Founder
May 9, 2025 2025-08-21 13:43Founder
About Management
Founder’s Profile
Mr. A. Venkata Ravi Kumar
Founder & Chief Visionary Officer – Cloud Monks Skill Innovations Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. A. Venkata Ravi Kumar—fondly known as A. R. Venkat—is a nationally recognized technologist, transformative educator, and award-winning entrepreneur whose work has reshaped IT education and digital skilling in India. As the Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of Cloud Monks Skill Innovations Pvt. Ltd., he leads with a mission to create a new generation of professionals who are not just certified, but project-tested, industry-aligned, and globally competitive.
Academic Excellence & Thought Leadership
A graduate of the prestigious Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, Mr. Venkat specialized in AI, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and advanced computing—areas that are now central to the global digital economy. A lifelong learner and educator, he has continuously adapted emerging technologies and modern pedagogies into training models, ensuring every learner benefits from real-world application. He has also led national faculty development programs, mentoring educators to deliver scalable, experiential IT learning.
Global Corporate Leadership (30+ Years)
With over three decades of experience across Fortune 500 companies, Mr. Venkat has played leadership roles in Microsoft, IBM, Intel, NCR Corporation, Wells Fargo, JPMC, Virtusa, and Accenture KPI. His career highlights include:
Leading Azure architecture design and enterprise modernization at Microsoft. Driving innovation labs at IBM with large-scale solutions for banking and telecom. Spearheading data infrastructure optimization at Intel. Designing mission-critical financial systems at NCR Corporation. Delivering cybersecurity, analytics, and compliance solutions for global banks. Leading agile transformations and DevOps adoption across enterprises.
This wealth of experience enables him to design training programs that align perfectly with real-world business needs and industry standards.
Entrepreneurial Vision & Skilling Legacy
In 2005, he founded Nipuna Technologies, one of India’s pioneering IT skilling organizations. Here, he introduced the innovative GET–RE–UP Skill Model:
GET Skill – For campus graduates and beginners
RE Skill – For professionals seeking career transitions
UP Skill – For experienced professionals aiming to specialize in advanced domains
Through this model, he has personally transformed the careers of over 45,000 learners across India, the Middle East, and North America, championing practice-first pedagogy with simulation labs, version-controlled projects, and real-time case studies.
EdTech Innovation & Curriculum Design
At Cloud Monks, Mr. Venkat has designed 25+ advanced skill tracks across Cloud, AI/ML, Cybersecurity, Data Engineering, DevOps, IoT, and Business Intelligence. His project-driven approach ensures that learners graduate with portfolio-ready GitHub projects, global certifications, and real-world solutioning experience. By integrating cutting-edge tools like Azure DevOps, Docker, GitHub, Power BI, and Jupyter Labs, he has set a new benchmark for outcome-driven IT training in India.
Mr. A. Venkata Ravi Kumar continues to inspire as a visionary leader, educator, and innovator, building Cloud Monks into a true career acceleration engine for India’s digital workforce.
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