About Me
My expertise spans Enterprise Architecture, Cloud, Data, and AI, with a strong focus on designing scalable, secure, and future-ready platforms. I bring a holistic perspective that connects business strategy, technology execution, and operational governance.
In recent years, my work has centered on Agentic AI architecture architecting and hands-on building multi-agent and RAG systems on LangGraph and Microsoft AutoGen, with LangSmith evaluation and Microsoft Azure AI Foundry and moving them from prototype to governed production with Responsible AI guardrails and enterprise AI governance.
I am experienced in leading architecture review boards (ARB/TRB), defining enterprise standards and reusable patterns, and guiding organizations through large-scale modernization, multi-cloud adoption, and regulated digital transformation.
My Expertise
Core Competencies
- Strategic Technology Planning & Roadmaps
- Standards & Governance
- Cloud Application Modernization & XaaS Models
- Architectural Guidance & Risk Management
- Onshore & Offshore Team Leadership
Technical Stack & Tools
Platforms & Technologies
- Microsoft Azure (Expert) – IaaS, PaaS, SaaS
- Azure AI Foundry
- C#, .NET, ASP.NET, .NET Core, Web APIs
- Relational & NoSQL Datastores (SQL Server, Azure Cosmos DB, MongoDB)
- Containers & Orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
- API Management & Integration Platforms (Azure APIM, Apigee)
AI & Agentic Engineering
- Multi-Agent Orchestration (LangGraph, Microsoft AutoGen, LangChain)
- LLMs: Gemini, Claude, OpenAI
- RAG & Semantic Retrieval (MongoDB, PostgreSQL)
- Model Evaluation & Observability (LangSmith)
- Model Context Protocol (MCP), MLOps / LLMOps
- Python, Microsoft Azure AI Foundry
Architecture Styles & Patterns
- Microservices & Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
- Event-Driven & Asynchronous Architectures
- Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
- Multi-Tenant SaaS & XaaS Architectures
- Twelve-Factor Application Methodology
Engineering & Governance Practices
- CI/CD Pipelines & Automated Deployments
- Infrastructure as Code (Bicep, Terraform, ARM)
- Architecture Review Boards (ARB / TRB)
- Security-by-Design & Compliance Enablement
- AI Lifecycle, MLOps & Agentic AI Governance
Architectural Skills
Architectural Domains
- TOGAF-Aligned Enterprise Architecture
- Cloud Architecture (Azure – Expert; Google Cloud; hybrid / multi-cloud)
- Data, AI & Agentic AI Architecture
- Solution & Integration Architecture
- Security & Infrastructure Architecture
- Legacy Modernization & Cloud-Native Transformation
EA Tools & Methodologies
- Architecture Modeling (Lucidchart, UML, Miro)
- DevOps & Delivery Tooling (Azure DevOps, Jira)
- API-Led Connectivity & Integration Patterns
- API Management (Azure API Management, Apigee)
- Azure AI Foundry - AI Platforms
Professional & Leadership Competencies
- Enterprise Strategy, Roadmapping & Transformation
- Architecture Review Boards (ARB / TRB)
- Executive & C-Level Stakeholder Engagement
- Architectural Risk, Compliance & Governance
- Global Onshore–Offshore Team Leadership
- Business Value Realization & Outcome-Driven Design
Certifications
Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert
(AZ-305)
Microsoft Azure IoT Developer Specialty
(AZ-220)
Certified SAFe 5 Agilist
Lean Silver Certification
– Lennox International, Inc
Certified Professional Scrum Master
– PSM I
Humana Technologist Degree
A comprehensive program covering the domains of Inter- and Intrapersonal skills, Leadership skills, Business skills, and Technology Tools
UT Austin Postgraduate Diploma Program in AI and ML: Business Applications
Skills: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Large Language Models (LLM), Python (Programming Language)
ADaSci Certified Agentic AI System Architect
Skills: LangGraph for managing complex, stateful agent workflows, n8n and AutoGen (and CrewAI) for designing collaborative multi-agent systems. The program also covers essential production-readiness tools, including PydanticAI for structured output, integration techniques for LLMs and RAG, and critical MLOps principles
Experience
Lead Enterprise Architect
Humana, Inc. | TX, USA
Aug 2021 - Present
- Architect and hands-on build a production Agentic AI "Agent Assist" system on Microsoft Azure AI Foundry a Planner–Executor–Supervisor multi-agent pattern with human-in-the-loop approval gates for sensitive, regulated actions.
- Orchestrate multi-agent workflows on LangGraph and Microsoft AutoGen, reasoning across Gemini, Claude, and OpenAI models, with RAG grounding over coverage, billing, eligibility, claims, and CRM data on MongoDB and PostgreSQL unifying retrieval that previously required agents to search across 20+ separate applications.
- Instrument model evaluation and observability with LangSmith, tracking answer accuracy, guardrail adherence, and agent performance in production.
- Built a second agentic system (research → draft → review) that generates Technical Review Board (TRB) submission documents for application teams while preserving human architect approval.
- Define Agentic AI governance and safety controls role boundaries, decision checkpoints, guardrails, and auditability aligned to NIST AI RMF for Responsible AI usage and regulatory compliance.
- Lead end-to-end cloud transformation of mission-critical systems into scalable, resilient Azure and Google Cloud architectures (IaaS / PaaS / SaaS) and hybrid environments, cutting infrastructure cost 20% and accelerating platform onboarding 25%.
- Drive enterprise modernization and technology rationalization through multi-cloud XaaS adoption and application portfolio rationalization via ARB/TRB, establishing enterprise data and AI governance and enforcing standards across large, distributed engineering organizations.
