinating multiple teams and ensuring alignment with enterprise standards.
Freelance Projects at Self-employed / Freelance
June 1, 2025 - September 27, 2025
Design and development of multiple small projects for individual clients using React Native, Java, .NET/C#, and Microsoft Azure, delivering end-to-end implementations and ensuring quality across frontend and backend stacks.
Global Migration Developer at Agfa Healthcare
March 1, 2025 - September 27, 2025
Design and development of Enterprise Migration Platform to migrate data from third-party systems or legacy Agfa Healthcare systems to the latest Enterprise Imaging; data migration involves DICOM/HL7/file system data, with emphasis on data integrity and interoperability.
Principal Software Architect at GE HealthCare
September 1, 2024 - September 27, 2025
Architecting, designing, and developing digital workflows for handheld ultrasound applications; defined product roadmap with Product Management; integrated AI workflow solutions into the application using Local AI.
Freelance Project at Self-employed
July 1, 2023 - September 27, 2025
Created authentication and authorization microservices using Azure Functions to integrate a mobile patient portal with DigiD (federated SAML identity provider) and improved code quality and performance across multiple tasks.
Senior Software Engineer at Elsevier B.V.
October 1, 2022 - September 27, 2025
Design and development of the Scopus backend processing pipeline; acted as security point-of-contact across Scopus and contributed to requirements management, data pipeline, and web application development.
Software Engineer at Independer.nl
October 1, 2018 - September 27, 2025
Design and development of the Independer.nl website for insurance transparency and product comparison; contributed to agile practices, backend and frontend features, and issue resolution.
Software Engineer at Agfa Healthcare
October 1, 2017 - September 27, 2025
Design, development, and maintenance of IMPAX RIS and Connectivity components; ownership of connectivity and notification components; implemented interoperability and core RIS features.
Software Architect at DevFactory
August 1, 2016 - September 27, 2025
Software Architect in a globally distributed team working on a microservices solution on AWS called 'Aline' for CI infrastructure; ownership of unit test tooling, design, development, testing, and deployment.
Senior Technical Specialist at Philips Healthcare
September 1, 2015 - September 27, 2025
Imaging workflow solution and integrated RIS–PACS; architecture and development of the solution, interoperability, data optimization, and stakeholder engagement; also served as Scrum Master for a 7-person team.
Associate Consultant at Siemens Healthcare
May 1, 2011 - September 27, 2025
Worked on Syngo.via framework; designed and tested image processing components and DICOM data transfer; led system engineering activities and smoke test automation; acted as a key contact for cross-team collaboration.
Programmer at InApp Information Technologies
August 1, 2006 - September 27, 2025
Developed mobile, desktop, and web applications for customers in the US and Middle East; contributed to design, development, testing, and customer-facing delivery.
Programmer at NeST
October 1, 2004 - September 27, 2025
Developed thread handling modules and contributed to early career success with rapid delivery and quality work.
Global Migration Developer at Agfa Healthcare
October 1, 2020 - Present
Design and development of Enterprise Migration Platform for migrating data from third-party systems or legacy Agfa Healthcare systems to the latest Enterprise Imaging version, handling DICOM, HL7 or file system data across Radiology departments.
Principal Software Architect at GE HealthCare
November 1, 2020 - September 1, 2024
Architecting, designing and developing digital workflows for handheld Ultrasound applications; defining product roadmaps with Product Management; integrating AI workflow solutions via Local AI; coaching and mentoring teams.
Freelance Project at Self-Employed / Freelance
September 1, 2020 - July 1, 2023
Created authentication and authorization microservices using Azure Function Apps for integrating a mobile patient portal with DigiD (federated SAML identity provider); performed code quality and performance improvements and other related tasks.
Senior Software Engineer at Elsevier B.V.
December 1, 2018 - October 1, 2022
Design and development of Scopus backend processing pipeline; agile team; security point-of-contact across Scopus; requirements management and backend service development.
Software Engineer at Independer.nl
November 1, 2017 - October 1, 2018
Design and development of Independer.nl website; agile team; end-to-end delivery of features for insurance transparency and comparison; frontend and backend work.
Software Engineer at Agfa Healthcare
August 1, 2016 - October 1, 2017
Design, development and maintenance of IMPAX RIS and Connectivity product line; ownership of Connectivity and Notification components; issue analysis and feature development.
Software Architect at DevFactory
September 1, 2015 - August 1, 2016
Software Architect in a highly agile, global team working on microservices architecture on AWS for the 'Aline' CI/CD platform; ownership of unit tests and deployment; L2 support on rotation.
Senior Technical Specialist at Philips Healthcare
May 1, 2011 - September 1, 2015
Imaging Workflow Solution / Intellispace PACS; architecting and developing an integrated RIS–PACS solution; IHE Radiology Workflow, DICOM, HL7 integrations; Scrum Master; system-level thinking and cross-vendor field integration.
Associate Consultant at Siemens Healthcare
August 1, 2006 - May 1, 2011
Syngo.via framework work; image processing and DICOM/network data transfer; automation of smoke tests; system engineering lead with global collaboration.
Programmer at InApp Information Technologies
December 1, 2004 - August 1, 2006
Worked on multiple projects for US and Middle East clients; mobile, desktop and web applications; delivered customer service/maintenance management solutions with strong customer feedback.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology at Kannur University, India
January 11, 2030 - September 27, 2025
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology at Kannur University, India
January 11, 2030 - January 15, 2026

Qualifications

Pre-university specialization in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Computers
January 11, 2030 - September 27, 2025
HL7 v2.3.1 Developer
January 11, 2030 - September 27, 2025
Certified Scrum Master
January 11, 2030 - September 27, 2025
Elicitation and Management Customer Empathy Certification
January 11, 2030 - September 27, 2025
Pre-university specialization in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Computers
January 11, 2030 - January 15, 2026
Certified Scrum Master (Scrum Alliance)
January 11, 2030 - January 15, 2026
HL7 Developer (HL7 India Ltd.) on HL7 v2.3.1
January 11, 2030 - January 15, 2026
Architecture Workshop and hands-on (Helios Matheson Technologies Inc.)
January 11, 2030 - January 15, 2026
Elicitation and Management customer empathy certification (QAI)
January 11, 2030 - January 15, 2026
Agile Training (Siemens AG, Erlangen, Germany)
January 11, 2030 - January 15, 2026

Industry Experience

Healthcare, Software & Internet, Government, Professional Services, Life Sciences, Education, Media & Entertainment