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\u2500\u2500 RESPONSIVE \u2500\u2500 *\/\n@media(max-width:900px){\n .hero{flex-direction:column-reverse;gap:2.5rem;min-height:auto;padding-top:5rem}\n .hero-image{width:100%;height:260px}\n .about-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}\n .exp-item{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:0.75rem}\n .layer-item{grid-template-columns:56px 1fr;}.layer-xr{display:none}\n}\n@media(max-width:600px){\n .section{padding:4rem 1rem}\n .project-card{padding:2rem 1.5rem}\n .layer-item{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:0.75rem;padding:1.25rem}\n .layer-num{display:none}\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"divider\"\/>\n\n\n<section class=\"section\">\n <p class=\"section-label\">About Me<\/p>\n <h2 class=\"section-title\">Building the future of<br>intelligent, immersive systems<\/h2>\n <div class=\"about-grid\">\n <div class=\"about-body\">\n <p>I’m an <strong>AI Solutions Architect<\/strong> specialising in agentic AI pipelines, conversational AI systems, immersive XR platforms, industrial digital twins, and real-time voice-driven interfaces. I architect end-to-end solutions that are built to scale, built to last.<\/p>\n <p>My track record spans production-grade systems for global enterprises including <strong>Airbus, Deutsche Bahn, Starbucks, Koch, Flinthill Resources, and Invista<\/strong> \u2014 spanning aerospace, rail, industrial, and consumer domains.<\/p>\n <p>I enjoy building products <strong>from the ground up<\/strong> \u2014 from validating ideas through rapid prototyping, testing with real users, and delivering scalable, high-performance systems that connect people, data, and environments in powerful new ways.<\/p>\n <p>My work sits at the intersection of two worlds that rarely converge \u2014 deep XR engineering and applied AI architecture. The goal isn’t to integrate AI into experiences \u2014 it’s to design systems where <strong>AI and immersion are inseparable<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"about-sidebar\">\n <div class=\"philosophy-card\">\n <h3>My Approach & Philosophy<\/h3>\n <p>I focus on <strong>opportunities over challenges<\/strong>, exploring creative ways to innovate even under constraints. Guided by data-driven decision-making, I’m passionate about <strong>software architecture<\/strong> and designing systems that are both elegant and efficient.<\/p>\n <p>Collaboration is at the core of how I work. I believe excellence achieved as a <strong>team<\/strong> is far more powerful than individual success. Art and technology blend naturally in everything I build \u2014 from immersive XR to intelligent, AI-driven systems.<\/p>\n <p>I’m a <strong>lifelong learner<\/strong> and technology enthusiast. Outside of work I stay active through <strong>football<\/strong> and the <strong>gym<\/strong>, and love connecting with like-minded creators, technologists, and innovators.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<hr class=\"divider\"\/>\n\n\n<section class=\"section\">\n <p class=\"section-label\">Core Competencies<\/p>\n <h2 class=\"section-title\">What I bring to the table<\/h2>\n <div class=\"skills-grid\">\n <div class=\"skill-group\">\n <p class=\"skill-group-title\">Immersive & Real-Time Systems<\/p>\n <div class=\"skill-tags\">\n <span class=\"skill-tag\">Unity<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Unreal Engine<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">AR\/VR\/MR<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">NVIDIA Omniverse<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Digital Twins<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">IoT \/ MQTT<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Photon<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Meta Quest<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">HoloLens<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">PICO<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Magic Leap<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"skill-group\">\n <p class=\"skill-group-title\">Agentic AI & Orchestration<\/p>\n <div class=\"skill-tags\">\n <span class=\"skill-tag\">LangChain<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">LangGraph<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Multi-Agent Systems<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">RAG Pipelines<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">ChromaDB<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Prompt Engineering<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Tool Use<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Memory Systems<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Human-in-the-Loop<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Agent Evaluation<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"skill-group\">\n <p class=\"skill-group-title\">Voice AI & Conversational<\/p>\n <div class=\"skill-tags\">\n <span class=\"skill-tag\">ElevenLabs TTS<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Deepgram STT<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Agora SDK<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Real-time Voice<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Hume AI<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">OVR Lip Sync<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">XR Avatars<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"skill-group\">\n <p class=\"skill-group-title\">Cloud AI & Azure<\/p>\n <div class=\"skill-tags\">\n <span class=\"skill-tag\">Azure OpenAI<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Azure AI Foundry<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Azure AI Search<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Cognitive Services<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Azure STT\/TTS<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Responsible AI<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Content Safety<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"skill-group\">\n <p class=\"skill-group-title\">Architecture & Engineering<\/p>\n <div class=\"skill-tags\">\n <span class=\"skill-tag\">End-to-end AI Systems<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">C#<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Python<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Node.js<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">JavaScript<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Firebase<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">PostgreSQL<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Redis<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">AWS<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Azure<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">GCP<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">REST APIs<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"skill-group\">\n <p class=\"skill-group-title\">Leadership & Delivery<\/p>\n <div class=\"skill-tags\">\n <span class=\"skill-tag\">Enterprise Delivery<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Stakeholder Management<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Cross-functional Teams<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Agile<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Technical Docs<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Mentoring<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Perf Optimisation<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<hr class=\"divider\"\/>\n\n\n<section class=\"section\">\n <p class=\"section-label\">System Design<\/p>\n <h2 class=\"section-title\">How I design AI systems<\/h2>\n <p class=\"design-intro\">When architecting an AI solution I think in layers \u2014 each one solving a distinct problem. What makes my approach different is that every layer is also designed to surface inside a real-time human experience, not just run as a backend service.