Today, HousingWire announced that Srikanth Barathan, Vice President of Engineering, has been named as HousingWire’s 2021 Tech Trendsetter. HousingWire's Tech Trendsetters award program honors the 50 most impactful and innovative technology leaders serving the housing economy.
HousingWire’s 2021 Tech Trendsetters are made up of the top product and technology leaders who have been essential in bringing innovative tech solutions to market for housing industry clients. Similar to the HousingWire Tech100 award, which honors the most innovative companies in mortgage and real estate tech, Tech Trendsetters recognizes the people who drive innovation for their mortgage and real estate clients. Honorees were selected by HousingWire’s editorial selection committee based on each nominee’s professional success over the last 12 months in addition to overall career accomplishments in both their organizations and the industry sector they represent.
Srikanth is responsible for the Encompass® and platform business services’ Engineering Teams focused on next generation products and solutions. By being an Encompass subject matter expert, Srikanth contributes to the success of ICE Mortgage Technology’s leading lending platform that offers end-to-end loan origination for more than 3,000 customers. 50% of residential loans are originated, manufactured, and sold through Encompass making the mortgage journey easier and faster for the lender and borrower.
Srikanth’s deep technical and domain knowledge enables him to contribute to impactful solutions to the industry such as those for the secondary market. He has been a key driver of ICE Mortgage Technology’s correspondent digitization product which modernized and removes friction from the secondary market, for both sellers and buyers, within ICE’s streamlined loan manufacturing process more broadly than any other provider. With an unparalleled infrastructure and ecosystem, as well as easy activation and utilization, originators and investors alike experience accelerated digitization that is unmatched.
“Srikanth’s ability to leverage his unique blend of strong technical knowledge with his excellent troubleshooting skills makes him invaluable to the company and his team,” said Joe Tyrrell, President of ICE Mortgage Technology. “In a pandemic year with unprecedented volume, the demand for ICE Mortgage Technology’s solutions were at an all-time high, especially for the Encompass® and platform solutions which were responsible for processing historic volume. Srikanth and his team ensured the company’s systems ran flawlessly, enabling customers to scale and grow their businesses.”
To view the full list of 2021 Tech Trendsetters, read the December issue of HousingWire Magazine or visit: Housingwire.com.