Purushottam (Puru) Uppu — CEO
Result oriented leader with extensive experience in Data, Agentic AI, BigData Analytics, Cloud, Business Intelligence, Machine learning and Gen AI. A thought leader with expert ability to identify, deliver and lead multi million dollar projects successfully. My expertise lies in Technology strategy, Engineering, Consulting, Digital transformation, Solution Architecture, SaaS products, Problem solving and Critical thinking by leveraging power of Data, AI (GenAI) and Cloud technologies. Helping fortune 500 enterprises to accelerate Data and AI value chain and Advanced analytics missions using Agentic AI. Leading and mentoring a team of data/AI engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment. Driving the development and implementation of data and AI engineering best practices, ensuring the team delivers high-quality, well-organized, maintainable code and creating reusable assets. Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translating them into effective solutions. Building AI products, workflow automation, Agentic AI Engineering to improve productivity and Operational efficiency driving automation wherever is possible and necessity. Expert in building Capabilities, CoE from scratch to drive Innovation and enable competitive advantage Leading the evaluation, selection, and adoption of new tools and technologies that align with our data strategy, architecture, Quality and Governance. Ensuring compliance with data security and privacy standards, working closely with the security and compliance teams. Collaborating with data scientists and analysts to provide clean, well-structured data for advanced analytics and reporting Specialties: - Agentic AI - AI Agents, - Data and AI Engineering & Data Analytics Technologies - Cloud Enablement - Cloud Migration - Data and Systems Engineering - Solution Architecture - Leading large Cross-functional Teams - Strategic Initiatives - Enterprise Data Architecture - Agile Software Development - Project and Program Management Technologies: - Azure synapse, Redshift and BigQuery - Azure Databricks, Enterprise Data Lakehouse - SQL, Spark and Pyspark - Python, Pytorch, NLP - Azure OpenAI, VertexAI and AWS Bedrock - Prompt engineering, Knowledge graphs, RAG implementation - Data/AIOps - Power BI and Tableau - NOSQL databases (Mongo & Cassandra) - Graph databases (Neo4j) - Cloud (Azure, AWS and GCP) - FastAPI, Containerization, - Agentic Frameworks (CrewAI, AutoGen, LangGraph)
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Data and AI Engineering leader with expertise in Cloud and Big Data solutions.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 15 yrs 7 mos
Skills
- Data And Ai Engineering
- Solution Architecture
- Data Architecture
- Data Analytics
Career Highlights
- Expert in Data and AI Engineering
- Proven track record in leading large projects
- Strong background in Cloud and Big Data technologies
Work Experience
Accenture
Data & AI Solution Architecture and Engineering Manager (3 yrs 10 mos)
BRIDGEi2i Analytics Solutions (Acquired by Accenture AI hub)
Data Architect and Analytics Manager (Acquired by Accenture AI hub) (10 mos)
Cognizant
Data Architect and Analytics Lead (2 yrs)
CGI
Data Architect (8 yrs 10 mos)
Education
Senior Management Program in Business Analytics at Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta