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Deepa Karunakaran - Customer Solutions Manager in Cupertino, CA

Deepa Karunakaran

Senior Customer Success & Cloud Migration Leader specializing in AWS data and analytics

AmazonWorcester Polytechnic InstituteCupertino, CA20 Years ExperienceSenior LevelWorks On-Site

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AWS enterprise customer leader supporting the Apple Maps account, focused on large-scale migrations from on-prem (e.g., Cloudera) to AWS EMR/EBS. Known for deep troubleshooting and cross-functional execution (Grafana-driven autoscaling fixes, Graviton capacity/ICE mitigation) and for tying roadmap alignment to commercial outcomes, including a cited $30M incremental ARR expansion.

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Key Strengths

  • Owned complex enterprise workloads within Apple Maps at AWS (end-to-end support across teams/stakeholders)
  • Built stakeholder cadences across technical teams through Sr. Director exec level; created multi-view, customer-facing activity dashboard
  • Resolved EMR autoscaling cost overruns by forming a core cross-functional group and using Grafana to pinpoint failures, unblocking migration
  • Influenced EMR behavior to mitigate Graviton4 capacity/ICE outages via fallback to Intel instances, enabling continued migration
  • Drove land-and-expand growth by aligning roadmap to migration journey; cited $30M incremental ARR expansion

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Experience

Customer Solutions ManagerAmazon Inc. · Mar 2022 – Apr 2025
Service Delivery ManagerIBM Inc. · Nov 2016 – Dec 2019
Technical Product Delivery LeadIBM Inc. · Nov 2012 – Dec 2019
MQ Consultant & Team LeadIBM India · Jan 2010 – Jan 2012
Principal Technical AnalystStaples · Jan 2003 – Jan 2009

Education

Worcester Polytechnic Institutemaster, Operations & IT
University of Madrasbachelor, Business (B.Com)

Languages

English

Certifications

AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty (2023)AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (2022)AWS Migrations Foundations (2024)

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Deepa KarunakaranSenior Customer Success & Cloud Migration Leader specializing in AWS data and analytics