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About

A career that compounds—from the server room to the P&L.

Scroll to move through the timeline—or tap any year. Each chapter expands with context, highlights, and themes.

2016

Foundations

Computer Engineering and a hands-on trade qualification, in parallel.

Started a B.E. in Computer Engineering at Gujarat Technological University while also completing an ITI qualification in Radio & Television—an unusual pairing that mixed formal software theory with hands-on electronics repair. That combination of abstract and physical systems still shows up in how the ecosystem spans software (Karan Infosys, NxtPerson) and hardware (AUTOEMATIO, Volt Watt).

  • B.E. Computer Engineering · GTU, Ahmedabad (2016 – 2021)
  • ITI, Radio & Television · Indian Training Institute
  • Early exposure to circuits and electronics alongside programming
  • First taste of debugging physical systems, not just code
EducationElectronicsComputer Engineering

2017

IT Infrastructure

Joined Karan Infosys as a support technician.

Hands-on hardware, networking, and onsite support across client environments in Ahmedabad—the foundation for everything that followed. Learned how systems fail in the real world, and how businesses depend on someone who shows up until they work again.

  • IT Support Technician · Karan Infosys (Apr 2017 – May 2020)
  • Desktop, laptop, server, and peripheral support
  • Networking diagnostics and onsite troubleshooting
  • User accounts, permissions, and asset documentation
  • Built the operational instincts that still shape consulting delivery
SupportHardwareNetworking

2020

Enterprise IT

Grew into IT management, plus a detour into software development.

Led infrastructure modernization, security improvements, and cross-functional IT teams—while also picking up backend web development on the side. Delivered enterprise deployments spanning servers, networking, cloud services, and hardened endpoint programs for demanding client environments.

  • IT Manager · Karan Infosys (May 2020 – Jan 2022)
  • Python Developer · TOPS Technologies (Sep 2020 – Mar 2021): Django job-portal capstone, REST concepts, SQL/MongoDB
  • IT Support Specialist · Evosys, a Mastek company (Aug – Dec 2021): enterprise laptop hardening and endpoint security
  • Active Directory, Office 365, SCCM, and network operations
  • Governance, documentation standards, and team mentoring
IT ManagementInfrastructureGovernancePython

2022

Artificial Intelligence

MSc Artificial Intelligence, University of Essex (UK).

Moved to the UK for an MSc in Artificial Intelligence. Dissertation focused on distributed AI for IoT—federated learning and computer vision for privacy-preserving edge intelligence. Also built an AI title generator with neural networks and Flask.

  • MSc AI · University of Essex (Jan 2022 – Jul 2023)
  • Dissertation: Federated Learning + Object Detection on edge devices
  • Modules: ML, Neural Networks, Text Analysis, IR, Robotics
  • Group product: encoder–decoder title generator deployed with Flask
MSc AIFederated LearningComputer Vision

2023

Data Science, UK

Two parallel London data-science stints alongside the MSc.

While finishing the MSc, took on hands-on data roles in London: a rotational internship at The Sparks Foundation split across data science/business analytics and IoT/computer vision, followed by a data engineering role at Data Glacier. Both were about closing the gap between coursework and production data work—pipelines, visualization, and shipping to a deadline.

  • Data Science & Business Analytics + IoT/CV Intern · The Sparks Foundation, London (Mar – May 2023)
  • Supervised/unsupervised ML, decision trees, object detection/OCR, social-distancing detector
  • Data Scientist · Data Glacier, London (Apr – Sep 2023)
  • Git, data pipelines, EDA, and visualization with Power BI, Tableau, Matplotlib, Plotly
Data ScienceComputer VisionData Engineering

2023–24

Technology Consulting

Established the Software & IT Consulting division.

Scaled Karan Infosys beyond traditional infrastructure into enterprise software, AI, cloud, and digital transformation. Built partnerships with Microsoft, Google, and Zoho while running end-to-end engagements from discovery to long-term support.

  • Head of IT Consulting · Karan Infosys (Mar 2023 – Present)
  • Web, mobile, ERP, CRM, AI, and automation platforms
  • Cloud, networking, cybersecurity, and data-center strategy
  • International clients alongside mid-market Indian firms
ConsultingEnterprise SoftwareAI

2024

International Projects

Data science in London; AI research in Spain.

Delivered marketing data pipelines at Orcawise in Greater London and contributed AI product research at Sherpa.ai in Spain—run in parallel with Head of IT Consulting duties back in Ahmedabad. Brought back a bias for shipping over slideware—and for staying close to both the model and the operator.

  • Data Scientist · Orcawise, Greater London (Nov 2023 – Mar 2024)
  • Facebook ETL / web automation for AI marketing intelligence
  • AI Researcher · Sherpa.ai, Spain (Mar – Jul 2024)
  • Feature validation, competitive analysis, and product documentation
Data ScienceAI ResearchProduct

2025

Executive MBA

Executive MBA at IIM Sambalpur; mentoring & advisory.

Started an Executive MBA at IIM Sambalpur to close gaps exposed by running a consulting practice—pricing, org design, and scale. Also expanded into founder mentoring across healthcare, fintech, edtech, and SaaS.

  • Executive MBA · IIM Sambalpur (Sep 2025 – Aug 2027)
  • Academic Committee Coordinator
  • Investor / Mentor / Advisor across AI and enterprise startups
  • Technology due diligence, GTM, and architecture guidance
EMBAAdvisoryLeadership

Today

Building Global Technology Ventures

Leading an ecosystem of companies.

Running consulting at Karan Infosys while co-building NxtPerson (AI agritech), AUTOEMATIO (Industry 4.0), and Volt Watt Solutions (power protection)—connecting server-room reality with P&L outcomes from Ahmedabad to international markets.

  • Karan Infosys — enterprise consulting & digital transformation
  • NxtPerson — AI crop grading, precision ag, marketplace
  • AUTOEMATIO — industrial automation, IoT, embedded/PCB
  • Volt Watt — intelligent power protection hardware
EcosystemVenturesTransformation