Savitha Prakash is a Senior Engineering Program Manager with 18 years of experience leading cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact educational and financial technology solutions. She has driven mission-critical programs at Criteo, Wells Fargo and GE Capital, transforming manual workflows into standardized, automated systems handling millions in equipment finance transactions. With hands-on technical roots as a Java backend developer and contributions to the Sakai open-source learning platform, she bridges product strategy and engineering execution while reducing silos across global, multicultural teams. Known for strengthening security and compliance in e-commerce and finance systems, she also brings a research-driven perspective from an MS in Bioinformatics that informs her analytical approach to complex problems.
18 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
MS, Bioinformatics, MS, Bioinformatics at SUNY at Buffalo
Sakai is a freely available, feature-rich technology solution for learning, teaching, research and collaboration. Sakai is an open source software suite developed by a diverse and global adopter community.
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Contributions:206 commits in 4 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Savitha primarily focused on fixing bugs and enhancing functionality related to user preferences and the announcement feature within the Sakai project. Their commits involved modifications to Java files, updating JSP files, and adjusting database schemas to support these improvements. Specific issues addressed included fixing inconsistencies in the ordering and display of announcements.
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Savitha Prakash - Senior Engineering Program Manager at Criteo