May 2024 – Present · 1 yr 10 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · Hybrid

• CTO and PieStudy. Focusing on AI Research & Product Development for EdTech Industry

Apr 2022 – May 2024 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Pune, Maharashtra, India

• Chief Technology Officer with a proven track record in leading technology transformations and integrating AI enablers to create next-generation EdTech platforms. Expertise in leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning to develop personalized, adaptive learning experiences that scale across diverse educational settings. Skilled in orchestrating large-scale technology transformations, driving the adoption of advanced digital solutions, and fostering a culture of innovation. Passionate about harnessing the power of AI to transform traditional study abroad platform. Committed to building and leading teams to develop cutting-edge EdTech solutions that are at the forefront of Study abroad

Jun 2021 – Apr 2022 · 10 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

• Practice Head -> Leading overall AI and Data Science Capabilities in delivering the next generation banking platform. Also overall practice lead in building mobile capabilities using Flutter and Dart. Key focus areas - Applied AI, AI-ML Ops, Buy vs Build Analysis.
• Building AI Capabilities. Recruiting, Mentoring. Identifying various opportunities within the platform in leveraging AI to enhance or optimize the business processes.

Jul 2020 – May 2021 · 10 mos

• Lead and designed various transformation, automation and consolidation programs for CIO office. Worked in building NLP based AI Apps, such as Incident Analytics and Predictive analytics for service desk.

Feb 2020 – Jul 2020 · 5 mos

• Lead a Mainframe Practice and setting up unit. Key activities such as Mainframe modernization, DevOps for Mainframe, building accelerators around mainframe. Building capabilities in the areas of Mainframe, Cobol, AS400, HP-nonstop, CoolGen, DB2, IMS, etc.
• Accelerators for AI Ops for Mainframe transformations and Analytics

Apr 2019 – Jan 2020 · 9 mos

• # Practice Head, with responsibility of 5 verticals - Database Specialist, Configuration Specialist - DevOps and Mainframe, AI & ML and Program Management
• # Lead Multiple Analytics Products across customer profiles.
• # Hands-on technical capabilities in building AI Apps using Python focusing largely on NLP and Deep Learning using frameworks such as PyTorch, Keras & TesnsorFlow
• # Leading Data Science Capabilities for unit in building AI accelerators using Python, Django, & Angular Framework.
• # Largely responsible for growth initiatives within unit in harvesting and building set of accelerators, products and solutions.
• # Managing a team of Program Managers, Product Owners, Business Consultants and Software Associates in driving large scale customer delivery.
• # Played a role of Technical Architect / Product Manager for multiple products built on SOA / Micro-services Architecture in building complex web/mobile applications using Angular, Ionic, AWS, DynamoDB, MongoDB, Python, etc.
• # Built domain based frameworks such as Pension Reference Models for Finnish Pension
• # Designed and Conceptualized Python / Open source community at Tieto India and currently the lead trainer in Python. Have trained over 800 people at Tieto in Python.
• # Build multiple products using Design Thinking centered approach.

Mar 2014 – Apr 2019 · 5 yrs 1 mo

• # Designed and Lead Pension and Insurance Practice at India Delivery Center. Key responsibility includes Delivery setup, Knowledge Transition, Knowledge Building, Building customer centric Pension and Insurance Practices.
• # Build multiple Products and Accelerators around AI and Machine Learning for Pension and Insurance domain.
• # Awarded top innovator multiple times during this tenure for AI driven models and automation accelerators.
• # Design and build comprehensive Pension Reference models and deployed across multiple customers in Nordic region.
• # Lead the overall Pension & Insurance practice serving multiple customers in Global Delivery Model.

Jul 2006 – Feb 2014 · 7 yrs 7 mos · Sydney, Australia

• # Key focus areas : Business Analytics, Decision Support Systems, AI Analytics, Data Analytics
• # Lead large scale BA transformations in setting Onshore / BA delivery Models for Insurance customers.
• # Lead multiple Products / Projects / Customer Deliveries into Pension and Insurance Analytics space.
• # Worked on multiple AI and Analytics products within Insurance Domain
• # Product Manager for Insurance Products such as ALIP, DuckCreek, Siebel CRM, Pega, etc
• # BA Manager in managing a BA set up of ~ 50 functional consultant
• # Setting up the BA practice in geographies such as USA, UK, Belgium, Australia etc.
• # Transition Manager for large scale Insurance programs

Jul 2005 – Jun 2006 · 11 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

• Developed and designed Data analytics Tool - the data enhancement tool which retrieves the traded instruments and contributes to the Reuters network.

Jan 2004 – May 2005 · 1 yr 4 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

• Application Developer using Microsoft technologies such as ASP, ASP.net, VB.net

Mar 1999 – Aug 2001 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Goa

• Founder and Promoter of start up firm - Acetek Solutions, largely focusing on IT training and Software Developement