Niraj Gupta

Niraj Gupta is a seasoned technology professional with extensive experience in various leadership roles, currently serving as Director Open Systems at Michaels Stores since May 2022. Previously, Niraj held the position of Senior Manager Technology at DIRECTV for a decade, demonstrating expertise in lean Agile (SAFE 4.0) and waterfall development methodologies. Niraj's background includes significant roles such as Solutions Architect at Toyota Financial Services, Application Architect at Santa Barbara Bank & Trust, and Infrastructure Architect at both CSC and Farmers Insurance Group, where strategic IT infrastructure guidance was provided across multiple disciplines. Niraj began as a Senior Software Development Manager at symmetricom, focusing on embedded operating systems and time synchronization technologies, and has held various engineering and team lead positions in earlier career stages. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from both D. Y. Patil College of Engineering & Technology and Shivaji University.