Vinod Bijlani

CEO

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia26 yrs 11 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in AI transformation and governance frameworks.
  • Proven track record in driving sustainable digital innovation.
  • Thought leader in Sovereign AI and AI factory development.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in AI-driven digital transformation and smart city solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Ai Led TransformationsDigital TransformationAi FactorySmart CitiesData ScienceIotRetail SolutionsProduct DevelopmentSolutions ArchitectureInfrastructure ManagementSystem Administration

Other Skills

Business GrowthProduct InnovationSystem ArchitectureStrategic LeadershipIT LeadershipBusiness InsightsGrowth StrategiesTeam DevelopmentTechnology LeadershipGenerative AIBusiness Solutions DevelopmentStrategic VisionIT StrategyPost-SalesTechnical Architecture

About

๐Œ๐ฒ ๐ž๐๐ ๐ž : Full-stack AI factories | Sovereign AI | AI Monetisation flywheels | Responsible AI at enterprise scale ๐–๐ก๐จ ๐ˆ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก : โ†’ C-suite executives building AI transformation roadmaps with governance frameworks โ†’ Enterprise leaders navigating GenAI adoption while maintaining compliance and security โ†’ Governments developing AI sovereignty strategies and ethical implementation policies ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ˆ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ž : โ†’ AI initiatives trapped in pilot purgatory, burning budgets without business impact. โ†’ GenAI deployments that compromise security, ethics, or regulatory compliance. โ†’ Enterprise AI strategies lacking measurable ROI and scalable frameworks. ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ˆ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ : โ†’ End-to-End AI Transformation - From strategy workshops to production deployment โ†’ Responsible AI Frameworks - Governance, ethics, and compliance strategies โ†’ C-Suite AI Advisory - Design Thinking workshops that translate into AI transformation roadmaps. ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ : 1๏ธโƒฃ World Economic Forum - Building better public transport systems 2๏ธโƒฃ Forbes - GPU Infrastructure transformation into Full-Stack AI Companies 3๏ธโƒฃ IEEE & Technical Standards - Video analytics and smart city interoperability Visit my website: https://www.vinodbijlani.me

Experience

26 yrs 11 mos
Total Experience
5 yrs 5 mos
Average Tenure
6 yrs 10 mos
Current Experience

Forbes technology council

Member Forbes Technology Council ยท Freelance

Nov 2024 โ€“ Present ยท 1 yr 6 mos ยท Remote

  • I write about Sovereign AI and AI Factories for Forbes Technology Council, exploring how organizations can build and scale AI infrastructure for real-world production. My articles examine the strategic shift from GPU infrastructure to full-stack AI capabilities and the emerging paradigm of AI factories as intelligence producers.
  • https://councils.forbes.com/profile/Vinod-Bijlani-AI-Practice-Leader-HPE/30319f14-fbe7-45c3-a7a9-45058f7bc67f

Hewlett packard enterprise

2 roles

AI Practice Leader - Asia Pacific

Promoted

Jul 2022 โ€“ Present ยท 3 yrs 10 mos

  • I am responsible for defining HPE's AI and IoT strategy to address APAC region engagements, cutting across business units and partner ecosystems. My focus has been to expand and strengthen HPEโ€™s relationships with the AI and IoT partner landscape, driving innovation with climate-positive retail and sustainable digital transformation journeys for enterprises.
Business GrowthProduct InnovationSystem ArchitectureStrategic LeadershipIT LeadershipBusiness Insights+16

AI & IoT - Practice Leader - Asia Pacific

Jul 2019 โ€“ Jul 2022 ยท 3 yrs

  • I spearheaded initiatives in advanced infrastructure, implementing targeted solutions such as intelligent buildings and workspaces, connected transportation, healthcare innovation, and advanced manufacturing facilities. My partnerships spanned academia, government, technology vendors, startups, and other essential stakeholders, driving sustainable, intelligent innovation forward.
Business GrowthProfessional ServicesSystem ArchitectureStrategic LeadershipData ScienceIT Leadership+14

