Headline

Practice Lead, Data & AI | Bridging the Gap between Campus & Corporate | Building the Next Generation of Data Engineers | Global Delivery Expert

About

I have interviewed hundreds of "Paper Certified" engineers. They have the badges. They know the definitions. But they fail the moment I ask: "How does this actually work in Production?" This isn't their fault. It is the industry's fault. The gap between University Curriculum and Enterprise Reality has never been wider. Colleges teach Syntax. Corporates need Architecture. My "9-to-5": I am a Practice Lead for Data & AI, helping global enterprises modernize their data stacks. I work with Microsoft Fabric, Agentic AI, and massive-scale migrations. I see the bleeding edge of tech every single day. My "5-to-9": I am obsessed with fixing the talent gap. I am documenting everything I know to help Students and Young Professionals skip the "Trial and Error" phase. I don't teach "Tools." Tools change every year. I teach "Engineering Intuition"—the stuff that actually gets you hired and promoted. Currently working on: 📘 Code Is The Easy Part (Upcoming Book on Data Architecture) 🚀 GuidanceGrid (An initiative to upskill the next generation of data professionals in India) I write daily about the reality of Data Engineering, Data Architecture, cloud and interview hacks; no fluff, just the hard truths I wish someone told me 10 years ago. Join me. Let's build something real.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

anthropic apis

gemini

hugging face

langchain

langsmith

Pinecone

Work experience

Practice Lead - Data and AI at BCS Technology International Pty Ltd, Nov 2025 - Present · 10 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Practice Lead - Data and AI Pre-Sales at Total eBiz Solutions, Nov 2023 - Oct 2025 · 2 yrs, Singapore, • Spearheaded the Data and AI Pre-Sales Practice for the APAC and ME Region from Singapore, enhancing strategic initiatives. • Optimized the pre-sales process for data projects, achieving a 23% increase in win rates. • Successfully delivered 3 Gen AI projects and 5 POCs, significantly boosting project conversions. • Conducted workshops on Microsoft Fabric, generating over 30 qualified leads and educating 200+ participants.

Lead Data Architect at Perficient, Feb 2023 - Oct 2023 · 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Led a team of 7 data professionals to successfully deliver a data product MVP utilizing Python, Airflow, CI/CD, and GCP. • Enhanced the pre-sales process, resulting in a 30% increase in conversion rates for data projects and POCs. • Collaborated with HR to build a high-performing delivery team, hiring over 15 qualified candidates and reducing hiring time by 20%. • Presented on data best practices at the Technical Sales Summit, receiving positive feedback from attendees.

Data Engineering Team Lead at Accenture, Dec 2021 - Oct 2022 · 11 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Senior Data Engineer at Accenture, Jan 2021 - Dec 2021 · 1 yr, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Senior Data Engineer at Vena Energy, Mar 2020 - Oct 2020 · 8 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Data Analyst at Medlife.com, Aug 2018 - Mar 2020 · 1 y 7 mo, Bangalore

Data Analyst at Econz Cloud, Jul 2015 - Nov 2018 · 3 y 4 mo, Bangalore

Education

Master of Business Administration - MBA, Data Science, Jain (Deemed-to-be University)

Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Brindavan College Of Engineering

Public links

github: https://github.com/beyondthedataset

medium: https://medium.com/@datazen.pro