I am a mission-driven Digital Transformation leader with over three decades of experience architecting scalable, cloud-native platforms that solve complex business challenges. I am passionate about turning technical visions into products that deliver tangible user value and measurable outcomes, especially in healthcare, life sciences, and consumer ecosystems. I am a collaborative mentor who builds high-performing teams, aligns cross-functional stakeholders, and coaches product-minded thinking from ideation through MVP delivery. I thrive on turning bold ideas into delivered results, and I love helping teams navigate the complexities of modern architectures while staying focused on user impact.

Sheshadri Mantha

I am a mission-driven Digital Transformation leader with over three decades of experience architecting scalable, cloud-native platforms that solve complex business challenges. I am passionate about turning technical visions into products that deliver tangible user value and measurable outcomes, especially in healthcare, life sciences, and consumer ecosystems. I am a collaborative mentor who builds high-performing teams, aligns cross-functional stakeholders, and coaches product-minded thinking from ideation through MVP delivery. I thrive on turning bold ideas into delivered results, and I love helping teams navigate the complexities of modern architectures while staying focused on user impact.

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I am a mission-driven Digital Transformation leader with over three decades of experience architecting scalable, cloud-native platforms that solve complex business challenges. I am passionate about turning technical visions into products that deliver tangible user value and measurable outcomes, especially in healthcare, life sciences, and consumer ecosystems.

I am a collaborative mentor who builds high-performing teams, aligns cross-functional stakeholders, and coaches product-minded thinking from ideation through MVP delivery. I thrive on turning bold ideas into delivered results, and I love helping teams navigate the complexities of modern architectures while staying focused on user impact.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert

Work Experience

Fractional CTO at cohive.social
January 1, 2022 - Present
As Fractional CTO and product owner, architected and designed a mobile app that helps college students find roommates. Built an ML-based compatibility score using cosine similarity. Delivered MVP in 8 months (part-time) and redesigned/rebranded in 1 month to realize 85% user satisfaction improvements. Gained hands-on experience with Flutter, Material Design, Design Sprint, and Python.
Sr Advisory Architect at Ernst & Young
January 1, 2019 - Present
Led a small team of Enterprise Architects to assess Enterprise Architecture maturity across 8 Capabilities and 37 Focus Areas; authored an EA Charter, produced a prioritized roadmap across 9 EA value pillars, and established a formal EA governance. Also served as Cloud Architect & Team Builder, delivering an Azure integration platform using C#/.NET microservices, Blob storage, Cosmos DB, and Service Bus to enable secure data flow; led strategies for multi-cloud and data integration across diagnostics/medical research, and guided integration with EPIC EMR for a large hospital system.
Platform Architect at Phillips
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2019
Defined a highly distributed, asynchronous, reactive microservices architecture for NextGen product. Promoted the use of Graph Database, CQRS/Event Sourcing patterns, CI/CD with test automation, and Agile practices. Supported fall-detection ML algorithm development and delivered MVP in 3 months with follow-ons over 6 months.
Cloud Software Architect at Bose
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2019
Drew end-to-end architecture across embedded, mobile, and cloud systems. Defined IoT architecture for consumer product identity, manufacturing and end-to-end security models with PKI collaboration, and machine-to-machine messaging system requirements.
VP of Engineering at Freebird
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2019
Defined the vision for a highly scalable microservice architecture. Mapped the US Airspace into a graph data model capturing airline flight status, weather data, customer trips, and price/purchase data. Managed outsourced Scala development, defined APIs, and established CI/CD with test automation. Led real-time ML for forecasting flight delays and pricing, delivering MVP in 3 months and significantly improving app responsiveness.
Head of Cloud Engineering at Sea Change Intl.
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2010
Drove rapid realization of a premium OTT platform with a geo-distributed team of 18. Built a cloud video delivery platform emphasizing scalability, resilience, elasticity, and performance. Leveraged Graph Database for Customer 360 and implemented a hybrid recommender system with explicit/implicit feedback and hybrid content-based and collaborative filtering.
Founder at LifeConnect Inc.
January 1, 1990 - January 1, 2002
Transformed a consulting practice into a product company with LifeConnect, a remote health monitoring product measuring up to 6 vital signs including streaming ECG signals. Delivered MVP in 4 months and steered strategic pivots toward Case & Disease Management with a 3-month pivot execution.
Head of Cloud Engineering at Sea Change Intl.
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2015
Continued cloud platform maturation, scaling microservices and CI/CD practices; enhanced data pipelines and analytics to support OTT growth and customer engagement.

Education

Master of Science at University of Pennsylvania
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 1986
Bachelor of Science at Rutgers University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 1985
Master of Science at University of Pennsylvania
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 1986
Bachelor of Science at Rutgers University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 1985

Qualifications

US Patent US-11019489-B2: Automatically Connecting to a Secured Network
January 11, 2030 - December 26, 2025

Industry Experience

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