Started professional career 12 years ago as a Gosu/Java stack developer in Guidewire Claim, Billing and Policy Center. Has diverse Guidewire experience as configuration developer, integration developer and conversion developer. Has immense experience working across insurance consulting industry both onshore and offshore.

Performed as a lead Guidewire consultant with two of the big four consulting firms (EY & PWC) before moving onto smaller organization (SpiderLogic), then to a start-up(Crux). Arun has a first hand experience in building an organization from the scratch. Carried out responsibilities as lead, mentor, trainer, coach, manager, HR, admin and director in time and manner.

Worked with different Tiers of Insurance end clients in transformation of their business onto Guidewire platform efficiently and effectively. The project work spread across US and UK insurance clients. Certified in Guidewire platform and Insurance domain AINS series.

Arun has Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from The National Institute of Engineering Mysore.

Sumanth is a seasoned IT Professional with more than 12 years of experience in P&C Insurance industry. He has rich experience in Insurance Core system transformation ,designing solutions in the Guidewire suite for business requirements and is well versed with Guidewire Products. He is proficient in application design, development, maintenance, and testing.

He has predominantly worked with US insurance clients. He has experience of handling offshore teams for clients. Prior to joining Crux as a Director, he has worked with PwC and Cognizant. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Information Technology from Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore.

Anil Deshpande is Chief Executive Officer of Crux digital, the global software consulting of choice that helps a diverse customer base design and build solutions to improve the world. Anil assumed the role of CEO in Sept 2018 and is responsible for architecting the company’s strategic direction and leading through a transformation. Along with strong workforce in US and India, Anil is focused on driving technology innovation and sustainable solutions across the industries and end markets.

Prior to starting Crux, Anil worked with PWC, Guidewire software in Insurance domain and with US interactive in CRM and telecom domain. Anil is highly accomplished as a Program Director /Solutions Architect with over 25 years of hands on SDLC Agile/water fall experience in delivery of Enterprise solutions to the Fortune 500 companies.

Mr. Anil holds a Master degree in Electronic Design and Telecom engineering from Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, India.

Arun is a senior management Professional with 20+ years of experience in financial services and Insurance industry. He is experienced in developing Business and Technical Architecture, Technology strategy and Program Management capabilities for Large-scale Insurance Core Transformation programs. He has extensive experience in conducting executive interviews, documenting Business strategies, developing high-level requirements, creating business cases, creating solution design, and managing Transformation initiatives. He has worked in a variety of engagements such as core system replacement, new technology adoption, business process assessment, technology assessment, vendor evaluation, and outsourcing advisory for matured business processes. His technology experience includes working with leading solutions such as Guidewire application suite, Service oriented architecture (SOA) based integration, and Quality Assurance using HP quality tools.

Over 27 years of rich experience in working with top Customers across the globe and a unique set of skills covering the end-to-end spectrum of IT Services. Having travelled 20 countries (across Americas, Europe and APAC), understands the Insurance industry trends and the client needs very well. Tracking the Digital trends and the evolving needs of end customers can advise and sell consultatively. Worked with Tier-1 IT companies (TCS and Cognizant) over 2 decades.

Performed client facing & business development roles in US, Canada, Brazil, Argentina & Europe. Performed delivery and portfolio management roles for global top customers in Americas & Europe. Proven track record of success in fulfilling the customers’ transformational needs. Jeevan holds Masters degree in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Science Bangalore and a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from VJTI Mumbai.