Varun Akurati — Head of AI

Driven by the belief that technology should solve real-world problems, not just chase trends, I repurposed myself to build AI-powered, insight-driven solutions that deliver meaningful impact across sectors. Grounded in full-stack development and experienced in delivering high-quality, scalable web applications using agile methodologies, every solution is shaped by pragmatism, precision, and empathy for the end user. Outside formal roles, deep interest and effort go into crafting IoT- and Machine learning-based tools and prototypes, always exploring how intelligence and automation can elevate decision-making and operational efficiency. It is not just about what can be built, but why it matters, and how it empowers. Hence, my passion lies in transforming ideas into functional systems, especially in industries where technology can drive measurable change, including healthcare, sustainability, communications, logistics, finance, and IT consulting services. Tools in the Backpack: AI & Automation: Copilot Studio, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), LLM, Prompt Engineering, Agent Workflows. Data & Insight: Power BI, Advanced Excel, Jupyter Notebook Full-Stack Engineering: Angular, HTML, SCSS, TypeScript, .NET Core Web API, Flask, REST APIs, Entity Framework, Programming Languages: Java, Python, C# Testing & Quality: XUnit, Spectator Version Control: Git, GitHub Development Environment: Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Arduino, SQL Server Management Studio Cloud & DevOps: Azure DevOps, Azure Container Services, Azure Machine Learning, Agile Methodologies. Open to Collaborate Available for collaboration, consultation, or conversation, especially where AI meets operations, and where good ideas need better systems to grow. Whether it is prototyping, problem-scoping, or building full-stack, AI-integrated solutions, always open to meaningful opportunities and dialogue.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Full-Stack Developer specializing in AI and Automation solutions across various sectors.

Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Experience: 2 yrs 11 mos

Skills

Ai & Automation
Full-stack Development
Data Analytics

Career Highlights

Expert in AI-powered solutions for diverse industries.
Proven track record in full-stack development and automation.
Strong advocate for technology that drives measurable change.

Work Experience

Llais Cymru

Head of AI Projects (4 mos)

Cowshed

AI Consultant (2 mos)

Artificial Intelligence Consultant (2 mos)

Cognizant

Associate Software Developer (10 mos)

Programmer Analyst (2 yrs 1 mo)

Education

MBA with Artificial Intelligence at Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd

Bachelor of Technology - BTech at SRM institute of science and technology

Master of Business Administration - MBA at Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd

Varun Akurati

Head of AI

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom2 yrs 11 mos experience

Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

Expert in AI-powered solutions for diverse industries.
Proven track record in full-stack development and automation.
Strong advocate for technology that drives measurable change.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Full-Stack Developer specializing in AI and Automation solutions across various sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Ai & AutomationFull-stack DevelopmentData Analytics

Other Skills

Microsoft Copilot StudioAutomationAzure Logic AppsMicrosoft Azure Machine LearningCopilot StudioAzure cloud servicesPythonHugging FaceRAG modelRetrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)AI AgentsTypeScriptMicrosoft Power BIAngularDecision-Making

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Experience

2 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 11 mos

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Llais cymru

Head of AI Projects

Jan 2026 – Present · 4 mos · Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom · Hybrid

Architecting and building sophisticated Copilot agents using Microsoft Copilot Studio, ensuring they are grounded in organizational data for maximum accuracy.
Leveraging Microsoft Graph connectors to seamlessly integrate knowledge sources across SharePoint, OneDrive, and internal databases into the AI pipeline.
Developing complex Power Automate flows to handle intelligent triage and escalation, bridging the gap between AI conversation and business action.
Implementing enterprise-grade security and configuring rigorous guardrails to ensure all AI interactions meet strict compliance and data governance standards.
Continuously testing and refining conversational flows and prompt engineering strategies to enhance user experience and clarity.
Providing comprehensive documentation and hands-on training for internal teams to foster AI adoption and literacy across the organization.
Collaborating with stakeholders on the seamless integration of agents into their workflows and expediting their operations.

Microsoft Copilot StudioAutomationAI & AutomationFull-Stack Development

Cowshed

2 roles

AI Consultant

Jun 2025 – Aug 2025 · 2 mos

Developed a multi-agent orchestration workflow using Copilot Studio and Azure cloud services to automate data processing and anomaly detection, which streamlined processes by engaging 3 cross-functional stakeholders.
Reduced transcription turnaround time by 80% by building a custom speech recognition agent using Python and Hugging Face's M4T model, then deployed via Azure ML Service.
Improved report generation efficiency by implementing a RAG model to perform semantic similarity identification on XML formats of pptx, docx’s and then using Python programming to map the data for report generation.
Integrated third-party social listening tools and a custom Copilot agent to automatically generate summaries, a key decision that resulted in an estimated cost savings of £6,600 per annum on licensing fees.
Built a Copilot agent to perform narrative analysis across 10 different report types, which improved insight accuracy by 79% and saved approximately 30 hours per project.

Azure Logic AppsMicrosoft Azure Machine LearningAI & AutomationFull-Stack Development

Artificial Intelligence Consultant

Jun 2025 – Aug 2025 · 2 mos

Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)AI AgentsAI & AutomationFull-Stack Development

Cognizant

2 roles

Associate Software Developer

Oct 2023 – Aug 2024 · 10 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Examined user stories with scrum master splitting complex into simpler ones with 1 as least and 5 as max.
Fixed over 2000 high, moderate, and critical issues in the application and helped clients achieve US 508 compliance.
Collaborated with 5 cross-functional teams, including product management, development, and QA to gather and refine requirements.
Identified and resolved 50+ bugs during the code review process, improving overall product stability. Making sure all the features of a user story work as expected by writing test cases to front-end code and covering over 90% of code.
Documentation: Documented 3 products that consisted of the structure of the code and steps to run an application
Scrum Handling: Managed the standup calls discussed, prioritized, and assigned the backlog item to the developers.
Search Project: Incorporated Azure search feature into the application to enhance the search capabilities of the application

TypeScriptMicrosoft Power BIFull-Stack DevelopmentData Analytics

Programmer Analyst

Aug 2021 – Sep 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

1. Implemented a mono repo architecture by conjugating 5 different git repos into 1 thus improving the reusability of code.
2. Analyzed the best free third-party tools, like TinyMCE rich text editor, Angular Material, and chart.js, which are secure and extensible. These tools helped the company save up to $1500$ per developer on license.
3. Writing Unit test cases of existing web API using XUNIT and covering over 88% of code.
4. Identifying root cause for 20+ road blocker in the production and fixed them.
5. Managed the state of the application using the Akita store to reduce redundant API calls and further increase the application performance.

TypeScriptAngularFull-Stack Development