Los Gatos, California, United States
I am a product-focused technical leader with a strong track record of building world-class products and solutions using machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, and speech , video and audio compression technologies. I am currently the founder of a company where we are building the industry's first all-in-one story creation platform that augments humans by rapidly discovering relevant information from different multi-modal sources and synthesizing data into clear, engaging narratives that drive significant business impact. In the past I have collaborated with industry leaders like Microsoft, Amazon, and Intel to bring innovative AI applications to market across various domains and platforms. My experience includes working with teams through the end-to-end product development lifecycle, from ideation to successful production deployment. I specialize in the development of technologies for building AI models using deep learning techniques, cloud services, edge devices, and hardware accelerators to drive business value. My strategic vision centers on democratizing AI, ensuring that its transformative benefits are accessible to businesses and users alike. In addition to my technical expertise, I have also started a successful boutique recruitment company in the niche areas of Video Compression and DSP technologies, helping tech startups find the right talent to drive their growth. Some of my key strengths include: Strategic thinking and the ability to see the big picture Strong leadership skills A track record of delivering results in high-pressure environments A passion for learning and staying up-to-date with the latest technologies
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At AI Commercial Engineering as part of Global AI Commercialization and Strategy Organization within Azure - I was a technical leader : led and managed a group of world class Data Scientists to build technical solutions for strategic Azure AI customers POCs and also get onboarded to Azure Open AI ChatGPT service. Since the introduction of GPT since 2021 I have had the privilege of working with 100+ Azure Open AI customers to help them build Gen AI solutions
At Azure Edge Devices Platform and Services team driving definition and building of the next generation intelligent AI edge devices to further enable revenue generation for Microsoft Azure Cloud Services ➢Led a team to drive End to End AI solutions – all the way from model generation and deploying End to End CV pipeline to Edge devices ➢ Led a team to drive from conception to production of a Tiny Edge Solution (4AA battery powered solution) for very low power inferencing as a Stick and Peel solution ➢ Working with key strategic Azure customers for deployment of their CV solution on to AEDPLS devices
➢ Driving End-End AI Solutions development for the Wave AI accelerator platform ➢ Key contributor to AI strategy for Wave working with Marketing, Sales and Engineering groups along with interactions from strategic Wave customers
Leading teams to solve cutting edge Deep Learning/Machine Learning problems for strategic Amazon customers. Delivered CV/Deep Learning algorithm implementation on the "DeepLens" device (AWS CV enabled IOT device) which was released as a prototype at AWS Re-invent 2017
As part of the first fully automated Amazon Go store without any check out lines - it was an amazing journey to be part of a world class team where I architected and led a team to implement Computer Vision and Deep Learning solutions
Managed a team of engineers to develop Computer Vision and Deep Learning Acceleration Technology. This was the project to build Silicon for The Amazon Fire Phone Head Tracking technology
Led a team to develop Machine Learning accelerators for Intel products and also engaging and aligning with the broader Machine Learning efforts across Intel. Contributor to architecture team for Intel Cannon Lake Computer Vision pipeline which resulted in being designed into millions of Intel Core processors