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"layers-wrap\">\n\n <div class=\"layer-item\">\n <div class=\"layer-num\">01<\/div>\n <div class=\"layer-body\">\n <p class=\"layer-title\">LLM Orchestration & Tool Use<\/p>\n <p class=\"layer-desc\">The reasoning core. Deciding when to call tools, which model fits the task, how to constrain outputs to stay grounded and safe, and how to handle tool failures gracefully.<\/p>\n <div class=\"layer-tags\">\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">LangGraph<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">Azure OpenAI<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">Tool Binding<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">Output Parsers<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">Responsible AI<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"layer-xr\">\n <p class=\"layer-xr-label\">In immersive use<\/p>\n <span>Powers intelligent avatar responses, context-aware NPC behaviour, and adaptive training flows in real time<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"layer-item\">\n <div class=\"layer-num\">02<\/div>\n <div class=\"layer-body\">\n <p class=\"layer-title\">Multi-Agent Coordination<\/p>\n <p class=\"layer-desc\">Breaking complex problems into specialised agents with clear responsibilities \u2014 a tutor agent, an evaluation agent, an emotion agent \u2014 each doing one job well, orchestrated by LangGraph.<\/p>\n <div class=\"layer-tags\">\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">LangGraph Nodes<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">Conditional Routing<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">Agent Handoff<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">State Management<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"layer-xr\">\n <p class=\"layer-xr-label\">In immersive use<\/p>\n <span>Multiple agents running simultaneously \u2014 one listening, one evaluating emotion, one generating the avatar’s next response<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"layer-item\">\n <div class=\"layer-num\">03<\/div>\n <div class=\"layer-body\">\n <p class=\"layer-title\">Memory Architecture<\/p>\n <p class=\"layer-desc\">Short-term context for the current session. Long-term persistence across sessions via database checkpointers. The difference between an AI that feels present and one that forgets you.<\/p>\n <div class=\"layer-tags\">\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">MemorySaver<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">PostgresSaver<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">Session Context<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">Cross-session Recall<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"layer-xr\">\n <p class=\"layer-xr-label\">In immersive use<\/p>\n <span>Avatar remembers previous training sessions \u2014 what the learner struggled with, what topics are complete, how to adapt the next session<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"layer-item\">\n <div class=\"layer-num\">04<\/div>\n <div class=\"layer-body\">\n <p class=\"layer-title\">RAG Pipelines & Vector Retrieval<\/p>\n <p class=\"layer-desc\">Grounding responses in trusted knowledge \u2014 chunking, embedding, semantic search, and retrieval. Ensures the AI speaks from your data, not from hallucination.<\/p>\n <div class=\"layer-tags\">\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">ChromaDB<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">Azure AI Search<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">Embeddings<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">Semantic Retrieval<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">LCEL Chains<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"layer-xr\">\n <p class=\"layer-xr-label\">In immersive use<\/p>\n <span>Industrial digital twins retrieve live equipment specs. Training avatars pull curriculum knowledge. VR assistants answer from product metadata<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"layer-item\">\n <div class=\"layer-num\">05<\/div>\n <div class=\"layer-body\">\n <p class=\"layer-title\">Real-Time Interaction Layer<\/p>\n <p class=\"layer-desc\">Voice pipelines (STT \u2192 LLM \u2192 TTS), WebSocket streaming, low-latency response design, and emotion detection. This is where AI stops being a service and becomes a presence.<\/p>\n <div class=\"layer-tags\">\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">Deepgram STT<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">ElevenLabs TTS<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">Agora SDK<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">Hume AI<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">OVR Lip Sync<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"layer-xr\">\n <p class=\"layer-xr-label\">In immersive use<\/p>\n <span>3D avatars that speak, listen, respond to emotion, and lip-sync in real time \u2014 creating a genuinely human-feeling AI interaction inside XR<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"layer-item\">\n <div class=\"layer-num\">06<\/div>\n <div class=\"layer-body\">\n <p class=\"layer-title\">Cloud-Native Deployment<\/p>\n <p class=\"layer-desc\">Containerised services, managed vector stores, observability via LangSmith, responsible AI guardrails, and scalable infrastructure that holds under enterprise load.<\/p>\n <div class=\"layer-tags\">\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">Docker<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">AWS \/ GCP \/ Azure<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">LangSmith<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">Content Safety<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">CI\/CD<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"layer-xr\">\n <p class=\"layer-xr-label\">In immersive use<\/p>\n <span>AI backend serving 1,000+ concurrent XR users with monitored, traced, and auditable agent interactions across every session<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div style=\"margin-top:3rem\">\n <p style=\"font-family:var(--heading);font-size:0.85rem;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);margin-bottom:1rem\">Where AI meets immersion<\/p>\n <p style=\"font-size:0.975rem;color:var(--muted);max-width:580px;margin-bottom:2rem;line-height:1.85\">Most AI architects build pipelines. Most XR developers build environments. I build systems where the pipeline <em>is<\/em> the environment \u2014 where the AI response becomes the avatar’s voice, the training scenario’s outcome, or the digital twin’s next state.