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Hi, I’m Ashok Bugude, a GenAI Architect and AI Engineering Leader based in Bengaluru. With over a decade of experience architecting and deploying enterprise-scale Generative AI, ML, and related technologies, I help clients transform complex business problems into scalable, production-ready AI systems. I’ve partnered with teams across Cisco, Tibco, EY, Honeywell, Codvo AI, Sutherland, and more to deliver multi-million-dollar efficiency gains using LLMs, agentic frameworks, and RAG pipelines. I enjoy translating business needs into pragmatic AI solutions, building cross-functional teams, and mentoring engineers to push the boundaries of GenAI. My work spans IoT, embedded systems, cloud, web/mobile apps, AR/VR, and edge AI, with a focus on measurable impact and responsible AI practices.…Hi, I’m Ashok Bugude, a GenAI Architect and AI Engineering Leader based in Bengaluru. With over a decade of experience architecting and deploying enterprise-scale Generative AI, ML, and related technologies, I help clients transform complex business problems into scalable, production-ready AI systems. I’ve partnered with teams across Cisco, Tibco, EY, Honeywell, Codvo AI, Sutherland, and more to deliver multi-million-dollar efficiency gains using LLMs, agentic frameworks, and RAG pipelines. I enjoy translating business needs into pragmatic AI solutions, building cross-functional teams, and mentoring engineers to push the boundaries of GenAI. My work spans IoT, embedded systems, cloud, web/mobile apps, AR/VR, and edge AI, with a focus on measurable impact and responsible AI practices.

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Hi, I’m Ashok Bugude, a GenAI Architect and AI Engineering Leader based in Bengaluru. With over a decade of experience architecting and deploying enterprise-scale Generative AI, ML, and related technologies, I help clients transform complex business problems into scalable, production-ready AI systems. I’ve partnered with teams across Cisco, Tibco, EY, Honeywell, Codvo AI, Sutherland, and more to deliver multi-million-dollar efficiency gains using LLMs, agentic frameworks, and RAG pipelines. I enjoy translating business needs into pragmatic AI solutions, building cross-functional teams, and mentoring engineers to push the boundaries of GenAI. My work spans IoT, embedded systems, cloud, web/mobile apps, AR/VR, and edge AI, with a focus on measurable impact and responsible AI practices.…Hi, I’m Ashok Bugude, a GenAI Architect and AI Engineering Leader based in Bengaluru. With over a decade of experience architecting and deploying enterprise-scale Generative AI, ML, and related technologies, I help clients transform complex business problems into scalable, production-ready AI systems. I’ve partnered with teams across Cisco, Tibco, EY, Honeywell, Codvo AI, Sutherland, and more to deliver multi-million-dollar efficiency gains using LLMs, agentic frameworks, and RAG pipelines. I enjoy translating business needs into pragmatic AI solutions, building cross-functional teams, and mentoring engineers to push the boundaries of GenAI. My work spans IoT, embedded systems, cloud, web/mobile apps, AR/VR, and edge AI, with a focus on measurable impact and responsible AI practices.

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Hi, I’m Ashok Bugude, a GenAI Architect and AI Engineering Leader based in Bengaluru. With over a decade of experience architecting and deploying enterprise-scale Generative AI, ML, and related technologies, I help clients transform complex business problems into scalable, production-ready AI systems. I’ve partnered with teams across Cisco, Tibco, EY, Honeywell, Codvo AI, Sutherland, and more to deliver multi-million-dollar efficiency gains using LLMs, agentic frameworks, and RAG pipelines.

I enjoy translating business needs into pragmatic AI solutions, building cross-functional teams, and mentoring engineers to push the boundaries of GenAI. My work spans IoT, embedded systems, cloud, web/mobile apps, AR/VR, and edge AI, with a focus on measurable impact and responsible AI practices.

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Founder / Independent Gen AI & Software Contractor at Srishti GenAI

December 1, 2025 - Present

Independent founder delivering GenAI and software solutions for enterprise clients. Led architecture and delivery of LLM-powered automation, multi-agent systems, and edge AI workloads for customers including Cisco, Tibco, and ILO, with measurable improvements in document accuracy and process efficiency.

Sr Gen AI Specialist at Zensar Technologies

June 1, 2025 - November 30, 2025

Led AI/LLM initiatives for Cisco, Tibco, ILO: (a) AI-powered document automation with MCP and RAG pipelines; (b) Enterprise multi-agent chatbot framework with dynamic reasoning and tool integration; (c) CFP discovery/relevance classifier.

Sr AI Engineering Manager at Codvo AI

July 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025

Led development of agentic AI chatbots, retrieval-augmented generation, multi-agent workflows, and vector-based search; improved response latency and knowledge retrieval by adopting Pinecone and memory persistence.

Engineering Manager at Sutherland Labs

August 1, 2021 - July 31, 2024

Led deployment of advanced Conversational AI systems, improving customer engagement and experience; integrated Human-in-the-Loop for continuous learning and iteration.

Tech Lead at Ernst & Young (EY)

January 1, 2020 - August 31, 2021

AI-driven content moderation using NLP with Azure Cognitive Services; built interactive data visualizations with Power BI and Tableau; deployed ML models on Azure for predictive analytics.

Senior Software Engineer at Honeywell Technology Solutions Labs

May 1, 2017 - January 31, 2020

Developed ML/DL-based facial recognition products; optimized TensorFlow performance with OpenCL; deployed edge AI on GPUs and Android NDK; enabled AI at the edge with multi-sensor IoT integration.

Co-Founder & CTO at Zayyon IT Labs LLP

February 1, 2016 - February 28, 2017

Led end-to-end smartwatch development, embedded systems, and AI-driven sensor integration for gesture and movement tracking; built Unity3D-based game experiences across platforms.

Software Engineer at Cypress Semiconductor

July 1, 2014 - January 31, 2016

Designed and developed scalable, high-performance web applications; built automation tools to streamline Office 365 installations and IT workflows.

Intern Software Engineer at Oracle-Cerner

January 1, 2014 - June 30, 2014

Automated manual testing using AutoHotKey and C#; created Windows Services and DLLs to accelerate build and test pipelines.

Intern Software Engineer at IIT Bombay

June 1, 2013 - July 31, 2013

Contributed to Aakash Tablet development tools and support to help developers build impactful apps under Prof. Padmashri D.B Pathak.

Founder at Sirshti GenAI

December 1, 2025 - Present

Building production-grade Generative AI solutions for enterprise clients as an independent contractor. Architecting end-to-end agentic AI workflows, RAG systems, and LLM-powered automation across verticals. Development of Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Websites, Mobile apps, IoT, Embedded, Cloud, Games, AR, VR applications.

Tech Lead at EY (Ernst & Young)

January 1, 2020 - August 31, 2021

AI-Driven Content Moderation with NLP-based analysis; data visualization with Power BI and Tableau; Machine Learning on Azure to streamline predictive analytics and data intelligence.