Technology & Future Leadership

Thangaraj Petchiappan Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at SIMS-iLink Digital with 21 years of IT Security and Infrastructure experience, has helped many Fortune 500 clients and industries innovate and transform for the digital future. He has led some of the most impactful projects with industry leaders in Health Care, Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, and NPO among others, in the last decade he is dedicated to enhancing infrastructure automation and integrating advanced cybersecurity solutions, continually driving improvements in platforms and processes.

His strategic vision and revenue-oriented approach to program management ensure efficient execution and successful project delivery. Thangaraj is the founder of the AI-powered Cybersecurity iLab in Texas, which is iLink’s Research & Innovation lab.

Thangaraj's expertise in AI Cybersecurity has helped enterprise organizations not only customize solutions that industry trends tools like Ivanti Shavlik can solve but also protect at least 100,000+ devices and 200,000+ users from vulnerabilities and anomalies. He has saved multi-million dollars for organizations from cyber criminals, helped organizations recover money from Cyber Insurance companies, and stopped cyber-attacks in many situations. He has achieved technical certification from CISA, CISM, Ethical Hacking, Certified Ethical Hacker – EC Council, Certified ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, CIE Certified [Microsoft Customer Immersion Experience], and multiple Microsoft certifications.

His unique role as a CTO added incredible value to the team and established a strong foundation for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure business. The accelerators and framework that Thangaraj developed and implemented for the implementation of products like Intune and Microsoft Sentinel have contributed a lot to gaining client confidence and new business in Cyberspace. He had jumped in several severity production outages and resolved issues promptly helped to save lives in health care and saved time and multi-millions.