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"immersive-grid\">\n <div class=\"immersive-card\">\n <div class=\"immersive-icon\">\ud83e\udd7d<\/div>\n <p class=\"immersive-title\">Intelligent XR Training<\/p>\n <p class=\"immersive-desc\">AI-powered virtual mentors that replace scripted flows with natural conversation \u2014 learners ask anything, get grounded, contextually accurate answers in real time.<\/p>\n <div class=\"immersive-example\">RAG + Azure OpenAI + STT\/TTS \u2192 Adaptive training avatar<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"immersive-card\">\n <div class=\"immersive-icon\">\ud83c\udfed<\/div>\n <p class=\"immersive-title\">Industrial Digital Twins<\/p>\n <p class=\"immersive-desc\">Physical systems mirrored in XR \u2014 engineers interact with live equipment data, get AI-generated operational guidance, and control real hardware from inside VR.<\/p>\n <div class=\"immersive-example\">IoT + MQTT + LLM context injection \u2192 Real-time industrial AI<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"immersive-card\">\n <div class=\"immersive-icon\">\ud83c\udf93<\/div>\n <p class=\"immersive-title\">Emotionally Aware AI Tutoring<\/p>\n <p class=\"immersive-desc\">A 3D teacher avatar that listens, detects emotion, retrieves curriculum knowledge, and adapts its teaching style \u2014 remembering each student across every session.<\/p>\n <div class=\"immersive-example\">LangGraph + RAG + Hume AI + ElevenLabs \u2192 Ms. Nova<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"immersive-card\">\n <div class=\"immersive-icon\">\ud83e\udd16<\/div>\n <p class=\"immersive-title\">Context-Aware NPC Systems<\/p>\n <p class=\"immersive-desc\">Virtual characters that don’t follow scripts \u2014 they reason about their environment, respond to user intent, and maintain consistent personality across interactions.<\/p>\n <div class=\"immersive-example\">Behaviour trees + LLM reasoning \u2192 Intelligent NPCs<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<hr class=\"divider\"\/>\n\n\n<section class=\"section\">\n <p class=\"section-label\">Featured Project<\/p>\n <h2 class=\"section-title\">Currently building<\/h2>\n <div class=\"project-card\">\n <div class=\"project-header\">\n <div>\n <p class=\"project-title\">AI Tutoring Platform<\/p>\n <p class=\"project-subtitle\">Founder & Architect \u2014 2026 \u2013 Present<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <span class=\"project-badge\">In Development<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"project-bullets\">\n <li>Architecting a full-stack AI tutoring platform featuring a <strong>3D conversational teacher avatar<\/strong> with real-time voice interaction and emotion-aware responses.<\/li>\n <li>Designed a <strong>multi-agent orchestration pipeline<\/strong> using LangGraph, integrating LLM reasoning, speech (STT\/TTS), and emotion detection for adaptive learning experiences.<\/li>\n <li>Built end-to-end system across <strong>Unity (XR interface), Node.js backend<\/strong>, and cloud infrastructure (PostgreSQL, Redis, Firebase, AWS\/GCP).<\/li>\n <li>Implementing <strong>RAG-based knowledge retrieval<\/strong> using vector embeddings and ChromaDB for context-aware and reliable responses.<\/li>\n <li>Designed for <strong>global accessibility<\/strong> with multilingual support \u2014 English and Hindi at launch, with additional languages planned.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<hr class=\"divider\"\/>\n\n\n<section class=\"section\">\n <p class=\"section-label\">Professional Experience<\/p>\n <h2 class=\"section-title\">Where I’ve worked<\/h2>\n <div class=\"exp-list\">\n\n \n <div class=\"exp-item\">\n <div class=\"exp-meta\">\n <p class=\"exp-company\">Koch<\/p>\n <p class=\"exp-period\">Aug 2023 \u2013 Present<\/p>\n <p class=\"exp-location\">Ontario, Canada<\/p>\n <p class=\"exp-location\" style=\"margin-top:4px;font-style:italic\">Flinthill Resources \u00b7 Invista<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"exp-content\">\n <p class=\"exp-role\">AI Integration Specialist & XR Solutions Architect<\/p>\n <ul class=\"exp-bullets\">\n <li>Led architecture and delivery of an enterprise-scale AI and XR platform supporting <strong>1,000+ global users<\/strong> across Pico, Meta Quest, mobile, and desktop \u2014 serving industrial clients in training and simulation use cases.<\/li>\n <li>Transformed static training workflows into <strong>adaptive AI-driven systems<\/strong> by deploying real-time conversational AI using Azure OpenAI \u2014 combining STT\/TTS pipelines and intelligent virtual mentors powered by live LLM interactions.<\/li>\n <li>Designed and implemented <strong>multi-agent AI architectures<\/strong> integrating LLM reasoning, speech pipelines, and orchestration layers for scalable, modular AI systems.<\/li>\n <li>Engineered <strong>industrial digital twin solutions<\/strong> integrating real-time IoT telemetry via MQTT, enabling live monitoring and operational optimisation in rail and industrial workflows.<\/li>\n <li>Built a <strong>platform-agnostic XR framework<\/strong> in Unity\/C# enabling single-codebase deployment across Meta Quest, Pico, mobile, and desktop \u2014 eliminating platform-specific redevelopment entirely.<\/li>\n <li>Established performance engineering standards achieving <strong>stable 90Hz on standalone XR devices<\/strong> while reducing overall delivery timelines by ~40%.<\/li>\n <li>Defined architecture governance and <strong>mentored engineering teams<\/strong> on scalable system design and modular AI integration.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"exp-item\">\n <div class=\"exp-meta\">\n <p class=\"exp-company\">Multiverse Labs<\/p>\n <p class=\"exp-period\">Mar 2022 \u2013 Mar 2023<\/p>\n <p class=\"exp-location\">Remote<\/p>\n <p class=\"exp-location\" style=\"margin-top:4px;font-style:italic\">Shinsegae \u00b7 Gov. of Sharjah \u00b7 Starbucks<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"exp-content\">\n <p class=\"exp-role\">XR Technical Consultant & AI Systems Integrator<\/p>\n <ul class=\"exp-bullets\">\n <li>Designed and implemented <strong>intelligent NPC systems<\/strong> \u2014 architecting behaviour trees, state machines, and interaction logic giving virtual characters context-aware, responsive personalities.<\/li>\n <li>Led architecture and delivery of AI-enhanced XR platforms serving <strong>1,000+ global users<\/strong> across Pico, Meta Quest, and mobile.<\/li>\n <li>Acted as primary bridge between executive leadership and engineering teams \u2014 translating product vision into <strong>prioritised technical roadmaps<\/strong> within Agile delivery cycles.