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Amar Chitimalli has a diverse range of work experience. Amar is currently a Senior Solutions Architect - SME Gaming/MetaX at Agora, where they help companies and developers create immersive, real-time, interactive experiences. Prior to this, Amar was the Founder and CTO of FaunaFace, a company focused on enabling and unlocking the power of play in social, gaming, and educational products. Amar also served as a Consulting CTO for the Quoria Foundation, where they helped develop a math practice software in multiple languages.

Amar has also worked at Applied Materials as a Principal Architect AR/VR, where they were responsible for developing a social, collaborative platform for training through simulation in the manufacturing domain. Amar has experience as a Co-Founder/CTO at Actigram Labs, a digital health startup, and has worked as an Indie game developer at Incredible Indie. Additionally, Amar has held various roles at Zynga, including Lead Engineer, Manager, and Senior Software Engineer/Lead iOS Developer. Amar has also worked as a Software Design Engineer at Big Fish Games and as a Senior Software Engineer at Wipro Technologies.

Amar Chitimalli's education history begins with their Bachelor's degree in Computers Science and Information Technology from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, which they obtained between 2000 and 2003. Amar then pursued a Master's degree in Computer Science and Game development at DigiPen Institute of Technology from 2006 to 2008. In 2017, Amar enrolled in the YC Startup School as part of the Startup Founder Track, focusing on Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies.

In addition to their formal education, Amar has acquired several certifications. Amar completed the Certified Laughter Yoga Leader (CLYL) program at Laughter Yoga University in July 2021. In February 2020, they obtained a certification in Product Management: Building a Product Roadmap from LinkedIn. In June 2018, they completed the GDPR Compliance: Essential Training course from LinkedIn. Amar also completed the Startup School Online program offered by Y Combinator in June 2017.

There is mention of an incomplete certification, GL101x: Leading Change: Go Beyond Gamification with Gameful Learning from the University of Michigan, but no specific dates or completion information is provided.