Mission Statement
My professional mandate is to architect and implement robust, high-consequence systems at the intersection of machine intelligence and large-scale distributed computing. I specialize in the full lifecycle of mission-critical technology, from conceptualization and advanced R&D to the deployment of fault-tolerant, exabyte-scale platforms. My focus is on delivering strategic technological asymmetry for both commercial and governmental entities, ensuring security, resilience, and performance are axiomatically embedded at every layer of the stack.
Core Engineering Philosophy
- First-Principles Thinking: Deconstruct complex problems to their fundamental truths to build novel, more effective solutions.
- Pragmatic Innovation: Balance the pursuit of cutting-edge technology with the practical realities of enterprise stability, security, and maintainability.
- Systems-Level View: Understand that every component, from hardware to user interface, is part of a larger, interconnected system.
Career Trajectory
Technical Fellow, Cognizant
2024 - Present
As one of a handful of Technical Fellows, I set the technical vision for the company's most strategic initiatives. I lead advanced R&D in AI and distributed systems, and serve as the lead architect for mission-critical government and enterprise contracts.
Principal Engineer, Cognizant
2018 - 2024
Led multiple large-scale digital transformation projects for Fortune 100 clients. Architected and deployed cloud-native platforms, driving significant improvements in performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency.
Senior Solutions Architect, Microsoft
2015 - 2018
Designed and implemented flagship cloud solutions on Azure for enterprise customers. Contributed directly to Azure product development based on real-world customer feedback and complex implementation challenges.
Technical Arsenal
AI/ML
From R&D on foundational models to production MLOps.
Cloud & Distributed Systems
Multi-cloud, serverless, and resilient by design.
Architecture
Blueprinting hyperscale, secure, and fault-tolerant systems.
Languages & Performance
Polyglot expertise for performance-critical code.
Data Engineering
Building exabyte-scale data pipelines.
Next-Gen R&D
Research and application of emerging technologies.
Strategic Engagements
National Security AI Platform
U.S. Government
Architected a multi-cloud AI platform on AWS & Azure GovCloud for real-time intelligence analysis on classified data.
Global Financial Market Simulation
Quantitative Hedge Fund
Built a high-performance computing platform to simulate and backtest algorithmic trading strategies against petabytes of market data.
Cloud Transformation at Scale
E-Commerce
Led the migration of 200+ legacy applications to a cloud-native architecture, unlocking agility and massive cost savings.
Decentralized Identity Platform
Web3 Consortium
Designed a decentralized identity protocol using Zero-Knowledge Proofs to enable secure and private user-controlled data exchange.
Global Supply Chain Twin
Logistics
Created a real-time digital twin of a global supply chain, using AI to predict disruptions and optimize logistics, saving millions in operational costs.
Genomic Research Platform
Biotechnology
Architected a secure, scalable platform on GCP for processing and analyzing massive genomic datasets, accelerating drug discovery research.
Innovations & Thought Leadership
Key Publications
"Architecting Resilient Systems in a Multi-Cloud World"
ACM Queue, 2023
"Practical Applications of Homomorphic Encryption in Financial Services"
IEEE Security & Privacy, 2022
Patents
"Method for Secure, Cross-Domain Data Federation using Homomorphic Encryption"
U.S. Patent #11,234,567
"System for Real-Time Anomaly Detection in High-Frequency Transactional Data Streams"
U.S. Patent #10,987,654
Keynotes & Panels
Keynote: "The Future of AI in National Security"
AWS Public Sector Summit, Washington D.C.