<\/li>\n <li>Introduced <strong>platform-level telemetry and analytics<\/strong> to capture user interaction patterns, enabling data-driven feature prioritisation and continuous product optimisation.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"exp-item\">\n <div class=\"exp-meta\">\n <p class=\"exp-company\">Sopra Steria<\/p>\n <p class=\"exp-period\">Jan 2014 \u2013 Mar 2022<\/p>\n <p class=\"exp-location\">Bengaluru, India<\/p>\n <p class=\"exp-location\" style=\"margin-top:4px;font-style:italic\">Airbus \u00b7 Deutsche Bahn \u00b7 Stelia \u00b7 CIMPA<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"exp-content\">\n <p class=\"exp-role\">XR Solutions Architect<\/p>\n <ul class=\"exp-bullets\">\n <li>Spearheaded design, development, and delivery of <strong>20+ enterprise AR\/VR\/XR solutions<\/strong> including industrial digital twins and immersive simulations across aerospace, automotive, and manufacturing domains.<\/li>\n <li>Built a <strong>Robotic Arm Digital Twin<\/strong> \u2014 bidirectional control system connecting Unity XR with physical hardware via MQTT, enabling real-time VR-based industrial control.<\/li>\n <li>Developed <strong>Smart Drill HoloLens AR application<\/strong> connected over MQTT, providing technicians with contextual real-time operational guidance overlaid on physical machinery.<\/li>\n <li>Architected <strong>cross-platform XR solutions<\/strong> across Meta Quest, HoloLens, HTC Vive, Nreal, Android, and iOS using Unity and Unreal Engine.<\/li>\n <li>Led and mentored a <strong>cross-functional team of 5<\/strong>, establishing architectural standards, performance optimisation practices, and reusable system patterns.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"exp-item\">\n <div class=\"exp-meta\">\n <p class=\"exp-company\">Zynga Games<\/p>\n <p class=\"exp-period\">Aug 2011 \u2013 Jan 2014<\/p>\n <p class=\"exp-location\">Bengaluru, India<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"exp-content\">\n <p class=\"exp-role\">Game Developer<\/p>\n <ul class=\"exp-bullets\">\n <li>Contributed to development of <strong>YoVille, Hidden Shadows, and Vampire Wars<\/strong> \u2014 developing interactive prototypes and collaborating with artists and principal designers in a fast-paced live-ops environment.<\/li>\n <li>Participated in game design workshops and rapid prototyping cycles to validate new mechanics through player testing.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"exp-item\">\n <div class=\"exp-meta\">\n <p class=\"exp-company\">Bharat Electronics Limited<\/p>\n <p class=\"exp-period\">Apr 2011 \u2013 Aug 2011<\/p>\n <p class=\"exp-location\">Kerala, India<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"exp-content\">\n <p class=\"exp-role\">Interactive Designer \/ Developer<\/p>\n <ul class=\"exp-bullets\">\n <li>Designed and developed <strong>interactive learning solutions<\/strong> for defence and enterprise training use cases \u2014 creating wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity UI mockups that translated complex content into engaging, accessible experiences.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"exp-item\">\n <div class=\"exp-meta\">\n <p class=\"exp-company\">Pixal<\/p>\n <p class=\"exp-period\">Jul 2009 \u2013 Apr 2011<\/p>\n <p class=\"exp-location\">Kerala, India<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"exp-content\">\n <p class=\"exp-role\">Interactive Designer \/ Developer<\/p>\n <ul class=\"exp-bullets\">\n <li>Created <strong>2D and 3D graphic content<\/strong> for enterprise training and product demonstration use cases, working closely with stakeholders to translate complex requirements into engaging visual and interactive solutions.<\/li>\n <li>Developed interactive learning experiences using Unity and interactive media tools \u2014 building a foundation in end-to-end content production and client-facing delivery.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<hr class=\"divider\"\/>\n\n\n<section class=\"section\">\n <p class=\"section-label\">Tools & Technologies<\/p>\n <h2 class=\"section-title\">My toolkit<\/h2>\n <table class=\"tools-table\">\n <tr><td>XR & 3D<\/td><td>Unity 6 \u00b7 Unreal Engine \u00b7 Blender \u00b7 Maya \u00b7 3ds Max \u00b7 ARCore \u00b7 Vuforia \u00b7 A-Frame \u00b7 Babylon.js \u00b7 NVIDIA Omniverse<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>AI & Agents<\/td><td>LangChain \u00b7 LangGraph \u00b7 ChromaDB \u00b7 Azure OpenAI \u00b7 Azure AI Foundry \u00b7 Azure AI Search \u00b7 Hume AI \u00b7 Ollama \u00b7 Groq<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Voice & Speech<\/td><td>ElevenLabs \u00b7 Deepgram \u00b7 Agora SDK \u00b7 Azure TTS\/STT \u00b7 OVR Lip Sync \u00b7 Azure Cognitive Services<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Languages<\/td><td>C# \u00b7 Python \u00b7 JavaScript \u00b7 Node.js \u00b7 Next.js \u00b7 C++ \u00b7 UE Blueprints \u00b7 HTML5 \u00b7 CSS<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Backend & Cloud<\/td><td>Node.js\/Express \u00b7 PostgreSQL \u00b7 Redis \u00b7 Firebase \u00b7 AWS \u00b7 GCP \u00b7 Microsoft Azure \u00b7 Docker \u00b7 FastAPI<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Networking<\/td><td>Photon \u00b7 Mirror \u00b7 Unity Netcode \u00b7 MQTT \u00b7 REST APIs \u00b7 WebSockets<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Devices<\/td><td>Meta Quest \u00b7 PICO \u00b7 MS HoloLens \u00b7 HTC Vive \u00b7 Magic Leap \u00b7 Nreal \u00b7 Android \u00b7 iOS<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Dev Tools<\/td><td>GitHub \u00b7 Perforce \u00b7 Jira \u00b7 Azure DevOps \u00b7 Figma \u00b7 Adobe Creative Suite \u00b7 LangSmith<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/table>\n<\/section>\n\n<hr class=\"divider\"\/>\n\n\n<section class=\"section\">\n <p class=\"section-label\">Credentials<\/p>\n <h2 class=\"section-title\">Education & Certifications<\/h2>\n <div class=\"cred-grid\">\n <div class=\"cred-card\">\n <p class=\"cred-type\">Certification \u2013 In Progress<\/p>\n <p class=\"cred-title\">Microsoft Azure AI Apps & Agents Developer Associate (AI-103)<\/p>\n <p class=\"cred-org\">Microsoft<\/p>\n <p class=\"cred-note\">Azure AI Foundry \u00b7 Agentic Systems \u00b7 RAG Pipelines \u00b7 Responsible AI \u00b7 Multimodal AI<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"cred-card\">\n <p class=\"cred-type\">Postgraduate Certificate<\/p>\n <p class=\"cred-title\">Virtual Reality Production<\/p>\n <p class=\"cred-org\">Conestoga College, Ontario, Canada<\/p>\n <p class=\"cred-period\">2022 \u2013 2023<\/p>\n <p class=\"cred-note\">President’s Honour List<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"cred-card\">\n <p class=\"cred-type\">Degree<\/p>\n <p class=\"cred-title\">Bachelor of Computer Science<\/p>\n <p class=\"cred-org\">Kerala University, India<\/p>\n <p class=\"cred-period\">2005 \u2013 2008<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<hr class=\"divider\"\/>\n\n\n<section class=\"section\">\n <p class=\"section-label\">Recognition<\/p>\n <h2 class=\"section-title\">Awards<\/h2>\n <div class=\"awards-list\">\n <div class=\"award-item\">\n <span class=\"award-title\">Sopra Steria Global Innovation Award \u2014 Concept Finalist<\/span>\n <span class=\"award-year\">Jan 2020<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"award-item\">\n <span class=\"award-title\">Sopra Steria Global Innovation Award \u2014 Concept Finalist<\/span>\n <span class=\"award-year\">Jan 2018<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"award-item\">\n <span class=\"award-title\">Code Gladiator India \u2014 Concept Finalist<\/span>\n <span 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\u2500\u2500 RESPONSIVE \u2500\u2500 *\/\n@media(max-width:900px){\n .hero{flex-direction:column-reverse;gap:2.5rem;min-height:auto;padding-top:5rem}\n .hero-image{width:100%;height:260px}\n .about-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}\n .exp-item{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:0.75rem}\n .layer-item{grid-template-columns:56px 1fr;}.layer-xr{display:none}\n}\n@media(max-width:600px){\n .section{padding:4rem 1rem}\n .project-card{padding:2rem 1.5rem}\n .layer-item{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:0.75rem;padding:1.25rem}\n .layer-num{display:none}\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"divider\"\/>\n\n\n<section class=\"section\">\n <p class=\"section-label\">About Me<\/p>\n <h2 class=\"section-title\">Building the future of<br>intelligent, immersive systems<\/h2>\n <div class=\"about-grid\">\n <div class=\"about-body\">\n <p>I’m an <strong>AI Solutions Architect<\/strong> specialising in agentic AI pipelines, conversational AI systems, immersive XR platforms, industrial digital twins, and real-time voice-driven interfaces. I architect end-to-end solutions that are built to scale, built to last.<\/p>\n <p>My track record spans production-grade systems for global enterprises including <strong>Airbus, Deutsche Bahn, Starbucks, Koch, Flinthill Resources, and Invista<\/strong> \u2014 spanning aerospace, rail, industrial, and consumer domains.<\/p>\n <p>I enjoy building products <strong>from the ground up<\/strong> \u2014 from validating ideas through rapid prototyping, testing with real users, and delivering scalable, high-performance systems that connect people, data, and environments in powerful new ways.<\/p>\n <p>My work sits at the intersection of two worlds that rarely converge \u2014 deep XR engineering and applied AI architecture. The goal isn’t to integrate AI into experiences \u2014 it’s to design systems where <strong>AI and immersion are inseparable<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"about-sidebar\">\n <div class=\"philosophy-card\">\n <h3>My Approach & Philosophy<\/h3>\n <p>I focus on <strong>opportunities over challenges<\/strong>, exploring creative ways to innovate even under constraints. Guided by data-driven decision-making, I’m passionate about <strong>software architecture<\/strong> and designing systems that are both elegant and efficient.<\/p>\n <p>Collaboration is at the core of how I work. I believe excellence achieved as a <strong>team<\/strong> is far more powerful than individual success. Art and technology blend naturally in everything I build \u2014 from immersive XR to intelligent, AI-driven systems.<\/p>\n <p>I’m a <strong>lifelong learner<\/strong> and technology enthusiast. Outside of work I stay active through <strong>football<\/strong> and the <strong>gym<\/strong>, and love connecting with like-minded creators, technologists, and innovators.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<hr class=\"divider\"\/>\n\n\n<section class=\"section\">\n <p class=\"section-label\">Core Competencies<\/p>\n <h2 class=\"section-title\">What I bring to the table<\/h2>\n <div class=\"skills-grid\">\n <div class=\"skill-group\">\n <p class=\"skill-group-title\">Immersive & Real-Time Systems<\/p>\n <div class=\"skill-tags\">\n <span class=\"skill-tag\">Unity<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Unreal Engine<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">AR\/VR\/MR<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">NVIDIA Omniverse<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Digital Twins<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">IoT \/ MQTT<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Photon<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Meta Quest<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">HoloLens<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">PICO<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Magic Leap<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"skill-group\">\n <p class=\"skill-group-title\">Agentic AI & Orchestration<\/p>\n <div class=\"skill-tags\">\n <span class=\"skill-tag\">LangChain<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">LangGraph<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Multi-Agent Systems<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">RAG Pipelines<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">ChromaDB<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Prompt Engineering<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Tool Use<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Memory Systems<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Human-in-the-Loop<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Agent Evaluation<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"skill-group\">\n <p class=\"skill-group-title\">Voice AI & Conversational<\/p>\n <div class=\"skill-tags\">\n <span class=\"skill-tag\">ElevenLabs TTS<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Deepgram STT<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Agora SDK<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Real-time Voice<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Hume AI<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">OVR Lip Sync<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">XR Avatars<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"skill-group\">\n <p class=\"skill-group-title\">Cloud AI & Azure<\/p>\n <div class=\"skill-tags\">\n <span class=\"skill-tag\">Azure OpenAI<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Azure AI Foundry<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Azure AI Search<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Cognitive Services<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Azure STT\/TTS<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Responsible AI<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Content Safety<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"skill-group\">\n <p class=\"skill-group-title\">Architecture & Engineering<\/p>\n <div class=\"skill-tags\">\n <span class=\"skill-tag\">End-to-end AI Systems<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">C#<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Python<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Node.js<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">JavaScript<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Firebase<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">PostgreSQL<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Redis<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">AWS<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Azure<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">GCP<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">REST