Ibm

3 roles

Executive Architect - Smarter Cities

Promoted

Aug 2015 โ€“ Jul 2019 ยท 3 yrs 11 mos

  • I was the Executive Architect for Safer Planet - Asia Pacific. I am responsible for below engagements
  • Fusion AnalyticS for Transit Emergency Response (FASTER) Singapore LTA Transit Incident Management
  • Decision Control (DECON) Singapore LTA Traffic Incident Response
Business GrowthProfessional ServicesSystem ArchitectureStrategic LeadershipData ScienceIT Leadership+18

Chief Architect - IoT & Smarter Cities

Promoted

Jan 2009 โ€“ Aug 2015 ยท 6 yrs 7 mos

  • I was the Chief Technical Architect for IBM Intelligent Operations Center (IOC). I led the architecture and design of core components for IOC - Traffic Device Management, Highway Management, Traffic Prediction, Data Expansion and Bus Arrival Prediction. I worked with the Product Management team to define the product roadmap and release strategy for Transportation component of IOC. I led the product delivery team comprising of 30 developers and testers across US, India and Ireland. To make the Product successful, I led Strategic customer engagements - New Jersey Turnpike (NJTA) and Singapore LTA.
System ArchitectureIT LeadershipMachine LearningDigital TransformationMicroservicesComputer Vision+11

Senior Solutions Architect - Retail Store Solutions

Mar 2005 โ€“ Jan 2009 ยท 3 yrs 10 mos

  • I led Retail Store Point of Sale product development effort - Polaris Intellect Store. Polaris Intellect Store was a green field product developed based on IBM Store Integration Framework. I designed Intellect Store to support the following retail formats - hypermarket, white goods, lifestyle, specialty, convenience, pharmacy and jewelry. Intellect Store utilized service oriented architecture based on ARTS Industry standards and designed loosely coupled components to support both thick and hybrid store patterns. I successfully led multiple large scale (100+ store) POS implementations for key IBM customers - Shoppers Stop and Samsonite.
Product InnovationSystem ArchitectureMachine LearningDigital TransformationComputer VisionTechnical Operations+6

Kroger

Solutions Architect

Dec 2003 โ€“ Mar 2005 ยท 1 yr 3 mos ยท Cincinnati, Ohio Area

  • I defined the system architecture, hardware layout, capacity planning, project planning, build, implementation, deployment and tuning of all the Web and Store based applications. I led various server virtualization initiatives and server consolidation efforts. I designed and implemented a
  • Unified Deployment solution for orchestration and automation of deployment process which
  • led to 75% savings in time. I led a team of 8 engineers working on a whole range of projects
  • including J2EE App Builds/Deployments, Wintel deployments, ETL projects, BI/Reporting
  • projects.
Analytical SkillsSystem ArchitectureInfrastructure AutomationTechnical OperationsTechnical ArchitectureProject Leadership+2

Northwestern mutual

Infrastructure Architect

Oct 2001 โ€“ Dec 2002 ยท 1 yr 2 mos ยท Greater Milwaukee Area

  • I was the Administrator & Subject Matter Expert for WebSphere. NML had around 50 WebSphere based Intranet & Internet Web Applications. I was responsible for a large-scale migration which brought all the App Servers to in-house data center from out sourced IBM data center.
Analytical SkillsSystem ArchitectureInfrastructure AutomationTechnical OperationsInfrastructure Management

Citibank

System Administrator

Jun 1998 โ€“ Dec 2001 ยท 3 yrs 6 mos ยท Greater New York City Area

  • I was System Administrator for CitiDirect Private Banking Website. I was responsible for 24X7 support for the end to end banking website which involved managing Vignette Content Manager, WebSphere Application Server, Web Servers and Solaris Operating System.
Technical OperationsSystem Administration

Education

MIT Sloan Executive Education

Internet of Things: Business Implications and Opportunities

Jan 2020 โ€“ Present

Harvard Extension School

Artificial Intelligence in Business

Jan 2020 โ€“ Present

Thadomal Shahani Engineering College

Bachelor of Engineering - BE โ€” Chemical Engineering

Jan 1994 โ€“ Jan 1998

World Bank Group

Integrated Urban Transport Planning

Jan 2020 โ€“ Present

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