"I turn complex business problems into boring, reliable distributed systems."
If you’re curious about the serious stuff — major systems and initiatives I’ve led.
I design and lead teams that build real systems running in production - the kind that power physical infrastructure, handle money, talk to devices, and don't get to "just restart later."
I've spent most of my career working across:
- Mobile platforms (Android)
- Cloud-native microservices
- IoT & telemetry systems
- ERP integrations
- Data pipelines & analytics
- Distributed engineering teams
I care deeply about systems that:
- Scale without drama
- Survive edge cases
- Are observable before they fail
- Age well
If it touches real-world operations and has business impact, I'm interested.
I provide fractionally deployed, high-leverage technical leadership and independent systems auditing for growing businesses, startups, and founders through Baobab Labs.
- 48-Hour Systems & Integration Audits: Rapid, fixed-fee technical risk analysis and infrastructure bottleneck diagnostics.
- 2-Week Engineering Health Checks: Structural deep-dives into team delivery velocity, workflow blocks, and architectural debt prioritizing.
- Fractional CTO & Owner's Representation: Ongoing asynchronous advisory covering architecture governance, technology roadmapping, and strict third-party vendor accountability.
🔗 Explore my complete Consulting Capability here
- Longevity > quick hacks
- Observability is not optional
- If it’s manual, it will eventually fail
- Architecture is about trade-offs, not ego
- Calm leadership wins in production
- Where to find me: If I'm not at my keyboard, I'm probably on a long drive — the kind where thinking just flows, or hiking the trails (systems are easier to debug after a mountain view).
- Startups vs. Corporate: I love the chaos of startups, but I love the discipline of clean architecture even more.
- Current Read: Deep diving into Human Psychology and Economics.
- Weirdest Bug I've Fixed: A race condition caused by physical network latency in a fuel ATM during a rainstorm.
- Management Philosophy: "If you have to be a hero to ship the release, the process is broken."
- I’m fascinated by incentives, decision-making, and how people behave under pressure
Leadership, to me, is applied psychology at scale.
I believe in choosing the right tool for the job, but these are my daily drivers:
| Core Backend | Frontend & Mobile | Infrastructure | Data & Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
🏛️ Architecture & Domain Focus: Event-driven systems • Distributed architectures • ERP
But more than tools, I enjoy solving problems where software meets messy real life.
Contributor to the nexbax AI adoption framework, a research initiative involving IBM Fellows exploring practical approaches to measuring organizational AI adoption and maturity.
- 📖 arXiv Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.00359
- 📰 The Hindu Feature: https://thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/nexbax-ai-index-to-redefine-ai-adoption-in-india/article71038142.ece
- 🌐 Project Website: https://nexbax.github.io/
- Engineering leadership roles
- Technical consultancy and advisory roles