Hi, I’m Pooja Puranik, an AI consultant and governance specialist with 4+ years of experience delivering 10+ scalable ML, DL, and Generative AI-based POCs across MENA, Europe, and the US. I’ve built AI solutions in Healthcare, Customer Analytics, Climate Mitigation, Energy, and Market Research, consistently improving business outcomes by up to 30%.\n\nI’m transitioning into AI governance, focusing on implementing risk management frameworks (NIST AI RMF), ensuring regulatory compliance (EU AI Act) and GCC Code of Ethics, and building responsible, auditable AI. I currently serve as a Research Group Member with the Center for AI and Digital Policy (CAIDP) and am pursuing a Master of Science in AI at The University of Texas at Austin.…

Pooja Puranik

Hi, I’m Pooja Puranik, an AI consultant and governance specialist with 4+ years of experience delivering 10+ scalable ML, DL, and Generative AI-based POCs across MENA, Europe, and the US. I’ve built AI solutions in Healthcare, Customer Analytics, Climate Mitigation, Energy, and Market Research, consistently improving business outcomes by up to 30%.\n\nI’m transitioning into AI governance, focusing on implementing risk management frameworks (NIST AI RMF), ensuring regulatory compliance (EU AI Act) and GCC Code of Ethics, and building responsible, auditable AI. I currently serve as a Research Group Member with the Center for AI and Digital Policy (CAIDP) and am pursuing a Master of Science in AI at The University of Texas at Austin.…

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Hi, I’m Pooja Puranik, an AI consultant and governance specialist with 4+ years of experience delivering 10+ scalable ML, DL, and Generative AI-based POCs across MENA, Europe, and the US. I’ve built AI solutions in Healthcare, Customer Analytics, Climate Mitigation, Energy, and Market Research, consistently improving business outcomes by up to 30%.\n\nI’m transitioning into AI governance, focusing on implementing risk management frameworks (NIST AI RMF), ensuring regulatory compliance (EU AI Act) and GCC Code of Ethics, and building responsible, auditable AI. I currently serve as a Research Group Member with the Center for AI and Digital Policy (CAIDP) and am pursuing a Master of Science in AI at The University of Texas at Austin.