Cloud Solutions Lead
Lennox International, Inc. | TX, USA
Oct 2016 - Aug 2021
- Led cross-functional and onshore/offshore teams to successfully launch the iComfort smart thermostat, integrated with Alexa, Google, and IFTTT for enhanced consumer engagement.
- Directed cloud and on-premises migration initiatives, including VM migration and app service modernization, to advance organizational growth and system modernization.
- Developed a robust cloud solutions architecture, leveraging OAuth 2.0 to optimize security and enhance system functionality.
- Established comprehensive strategic plans for project requirements, leading detailed business requirement analyses and stakeholder engagement for seamless feature development.
Senior Software Engineer
Computer Science Corporation | Pasadena, CA USA
Oct 2008 - Oct 2016
- Projects: Optical Scan – Imagine,Combined Management Console -CMC, Performance Assessment Management Systems (PAMS), Online Patient Satisfaction Survey.
- Performed detailed analysis of business requirements and developed comprehensive plans defining and scoping project requirements. Create architectural design and diagrams.
- Estimation and planning of the project deliverable.
- Created specific software and devised testing scenarios to ensure optimum levels of efficiency.
- Established a clear timeline and monitoring systems to successfully manage project delivery within the agreed-upon time frame and budget.
- Subject Matter Expert regarding application development.
- Lead development team to accomplish deliverable on time within budget.
Worked with Kaiser Permanente as Sr.Technical consultant. Responsible for application delivery to the Kaiser Permanente from CSC. Other than doing technical application delivery I was responsible for resource management, Billing, SOW, taking care of monthly governance meeting.
Senior Software Engineer
Computer Science Corporation | Bangalore, India
Nov 2006 - Oct 2008
- Projects: Humana Eagle, WaCA (Warranty Corporation of America) Meridian Law Connected (MLC).
- Estimation and planning of the project deliverable.
- Created specific software and devised testing scenarios to ensure optimum levels of efficiency.
- Subject Matter Expert regarding application development.
- Lead development team to accomplish deliverable on time within budget.
Senior Software Engineer
Aegis an Essar Enterprise | Bangalore, India
Aug 2005 - Oct 2006
- Projects:Callcenter projects Verizon LD & W,Qwest – MIS
- Subject Matter Expert regarding callcenter application development.
Architecture Case Studies
The following architecture case studies showcase pivotal moments and significant achievements from my professional journey, illustrating the depth and breadth of my career contributions.
Enterprise Cloud Adoption Framework
Developed a comprehensive framework for secure and scalable cloud adoption across the organization...
Legacy System Modernization
Led the architectural redesign for a critical legacy system, transitioning to a modern microservices architecture...
DR and High Availability Implementation
Designed and implemented robust Disaster Recovery (DR) and High Availability (HA) strategies for critical enterprise systems...
IoT System Modernization
Led the modernization of an existing IoT infrastructure to improve data processing, scalability, and security for connected devices.
Enterprise Data Platform Implementation
Designed and implemented a cloud-native Enterprise Data Platform to unify fragmented data, improve quality, and enable real-time analytics and AI/ML capabilities for a multinational corporation.
Smart Home Integration Platform
Architected a seamless platform to unify diverse smart home devices and services, enabling control and automation via a single interface, including voice commands through Google Home and Amazon Alexa, and conditional automation via IFTTT.
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Case Studies
Production AI systems I have architected and built in the enterprise, alongside applied projects from my postgraduate studies.
Applied AI: Professional Experience
Agentic AI systems I have designed and built in enterprise settings.
Agent AI Assist
Designed a Humana Agent Assist AI system using Agentic AI architecture to enable autonomous task execution, contextual decision support, and governed human oversight for customer service operations.
Agentic TRB Document Generator
Independent project: a research-and-draft agent (Planner → Researcher → Drafter → Reviewer) that turns a project brief into a review-ready Technical Review Board submission, reducing documentation time for application teams while keeping human architect approval in the loop.
AI / ML Study Projects
Projects developed as part of my Postgraduate Program in AI & Machine Learning: Business Applications.
Stock Market News Sentiment Analysis and Summarization
Developed an AI-driven sentiment analysis system leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs) and Transformers to process news for enhanced price prediction accuracy.
Plant Seedling Classification
Built an image classifier using Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) with Transfer Learning (Keras, TensorFlow) to improve crop yields and reduce human involvement.
Bank Customer Churn Prediction
Created a neural network (TensorFlow, Keras) with Regularization to predict customer churn and recommend retention strategies.
Credit Card Users Churn Prediction
Developed a predictive model using Random Forest, Bagging, and Boosting with SMOTE and Hyperparameter Tuning to determine customer churn and underlying causes.
Personal Loan Campaign Modelling
Developed a predictive model using Decision Trees (with Pruning) to identify customers likely to purchase a personal loan, culminating in actionable business recommendations.
Blog
Designing an Enterprise AI Solution Architecture Practice
A practical framework for taking AI from experiment to enterprise standard: patterns, an operating model, intervention criteria, governance controls, and a five-level maturity model for the agentic era.
AI-Driven Threat Detection for Cloud Security in Healthcare Insurance
How AI-driven threat detection secures PHI/PII in the cloud: behavioral monitoring, anomaly detection, automated response, GenAI-specific risks, and HIPAA-aligned governance.
AI Agents: From Fundamentals to Enterprise Architecture and Healthcare Insurance
What AI agents are, how they work, and why they are a strategic imperative for enterprise architecture, with a close look at their impact on healthcare insurance.
Get In Touch
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