APIs<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"skill-group\">\n <p class=\"skill-group-title\">Leadership & Delivery<\/p>\n <div class=\"skill-tags\">\n <span class=\"skill-tag\">Enterprise Delivery<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Stakeholder Management<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Cross-functional Teams<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Agile<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Technical Docs<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Mentoring<\/span><span class=\"skill-tag\">Perf Optimisation<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<hr class=\"divider\"\/>\n\n\n<section class=\"section\">\n <p class=\"section-label\">System Design<\/p>\n <h2 class=\"section-title\">How I design AI systems<\/h2>\n <p class=\"design-intro\">When architecting an AI solution I think in layers \u2014 each one solving a distinct problem. What makes my approach different is that every layer is also designed to surface inside a real-time human experience, not just run as a backend service.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"layers-wrap\">\n\n <div class=\"layer-item\">\n <div class=\"layer-num\">01<\/div>\n <div class=\"layer-body\">\n <p class=\"layer-title\">LLM Orchestration & Tool Use<\/p>\n <p class=\"layer-desc\">The reasoning core. Deciding when to call tools, which model fits the task, how to constrain outputs to stay grounded and safe, and how to handle tool failures gracefully.<\/p>\n <div class=\"layer-tags\">\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">LangGraph<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">Azure OpenAI<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">Tool Binding<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">Output Parsers<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">Responsible AI<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"layer-xr\">\n <p class=\"layer-xr-label\">In immersive use<\/p>\n <span>Powers intelligent avatar responses, context-aware NPC behaviour, and adaptive training flows in real time<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"layer-item\">\n <div class=\"layer-num\">02<\/div>\n <div class=\"layer-body\">\n <p class=\"layer-title\">Multi-Agent Coordination<\/p>\n <p class=\"layer-desc\">Breaking complex problems into specialised agents with clear responsibilities \u2014 a tutor agent, an evaluation agent, an emotion agent \u2014 each doing one job well, orchestrated by LangGraph.<\/p>\n <div class=\"layer-tags\">\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">LangGraph Nodes<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">Conditional Routing<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">Agent Handoff<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">State Management<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"layer-xr\">\n <p class=\"layer-xr-label\">In immersive use<\/p>\n <span>Multiple agents running simultaneously \u2014 one listening, one evaluating emotion, one generating the avatar’s next response<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"layer-item\">\n <div class=\"layer-num\">03<\/div>\n <div class=\"layer-body\">\n <p class=\"layer-title\">Memory Architecture<\/p>\n <p class=\"layer-desc\">Short-term context for the current session. Long-term persistence across sessions via database checkpointers. The difference between an AI that feels present and one that forgets you.<\/p>\n <div class=\"layer-tags\">\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">MemorySaver<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">PostgresSaver<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">Session Context<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">Cross-session Recall<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"layer-xr\">\n <p class=\"layer-xr-label\">In immersive use<\/p>\n <span>Avatar remembers previous training sessions \u2014 what the learner struggled with, what topics are complete, how to adapt the next session<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"layer-item\">\n <div class=\"layer-num\">04<\/div>\n <div class=\"layer-body\">\n <p class=\"layer-title\">RAG Pipelines & Vector Retrieval<\/p>\n <p class=\"layer-desc\">Grounding responses in trusted knowledge \u2014 chunking, embedding, semantic search, and retrieval. Ensures the AI speaks from your data, not from hallucination.<\/p>\n <div class=\"layer-tags\">\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">ChromaDB<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">Azure AI Search<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">Embeddings<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">Semantic Retrieval<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">LCEL Chains<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"layer-xr\">\n <p class=\"layer-xr-label\">In immersive use<\/p>\n <span>Industrial digital twins retrieve live equipment specs. Training avatars pull curriculum knowledge. VR assistants answer from product metadata<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"layer-item\">\n <div class=\"layer-num\">05<\/div>\n <div class=\"layer-body\">\n <p class=\"layer-title\">Real-Time Interaction Layer<\/p>\n <p class=\"layer-desc\">Voice pipelines (STT \u2192 LLM \u2192 TTS), WebSocket streaming, low-latency response design, and emotion detection. This is where AI stops being a service and becomes a presence.<\/p>\n <div class=\"layer-tags\">\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">Deepgram STT<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">ElevenLabs TTS<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">Agora SDK<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">Hume AI<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">OVR Lip Sync<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"layer-xr\">\n <p class=\"layer-xr-label\">In immersive use<\/p>\n <span>3D avatars that speak, listen, respond to emotion, and lip-sync in real time \u2014 creating a genuinely human-feeling AI interaction inside XR<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"layer-item\">\n <div class=\"layer-num\">06<\/div>\n <div class=\"layer-body\">\n <p class=\"layer-title\">Cloud-Native Deployment<\/p>\n <p class=\"layer-desc\">Containerised services, managed vector stores, observability via LangSmith, responsible AI guardrails, and scalable infrastructure that holds under enterprise load.