Experience

AI and Robotics Researcher

  • I lead the AI and computer vision work on Kiko, a home robot that runs on an NVIDIA Jetson with ROS 2.
  • We build the robot ourselves in a self-funded lab, with two professors as mentors.

Founding AI Engineer

  • I led the AI system design for EMRA, an AI companion app for emotional reflection and structured journaling.
  • I designed an LLM chat pipeline with context memory, sentiment analysis and adaptive replies.
  • I built backend AI services in Python and FastAPI for real time chat.

GenAI Engineer and Project Lead

  • I led product management and new initiatives, and tied the technical plan to business goals.
  • I worked with teams across the company and with senior leaders to design, ship and deliver large projects on time.
  • I built and led AI and automation work across product and operations.

Teaching and mentoring

  • Senior AI & Data Science Mentor, EduVitae Services (Nov 2022 to Apr 2024). I taught AI and IoT to 50,000+ students at IITs, NITs and government institutions. I ran workshops, bootcamps and live projects.
  • AI Research Mentor, SKIL VEDANT (Aug 2025 to Feb 2026). I guided learners through AI research, model experiments and hands-on builds.
  • Junior AI Mentor, TBMS Inc (Jan 2026 to Feb 2026). I mentored people early in their careers on AI concepts, build steps and project work.

AI Intern

  • I worked with Python, GitLab, YOLO, machine learning, data analysis and data visualization.
  • I built a Shift Drone model with object detection and AR marker features, using ArUco in Python.
  • I trained and managed interns. I wrote onboarding material and coordinated their projects.
  • I led an MVP effort with side projects in IT development, scripting and automation.
  • I ran data science training for about 100 employees.

Computer Vision Intern

I worked on computer vision experiments and early model development for applied AI use cases.