I'm Hishoban Ketheeswaran, an AI/ML Engineer with hands-on experience building and operating production-grade AI platforms. I specialize in Generative AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and end-to-end AI workflows, with a strong foundation in Python and modern ML tooling. I’ve shipped multi-tenant AI platforms, contributed to LLM orchestration, context management, and tool-calling, and worked across Azure and AWS. I thrive in enterprise environments, focusing on prompt evaluation, response quality, and production readiness, while collaborating closely with stakeholders to deliver reliable AI services.

Hishoban Ketheeswaran

I'm Hishoban Ketheeswaran, an AI/ML Engineer with hands-on experience building and operating production-grade AI platforms. I specialize in Generative AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and end-to-end AI workflows, with a strong foundation in Python and modern ML tooling. I’ve shipped multi-tenant AI platforms, contributed to LLM orchestration, context management, and tool-calling, and worked across Azure and AWS. I thrive in enterprise environments, focusing on prompt evaluation, response quality, and production readiness, while collaborating closely with stakeholders to deliver reliable AI services.

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I’m Hishoban Ketheeswaran, an AI/ML Engineer with hands-on experience building and operating production-grade AI platforms. I specialize in Generative AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and end-to-end AI workflows, with a strong foundation in Python and modern ML tooling.

I’ve shipped multi-tenant AI platforms, contributed to LLM orchestration, context management, and tool-calling, and worked across Azure and AWS. I thrive in enterprise environments, focusing on prompt evaluation, response quality, and production readiness, while collaborating closely with stakeholders to deliver reliable AI services.

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Language

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Work Experience

AI/ML & Backend Engineer at ControlShift AI Pty Ltd
January 1, 2020 - August 1, 2023
Developed and maintained a production-grade AI platform enabling users to create, configure, and deploy conversational AI systems (chatbots and voice agents); designed genetic AI workflows with LLM orchestration, prompt engineering, and autonomous task execution; built a conversation relay and context management architecture; implemented backend AI services and inference APIs using Python and FastAPI with a microservices architecture; deployed and operated AI services in production cloud environments using Docker and Kubernetes for reliability and production readiness.
AI/ML & Backend Engineer at ControlShift AI Pty Ltd
July 1, 2025 - Present
Designed and implemented a production-grade AI platform enabling users to create, configure, and deploy conversational AI systems; built end-to-end AI workflows with LLM orchestration, prompt engineering, and context management; integrated CRM and knowledge-base tools; ensured scalable, cloud-native AI applications; deployed with Docker & Kubernetes on Azure/AWS; implemented monitoring, debugging, and production readiness.
Research Assistant – Computer Vision & Autonomous Systems at Deakin University
June 1, 2025 - Present
Implemented real-time fire and human detection for drone simulation using YOLOv8 and Deep SORT; applied MiDaS depth estimation with GPS, IMU, and FOV data to derive real-world coordinates; integrated Python CV models with Unity, Unreal Engine, and AirSim via socket-based communication; supported multi-drone behaviors including mapping, exploration, tracking, and target prioritization; contributed to 2D/3D visualization workflows and data-driven research.
AI/ML Engineer & Backend Engineer at ControlShift AI Pty Ltd
January 1, 2025 - Present
Built a multi-tenant AI conversational AI platform supporting chatbot orchestration, dynamic prompts, tool-calling, conversation memory, and multi-step LLM workflows across web and Meta channels.
Intern AI/ML Engineer (Remote) at HeHealth (Pvt) Ltd
August 1, 2023 - March 1, 2024
Implemented real-time voice agent using a relay pipeline with streaming ASR/STT, LLM reasoning, and TTS; built a retrieval-augmented generation system with document and URL ingestion, semantic chunking, embeddings, and OpenSearch-grounded responses for enterprise data.
Intern AI/ML Engineer (Remote) at HeHealth (Pvt) Ltd
January 1, 2020 - December 1, 2022
Gained experience in structured documentation, quality checks, data handling, and cross-team communication.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Hons) at University of Jaffna
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2021
Master of Applied Artificial Intelligence at Deakin University
January 11, 2030 - December 19, 2025
Master of Applied Artificial Intelligence at Deakin University
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2025
B Sc in Engineering (Honours) at University of Jaffna
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2021

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Education, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing