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Senior AI Engineer & Technical Leader with extensive experience architecting enterprise AI solutions, production-ready RAG pipelines, and secure API orchestration layers. Proven track record of launching high-impact AI applications, designing scalable multi-cloud architectures, and bridging complex technical execution with business strategy. Strong background in guiding technical delivery practices and building end-to-end, zero-knowledge software solutions.
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Founder & Engineer at Aftar
May 1, 2026 - PresentFounded and engineered a digital legacy and estate planning SaaS platform tailored for the New Zealand market. Designed and implemented a secure, zero-knowledge architecture to protect highly sensitive user data and ensure production-ready security compliance. Developed reusable AI capabilities, integrations/services, and robust backend APIs for automating platform workflows and data orchestration. Built a swarm of agents to handle daily business operations.
Senior AI Engineer at SuperOps
January 1, 2025 - PresentDeveloped and deployed AI agents for the PSA-RMM platform using Kotlin, Java, Python, and TypeScript to enhance functionality for MSPs and IT professionals. Maintained and updated data pipelines using Pub/Sub and Dataflow on AWS and GCP. Collaborated with the team to design and integrate AI-based solutions into the platform. Contributed to AI tools that streamline managed service provider workflows and optimize IT operations; led the company into the agentic era with multiple agents built and deployed. Also worked on an AI ticket triage agent to automate ticket intake, analysis, and routing, and an AI ticket deflection agent with RAG, source ranking, and generative response summarization.
Senior Data Scientist & Head of Data Science at Groov
December 1, 2023 - December 1, 2024Led a team of three data scientists and managed Groov’s core machine learning and data engineering projects contributing to the company’s intellectual property. Designed, deployed, and maintained scalable machine learning pipelines in AWS to improve model performance and optimize operations. Built end-to-end data pipelines using AWS Glue, Redshift, and S3, and integrated real-time streaming pipelines using AWS Kinesis and Apache Kafka for low-latency data ingest and transformation. Developed API-driven data solutions for real-time data delivery to external platforms and internal systems. Authored the strategic business case for generative AI adoption, securing leadership buy-in, and helped generate NZD 300,000 in ARR. Transformed Groov into a data-centric organization with data engineering and AI best practices.
Data Scientist at Groov
November 1, 2020 - December 1, 2023Built a content recommendation pipeline that increased monthly user retention rate by 32% within six months. Led A/B testing frameworks improving model accuracy and business strategy decisions. Managed ETL processes and data transformation using DBT to ensure data consistency for ML tasks. Enhanced data-driven decision-making with statistical methods and produced business reports for insights; collaborated daily with stakeholders to align data science initiatives to business objectives.
IT Applications Consultant at SGS Technologies
March 1, 2018 - October 1, 2018Developed and deployed applications for juvenile assessment, improving operational efficiency for the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Implemented data management systems for real-time decision-making and reporting. Transitioned legacy systems to the cloud.
Senior Associate - Software Engineer at Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp
December 1, 2015 - March 1, 2018Led development and management of a Forecast project handling revenue forecasting for forecasting applications over 4,000 customer accounts and 200+ prospects monthly. Improved revenue predictions critical for Wall Street submissions, increasing investor confidence by aligning forecasts closely with actual earnings. Achieved fast growth with four promotions in five years.
Associate - Software Engineer at Cognizant Technology Solutions
June 1, 2011 - December 1, 2015Analyzed and explored development solutions for Revenue and Margin Forecasting Systems. Managed and upskilled a team of 10 members developing and delivering internal training on new forecasting systems and best practices. Implemented a gamification portal within the forecasting system to enable active user participation.
Education
Masters of Applied Data Science at University of Canterbury
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021Bachelor of Engineering at Anna University
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2011Qualifications
Google Advanced Data Analytics Certificate
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023Data Analyst Professional Certificate
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023Industry Experience
Software & Internet, Computers & Electronics, Professional Services
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