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Language

English
Fluent
Hindi
Fluent
Marathi (Marāṭhī)
Fluent

Work Experience

Research Group Member - Fellowship at Center for AI and Digital Policy
September 1, 2025 - November 14, 2025
Contributed to AI governance and policy research, enhancing policy submissions and cross-functional collaboration with legal and policy experts. Analyzed global AI regulations (EU AI Act, US EO on AI) and supported CAIDP policy submissions to the UN and NTIA. Worked with legal experts to bridge technical and policy domains and develop human-centric, ethical AI assessment tools for autonomous systems and LLM governance.
ML Engineer – Lead ML Engineer - AI Consultant at Omdena
August 1, 2025 - August 1, 2025
Delivered AI solutions with 4+ cross-functional teams across ESG, customer analytics, and healthcare; accelerated AI deployments via GPU optimization, containerized infrastructure, and DevOps integration. Built and deployed LLM-based agents, chatbots, and GenAI apps; established prompt templates and evaluation metrics to improve domain-specific accuracy and production readiness.
AI Training Specialist (Part-Time) at Zabeel Training Institute
January 1, 2022 - November 14, 2025
Delivered 3+ AI workshops and 4+ training sessions on AWS and Azure AI, achieving high participant satisfaction and driving hands-on adoption of cloud-based AI solutions.
AI Researcher and Developer at AI Directions one innovation & AI Research & Consultancies
October 1, 2024 - October 1, 2024
Accelerated research timelines by iterative experimentation and robust deployment pipelines; designed and deployed advanced ML systems in computer vision, NLP, and Generative AI. Delivered 7+ research-driven solutions aligned with business objectives and enterprise-grade requirements.
AI Researcher and Developer at Prognica Labs
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022
Researched AI techniques for healthcare diagnostics, achieving strong disease prediction capabilities; designed big data analytics workflows (5+ TB) to improve pattern recognition and accelerate insight generation; led multiple research initiatives in healthcare AI.
Testing Engineer - Team Lead - Project Manager at Balaji Industries
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2020
Boosted production efficiency by 30% and accelerated hardware project delivery through Lean practices, prototyping, and cross-functional collaboration; led development of inverter + DC light systems and hybrid energy solutions, with budget and project management responsibilities.
AI Researcher and Developer at Prognica Labs
January 31, 2022 - January 31, 2022
Researched AI techniques for healthcare diagnostics and digital screening, achieving ~80% disease prediction accuracy and advancing early diagnostics in breast and thyroid cancer. Built big data workflows processing 5 TB+ datasets to improve pattern recognition and insight generation.
Research Group Member at Center for AI and Digital Policy
September 1, 2025 - Present
Fellowship role enhancing the impact of policy submissions by 40% and streamlining the research cycle for 3+ public commentaries through structured analysis and cross-functional collaboration with legal and policy experts. AI governance and policy research covering 10+ global regulations, informing policy submissions to the UN and NTIA; contributed to ethical AI lifecycle tools and autonomous systems policy.
ML Engineer – Lead ML Engineer - AI Consultant at Omdena
November 1, 2020 - August 31, 2025
Boosted AI performance by 40% and accelerated deployment of AI solutions by 60% through GPU optimization, containerized infrastructure, and cross-functional DevOps integration. Delivered AI solutions with 4+ cross-functional teams across ESG, customer analytics, and healthcare domains; 7+ POCs delivered.
AI Training Specialist at Zabeel Training Institute
January 1, 2022 - Present
Delivers hands-on cloud AI training and workshops, conducting 3+ AI workshops and 4+ training sessions on AWS and Azure certifications, achieving high participant satisfaction and practical cloud AI adoption.
AI Researcher and Developer at AI Directions one innovation & AI Research & Consultancies
February 1, 2022 - October 31, 2024
Accelerated research timelines by 30% and enhanced model performance by 60% through iterative experimentation, robust deployment pipelines, and cloud optimization for real-time AI systems across healthcare and industry use cases.
AI Researcher and Developer at Prognica Labs
June 1, 2020 - January 31, 2022
Researched and developed AI techniques for healthcare diagnostics and large-scale data analytics; improved disease prediction and accelerated insights in digital screening.
Testing Engineer- Team Lead- Project Manager at Balaji Industries
August 1, 2014 - January 31, 2020
Led manufacturing optimization initiatives, improving production efficiency by 30% and delivering hardware projects on time through lean practices and cross-functional collaboration.

Education

Master of Science in AI at The University of Texas at Austin
January 11, 2030 - November 14, 2025
Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics at University of Pune
January 11, 2030 - November 14, 2025
Master of Science in AI at The University of Texas at Austin
January 11, 2030 - November 14, 2025
Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics at University of Pune
January 11, 2030 - November 14, 2025
Master of Science in AI at The University of Texas at Austin
January 11, 2030 - December 22, 2025
Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics at University of Pune
January 11, 2030 - December 22, 2025

Qualifications

Case Studies in Machine Learning
January 1, 2024 - November 14, 2025
Ethics in AI
January 1, 2024 - November 14, 2025
AWS Machine Learning Scholarship Course
January 1, 2021 - November 14, 2025
Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Program
January 1, 2020 - November 14, 2025
Machine Learning Engineer Certification
January 1, 2020 - November 14, 2025
Case Studies in Machine Learning
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Ethics in AI
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
AWS Machine Learning Scholarship Course
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Program
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Machine Learning Engineer Certification
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Artificial Intelligence Policy
January 1, 2025 - December 22, 2025
AI in Healthcare
January 1, 2025 - December 22, 2025
Case Studies in Machine Learning
January 1, 2024 - December 22, 2025
Ethics in AI
January 1, 2024 - December 22, 2025
AWS Machine Learning Scholarship Course
January 1, 2021 - December 22, 2025
Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Program
January 1, 2020 - December 22, 2025
Machine Learning Engineer Certification by Stanford
January 1, 2020 - December 22, 2025

Industry Experience

Healthcare, Government, Education, Energy & Utilities, Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Life Sciences, Non-Profit Organization

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