<\/p>\n <div class=\"layer-tags\">\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">Docker<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">AWS \/ GCP \/ Azure<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">LangSmith<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">Content Safety<\/span>\n <span class=\"layer-tag\">CI\/CD<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"layer-xr\">\n <p class=\"layer-xr-label\">In immersive use<\/p>\n <span>AI backend serving 1,000+ concurrent XR users with monitored, traced, and auditable agent interactions across every session<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div style=\"margin-top:3rem\">\n <p style=\"font-family:var(--heading);font-size:0.85rem;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);margin-bottom:1rem\">Where AI meets immersion<\/p>\n <p style=\"font-size:0.975rem;color:var(--muted);max-width:580px;margin-bottom:2rem;line-height:1.85\">Most AI architects build pipelines. Most XR developers build environments. I build systems where the pipeline <em>is<\/em> the environment \u2014 where the AI response becomes the avatar’s voice, the training scenario’s outcome, or the digital twin’s next state.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"immersive-grid\">\n <div class=\"immersive-card\">\n <div class=\"immersive-icon\">\ud83e\udd7d<\/div>\n <p class=\"immersive-title\">Intelligent XR Training<\/p>\n <p class=\"immersive-desc\">AI-powered virtual mentors that replace scripted flows with natural conversation \u2014 learners ask anything, get grounded, contextually accurate answers in real time.<\/p>\n <div class=\"immersive-example\">RAG + Azure OpenAI + STT\/TTS \u2192 Adaptive training avatar<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"immersive-card\">\n <div class=\"immersive-icon\">\ud83c\udfed<\/div>\n <p class=\"immersive-title\">Industrial Digital Twins<\/p>\n <p class=\"immersive-desc\">Physical systems mirrored in XR \u2014 engineers interact with live equipment data, get AI-generated operational guidance, and control real hardware from inside VR.<\/p>\n <div class=\"immersive-example\">IoT + MQTT + LLM context injection \u2192 Real-time industrial AI<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"immersive-card\">\n <div class=\"immersive-icon\">\ud83c\udf93<\/div>\n <p class=\"immersive-title\">Emotionally Aware AI Tutoring<\/p>\n <p class=\"immersive-desc\">A 3D teacher avatar that listens, detects emotion, retrieves curriculum knowledge, and adapts its teaching style \u2014 remembering each student across every session.<\/p>\n <div class=\"immersive-example\">LangGraph + RAG + Hume AI + ElevenLabs \u2192 Ms. Nova<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"immersive-card\">\n <div class=\"immersive-icon\">\ud83e\udd16<\/div>\n <p class=\"immersive-title\">Context-Aware NPC Systems<\/p>\n <p class=\"immersive-desc\">Virtual characters that don’t follow scripts \u2014 they reason about their environment, respond to user intent, and maintain consistent personality across interactions.<\/p>\n <div class=\"immersive-example\">Behaviour trees + LLM reasoning \u2192 Intelligent NPCs<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<hr class=\"divider\"\/>\n\n\n<section class=\"section\">\n <p class=\"section-label\">Featured Project<\/p>\n <h2 class=\"section-title\">Currently building<\/h2>\n <div class=\"project-card\">\n <div class=\"project-header\">\n <div>\n <p class=\"project-title\">AI Tutoring Platform<\/p>\n <p class=\"project-subtitle\">Founder & Architect \u2014 2026 \u2013 Present<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <span class=\"project-badge\">In Development<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"project-bullets\">\n <li>Architecting a full-stack AI tutoring platform featuring a <strong>3D conversational teacher avatar<\/strong> with real-time voice interaction and emotion-aware responses.<\/li>\n <li>Designed a <strong>multi-agent orchestration pipeline<\/strong> using LangGraph, integrating LLM reasoning, speech (STT\/TTS), and emotion detection for adaptive learning experiences.<\/li>\n <li>Built end-to-end system across <strong>Unity (XR interface), Node.js backend<\/strong>, and cloud infrastructure (PostgreSQL, Redis, Firebase, AWS\/GCP).<\/li>\n <li>Implementing <strong>RAG-based knowledge retrieval<\/strong> using vector embeddings and ChromaDB for context-aware and reliable responses.<\/li>\n <li>Designed for <strong>global accessibility<\/strong> with multilingual support \u2014 English and Hindi at launch, with additional languages planned.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<hr class=\"divider\"\/>\n\n\n<section class=\"section\">\n <p class=\"section-label\">Professional Experience<\/p>\n <h2 class=\"section-title\">Where I’ve worked<\/h2>\n <div class=\"exp-list\">\n\n \n <div class=\"exp-item\">\n <div class=\"exp-meta\">\n <p class=\"exp-company\">Koch<\/p>\n <p class=\"exp-period\">Aug 2023 \u2013 Present<\/p>\n <p class=\"exp-location\">Ontario, Canada<\/p>\n <p class=\"exp-location\" style=\"margin-top:4px;font-style:italic\">Flinthill Resources \u00b7 Invista<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"exp-content\">\n <p class=\"exp-role\">AI Integration Specialist & XR Solutions Architect<\/p>\n <ul class=\"exp-bullets\">\n <li>Led architecture and delivery of an enterprise-scale AI and XR platform supporting <strong>1,000+ global users<\/strong> across Pico, Meta Quest, mobile, and desktop \u2014 serving industrial clients in training and simulation use cases.<\/li>\n <li>Transformed static training workflows into <strong>adaptive AI-driven systems<\/strong> by deploying real-time conversational AI using Azure OpenAI \u2014 combining STT\/TTS pipelines and intelligent virtual mentors powered by live LLM interactions.<\/li>\n <li>Designed and implemented <strong>multi-agent AI architectures<\/strong> integrating LLM reasoning, speech pipelines, and orchestration layers for scalable, modular AI systems.<\/li>\n <li>Engineered <strong>industrial digital twin solutions<\/strong> integrating real-time IoT telemetry via MQTT, enabling live monitoring and operational optimisation in rail and industrial workflows.<\/li>\n <li>Built a <strong>platform-agnostic XR framework<\/strong> in Unity\/C# enabling single-codebase deployment across Meta Quest, Pico, mobile, and desktop \u2014 eliminating platform-specific redevelopment entirely.<\/li>\n <li>Established performance engineering standards achieving <strong>stable 90Hz on standalone XR devices<\/strong> while reducing overall delivery timelines by ~40%.<\/li>\n <li>Defined architecture governance and <strong>mentored engineering teams<\/strong> on scalable system design and modular AI integration.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"exp-item\">\n <div class=\"exp-meta\">\n <p class=\"exp-company\">Multiverse Labs<\/p>\n <p class=\"exp-period\">Mar 2022 \u2013 Mar 2023<\/p>\n <p class=\"exp-location\">Remote<\/p>\n <p class=\"exp-location\" style=\"margin-top:4px;font-style:italic\">Shinsegae \u00b7 Gov. of Sharjah \u00b7 Starbucks<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"exp-content\">\n <p class=\"exp-role\">XR Technical Consultant & AI Systems Integrator<\/p>\n <ul class=\"exp-bullets\">\n <li>Designed and implemented <strong>intelligent NPC systems<\/strong> \u2014 architecting behaviour trees, state machines, and interaction logic giving virtual characters context-aware, responsive personalities.