Work Twenty years in engineering and R&D — spanning research consultancy, telecom, automotive, and smart metering. I’ve worked across teams ranging from a handful of people to 80 or 100, covering everything from embedded systems and integration to full-scale delivery. Most recently, that has involved building scalable firmware platforms, establishing CI/CD pipelines, and driving hardware and firmware test automations alongside digital twin initiatives.

I’ve built teams from scratch and walked into ones that were already on fire. Both taught me things the other couldn’t.

Over time I’ve gotten better at spotting where something is quietly going sideways before it becomes a crisis, getting people aligned without it turning into a turf war, and keeping things moving when the situation isn’t clean — which it rarely is.

What I’m Working On Now Lately I’ve been spending a lot of time with AI tools — building small automations, figuring out what’s actually useful versus what just looks impressive. The Lab section of this site is where I document that. Most of it started as something I built to solve a problem I actually had.

It’s also part of thinking through what comes next — both professionally and otherwise. I find that building things, even small ones, is still the best way I know to learn something properly.

Life

I live in Bengaluru with my two kids. Outside of work, I volunteer my time pro bono to facilitate peer support groups and assist with various other community causes. I write here occasionally — about delivery, teams, decisions, and the odd thing I’m still figuring out.

Patent Applications Two patent applications filed during my time in research — one UK, one international — covering a method for monitoring tyre wear (GB2443965 / WO 2008/059283).

Education & Certifications

  • Executive General Management Program, 2018–2019 — Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore
  • M.Sc. (Telecom), 2003–2004 — Lancaster University, UK
  • B.Tech. (E.C.E.), 1998–2002 — Punjab Technical University
  • Project Management Professional (PMP), 2016 — Project Management Institute
  • Certified Scrum Master (CSM), 2011 — Scrum Alliance
  • Generative AI Leader Specialisation (Google Cloud), 2026 — Coursera

The last one is recent and intentionally so. AI is where I’m putting time right now, and the certification reflects that — not just a box ticked.