Manna Mahmud

Mahmudur R Manna (born October 31, 1982, in Dhaka, Bangladesh) is a Bangladeshi engineering leader, author, and entrepreneur. He is currently the Associate Director of Product Development & GTM at EY India and Bangladesh. Over his career spanning two decades, he has worked on cloud-native solutions, enterprise architecture, and SaaS platforms, while founding multiple startups and leading projects across Asia, Europe, and North America. Manna is also recognized for his contributions to Enterprise AI. He has developed strategic frameworks and authored books that provide a comprehensive understanding of these complex fields. His work on digital workplace platforms and BI solutions has gained national and international recognition.

Early Life and Education

Mahmudur Rahman Manna was introduced to programming in the 1990s through his father’s technical training institute. He learned Pascal and developed a school management system during his high school years. Manna completed his A-Levels in Computing from Bhuiyan Academy in Dhaka in 2001, followed by a Bachelor of Science in Computing and Information Systems from London Metropolitan University, UK in 2005. He later pursued an MBA in Business at Daffodil International University.

Mahmudur R Manna
Praise to Lord Who guided
Born	(1982-10-31)31 October 1982 Agargaon,Mohammadpur, Dhaka,Bangladesh
Occupation	Engineering Leadership
Known for	Software Designing, Engineering Leadership, Author, and Entrepreneur
Spouse	Arshi Quazi
Children	1

Career

Early Career and Entrepreneurship

• In 2003, Manna founded We Technology, where he worked on migrating ERP solutions from MS FoxPro to Oracle 9i in collaboration with Creator Technologies Ltd.
• In 2005, his development of an ETL tool in Java for Data warehousing, was featured in The Daily Ittefaq.
• In 2006, Manna started as Lecturer for Daffodil Institute of Technology
• By 2007, he had established Mannaco Microsystems, Inc., completing over 10 large scale business intelligence (BI) and enterprise web portals projects for US and EU clients.

International Experience

• From 2010 to 2011, Manna worked as a Software Architect at Codemate Oy in Finland and Bangladesh, where he led the development of a municipality collaboration portal for Oulu Municipality.
• He then joined Zensar NL in 2011, spearheading the development of a CMS for Bugaboo International B.V., supporting 17 languages across 53 countries.

Return to Bangladesh

• After returning to Bangladesh in 2012, Manna founded EUSIA BD Ltd. and began developing a complex networking platform called Dzoin, funded by a leading real estate association in the Netherlands.
• In 2013, he co-founded Newgen Technology Ltd. in collaboration with Babylon Group, where he designed and developed Prottay, an ERP system for the RMG sector.
• In 2014, he founded Cloudoffice Ltd. and invested six years in developing a cloud-based digital workplace platform in distributed architecture, which was featured by BBC Bangla in 2019.

Advisory and Leadership Roles

• In 2018, Manna advised Hishab Ltd. (Conversational AI in Bengali over telephony) , contributing to its MLOps and microservices strategy.
• From 2020 to 2021, he played a key role in reforming ADN DigiNet as Chief Software Architect.
• In 2022, EY launched its Product Development Unit in India and Bangladesh with Manna as the Engineering Leader, where he currently oversees a team of over 50 members.

Published Books

Manna is the author of three books:

1. Enterprise AI: Strategic Blueprint for Purple People (2024), independently published on Amazon and reviewed by Readers' Favorite.
2. ESG Data Explained: A Comprehensive Guide to Metrics, Calculation, and Reporting (2023), published on Leanpub.
3. ELIAS: The Quest for Meaning (2024), exploring philosophical themes.

Research Works

1. Thinking GPT Inspired by Descartes' "Discourse on the Method"
2. Integrating Machine Learning into Established Application Architectures: Bridging the Gap Between AI and Software Engineering
3. PEPPA Framework: Integrating Physics, Philosophy, and Psychology for Enhanced Human Resolve
4. The Productivity Paradox: GenAI, Gen Z, and the Future Decision Makers
5. From Observer Pattern to Agentic Architecture: An Evolution Without Fear
6. What's Next in AI: Evolving from Models to Knowledge Models
7. Iteration: The True Core of Modern Development Beyond Agile Methodology
8. The Missing Piece in AI Ethics: Understanding 'Need' and Its Implications

Online Articles

1. Crafting a Language of Failure: The Art of Error Codes
2. The API-First Debate: Write Down The Contract First
3. Mastering Cloud-Agnostic Multi-Cloud Platforms: Starting Small, Thinking Big: The Path from App to Platform
4. Mastering Cloud-Agnostic Multi-Cloud Platforms: The Agnostic Philosophy of Engineering
5. Mastering Cloud-Agnostic Multi-Cloud Platforms: Business Architecture — Master Data and Accrual Accounting
6. Mastering Cloud-Agnostic Multi-Cloud Platforms: Agnostic Approach for DevOps, Microservice, and Microfrontends
7. How to Build a High-Quality Text-to-Speech (TTS) System Locally with Nvidia NeMo FastPitch
8. Immutable Objects in Java using Builder Pattern with Functional Interface
9. How to Pick The Right Data Visualization Tools
10. 4 Pillars of the Art of Delegation Ensuring Due Diligence
11. The Secret Sauce to Cook — Zero Trust Security: POLP & ABAC
12. Single Responsibility & Domain Design: Action and Agent
13. Cloud Native Multiple Micro Frontends and Services Runtime
14. Are You the Right Leader for the Modern Corporate World?
15. Dates are Calculations, Not Commitments
16. The Rise of Stateful Applications for Better GenAI Integration
17. Outdated and Disconnected Government
18. The Compulsion to Solve: A Gift or a Curse?
19. A Discourse of Roots and Ideals: From Grassroots Grit to Intellectual Ideals
20. Security Architecture — The Basics of Cloud Security Everyone Must Know

Newspaper Articles

1. Empowering citizens – the game-changing idea Bangladesh needs now!
2. To transform Bangladesh, we must lead by example
3. Data could be Bangladesh's next tech strategy
4. Balancing act: The journey of Bangladesh's IT industry between protectionism and global aspirations

Workshops

• Session 1: Building Scalable Microservices using Micro Frontends and Kubernetes - (language: Bengali) : Maven packaging, Proxy (Traefik) for frontends, Authorization Server (keycloak) and Microfrontends (springboot+angular), docker-compose
• Session 2: Building Scalable Microservices using Micro Frontends and Kubernetes - (language: Bengali) : Docker swarm, Service Discovery (consul), Health and Monitoring (prometheus, grafana)
• Session 3: Building Scalable Microservices using Micro Frontends and Kubernetes - (language: Bengali) : API Gateway (Zuul2), Token Relay and Proxy pattern data communication within microservices.
• Session 4: Building Scalable Microservices using Micro Frontends and Kubernetes - (language: Bengali) : Integrating with Message broker (Kafka) for pub/sub data communication.
• Session 5: Building Scalable Microservices using Micro Frontends and Kubernetes - (language: English) : Deploying everything in Kubernetes with Traefik Ingress Controller

Published Songs

• Let the drama go on