<\/li>\n <li>Led architecture and delivery of AI-enhanced XR platforms serving <strong>1,000+ global users<\/strong> across Pico, Meta Quest, and mobile.<\/li>\n <li>Acted as primary bridge between executive leadership and engineering teams \u2014 translating product vision into <strong>prioritised technical roadmaps<\/strong> within Agile delivery cycles.<\/li>\n <li>Introduced <strong>platform-level telemetry and analytics<\/strong> to capture user interaction patterns, enabling data-driven feature prioritisation and continuous product optimisation.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"exp-item\">\n <div class=\"exp-meta\">\n <p class=\"exp-company\">Sopra Steria<\/p>\n <p class=\"exp-period\">Jan 2014 \u2013 Mar 2022<\/p>\n <p class=\"exp-location\">Bengaluru, India<\/p>\n <p class=\"exp-location\" style=\"margin-top:4px;font-style:italic\">Airbus \u00b7 Deutsche Bahn \u00b7 Stelia \u00b7 CIMPA<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"exp-content\">\n <p class=\"exp-role\">XR Solutions Architect<\/p>\n <ul class=\"exp-bullets\">\n <li>Spearheaded design, development, and delivery of <strong>20+ enterprise AR\/VR\/XR solutions<\/strong> including industrial digital twins and immersive simulations across aerospace, automotive, and manufacturing domains.<\/li>\n <li>Built a <strong>Robotic Arm Digital Twin<\/strong> \u2014 bidirectional control system connecting Unity XR with physical hardware via MQTT, enabling real-time VR-based industrial control.<\/li>\n <li>Developed <strong>Smart Drill HoloLens AR application<\/strong> connected over MQTT, providing technicians with contextual real-time operational guidance overlaid on physical machinery.<\/li>\n <li>Architected <strong>cross-platform XR solutions<\/strong> across Meta Quest, HoloLens, HTC Vive, Nreal, Android, and iOS using Unity and Unreal Engine.<\/li>\n <li>Led and mentored a <strong>cross-functional team of 5<\/strong>, establishing architectural standards, performance optimisation practices, and reusable system patterns.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"exp-item\">\n <div class=\"exp-meta\">\n <p class=\"exp-company\">Zynga Games<\/p>\n <p class=\"exp-period\">Aug 2011 \u2013 Jan 2014<\/p>\n <p class=\"exp-location\">Bengaluru, India<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"exp-content\">\n <p class=\"exp-role\">Game Developer<\/p>\n <ul class=\"exp-bullets\">\n <li>Contributed to development of <strong>YoVille, Hidden Shadows, and Vampire Wars<\/strong> \u2014 developing interactive prototypes and collaborating with artists and principal designers in a fast-paced live-ops environment.<\/li>\n <li>Participated in game design workshops and rapid prototyping cycles to validate new mechanics through player testing.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"exp-item\">\n <div class=\"exp-meta\">\n <p class=\"exp-company\">Bharat Electronics Limited<\/p>\n <p class=\"exp-period\">Apr 2011 \u2013 Aug 2011<\/p>\n <p class=\"exp-location\">Kerala, India<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"exp-content\">\n <p class=\"exp-role\">Interactive Designer \/ Developer<\/p>\n <ul class=\"exp-bullets\">\n <li>Designed and developed <strong>interactive learning solutions<\/strong> for defence and enterprise training use cases \u2014 creating wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity UI mockups that translated complex content into engaging, accessible experiences.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"exp-item\">\n <div class=\"exp-meta\">\n <p class=\"exp-company\">Pixal<\/p>\n <p class=\"exp-period\">Jul 2009 \u2013 Apr 2011<\/p>\n <p class=\"exp-location\">Kerala, India<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"exp-content\">\n <p class=\"exp-role\">Interactive Designer \/ Developer<\/p>\n <ul class=\"exp-bullets\">\n <li>Created <strong>2D and 3D graphic content<\/strong> for enterprise training and product demonstration use cases, working closely with stakeholders to translate complex requirements into engaging visual and interactive solutions.<\/li>\n <li>Developed interactive learning experiences using Unity and interactive media tools \u2014 building a foundation in end-to-end content production and client-facing delivery.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<hr class=\"divider\"\/>\n\n\n<section class=\"section\">\n <p class=\"section-label\">Tools & Technologies<\/p>\n <h2 class=\"section-title\">My toolkit<\/h2>\n <table class=\"tools-table\">\n <tr><td>XR & 3D<\/td><td>Unity 6 \u00b7 Unreal Engine \u00b7 Blender \u00b7 Maya \u00b7 3ds Max \u00b7 ARCore \u00b7 Vuforia \u00b7 A-Frame \u00b7 Babylon.js \u00b7 NVIDIA Omniverse<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>AI & Agents<\/td><td>LangChain \u00b7 LangGraph \u00b7 ChromaDB \u00b7 Azure OpenAI \u00b7 Azure AI Foundry \u00b7 Azure AI Search \u00b7 Hume AI \u00b7 Ollama \u00b7 Groq<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Voice & Speech<\/td><td>ElevenLabs \u00b7 Deepgram \u00b7 Agora SDK \u00b7 Azure TTS\/STT \u00b7 OVR Lip Sync \u00b7 Azure Cognitive Services<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Languages<\/td><td>C# \u00b7 Python \u00b7 JavaScript \u00b7 Node.js \u00b7 Next.js \u00b7 C++ \u00b7 UE Blueprints \u00b7 HTML5 \u00b7 CSS<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Backend & Cloud<\/td><td>Node.js\/Express \u00b7 PostgreSQL \u00b7 Redis \u00b7 Firebase \u00b7 AWS \u00b7 GCP \u00b7 Microsoft Azure \u00b7 Docker \u00b7 FastAPI<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Networking<\/td><td>Photon \u00b7 Mirror \u00b7 Unity Netcode \u00b7 MQTT \u00b7 REST APIs \u00b7 WebSockets<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Devices<\/td><td>Meta Quest \u00b7 PICO \u00b7 MS HoloLens \u00b7 HTC Vive \u00b7 Magic Leap \u00b7 Nreal \u00b7 Android \u00b7 iOS<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>Dev Tools<\/td><td>GitHub \u00b7 Perforce \u00b7 Jira \u00b7 Azure DevOps \u00b7 Figma \u00b7 Adobe Creative Suite \u00b7 LangSmith<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/table>\n<\/section>\n\n<hr class=\"divider\"\/>\n\n\n<section class=\"section\">\n <p class=\"section-label\">Credentials<\/p>\n <h2 class=\"section-title\">Education & Certifications<\/h2>\n <div class=\"cred-grid\">\n <div class=\"cred-card\">\n <p class=\"cred-type\">Certification \u2013 In Progress<\/p>\n <p class=\"cred-title\">Microsoft Azure AI Apps & Agents Developer Associate (AI-103)<\/p>\n <p class=\"cred-org\">Microsoft<\/p>\n <p class=\"cred-note\">Azure AI Foundry \u00b7 Agentic Systems \u00b7 RAG Pipelines \u00b7 Responsible AI \u00b7 Multimodal AI<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"cred-card\">\n <p class=\"cred-type\">Postgraduate Certificate<\/p>\n <p class=\"cred-title\">Virtual Reality Production<\/p>\n <p class=\"cred-org\">Conestoga College, Ontario, Canada<\/p>\n <p class=\"cred-period\">2022 \u2013 2023<\/p>\n <p 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