Tech Explorer | Architecting Systems | Building with Data & AI

Hi, I’m Preetam — a hands-on technologist and system thinker with 24+ years of experience across domains like banking, mobility, agri-tech, and solar energy. I enjoy building platforms that solve real-world problems with clean architecture, smart data pipelines, and meaningful ML.

🔹 What I Work On

Domain Experience

  • Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI)
  • Smart Mobility & Location Intelligence
  • Agricultural and Renewable Energy Analytics
  • Retail and PV Analytics
  • Enterprise Data Platforms

Focus Areas

  • Data & AI Architecture
  • Cloud-Native Engineering and MLOps
  • Microservices, Event-Driven Systems, and Data Mesh
  • Digital Transformation and Governance
  • Security and Compliance Architecture

🎯 Selected Contributions

🛠️ Data & Platform Engineering

Area Contribution
Data Processing Built real-time event pipelines for operational scale
ETL Optimization Streamlined workflows and reduced compute cost
Architecture Designed modular, scalable mesh-based data platforms
Digital Twin Enabled solar plant monitoring with IoT-backed twins
Governance Rolled out lineage, quality, and auditability frameworks

🤖 ML & AI Systems

  • Automated ML pipelines to support deployment at scale
  • Designed anomaly detection and predictive analytics solutions
  • Engineered features for model stability and interpretability
  • Ensured platform uptime through resilient infrastructure design

⚡ Enterprise Architecture Insights

Area Highlights
Microservices Scalable architecture for high-throughput systems
Event-Driven Systems Decoupled designs using Kafka-style messaging
Dev Frameworks Custom Spring Boot toolkits for internal use
CI/CD & DevOps Automated workflows using GitOps and pipelines
Performance Tuning JVM tuning and reliability enhancements
Architecture Patterns CQRS, Event Sourcing, and layered system designs
Documentation Maintained ADRs and architectural decision logs

🧱 System Architecture (Bird’s-Eye View)

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Enterprise Solutions
├── Cloud Platform
│   ├── Microservices Architecture
│   ├── Event-Driven Systems
│   └── Fault Tolerance
├── Engineering Practices
│   ├── CI/CD Implementation
│   ├── Performance Optimization
│   └── Architecture Patterns
└── Team Development
    ├── Technical Mentorship
    ├── Best Practices
    └── Knowledge Sharing

🗺️ My Journey (Quick View)

  • 🛰️ CTO, Datasee.AI (2023–Now)
    Leading engineering and data science efforts for drone-based asset monitoring in the solar sector, with a focus on digital twins, ML pipelines, and secure architecture

  • 📦 Head of Data, Out of the Blue (2021–2022)
    Built a modern data stack with orchestration, observability, and semantic layers to support analytics across retail and supply chain domains

  • 🌾 ML Architect, Syngenta (2020–2021)
    Designed self-service ML platforms and automated pipelines for agriculture-focused data science teams using cloud-native tools

  • 🗺️ Principal Architect, Pitney Bowes (2016–2019)
    Worked on location intelligence and geospatial products, enabling solutions for address resolution, route optimization, and risk analysis

  • 🚦 Lead Architect, Tieto (2013–2016)
    Led teams delivering IIoT and mobility solutions, established engineering practices, and contributed to architectural decision-making in large-scale systems

🧳 Earlier Roles

  • 🧭 Senior Software Architect, Tieto (2010–2013)
    Delivered open-source data platforms and big data pipelines for telecom and financial analytics

  • 📊 Project Manager / Tech Lead, Wipro (2006–2009)
    Built equity research tools, LBO systems, and managed cross-functional delivery teams in BFSI projects across NYC and Pune

  • 💼 Senior Associate, Cognizant (2005–2006)
    Architected caching layers and Basel-II core banking modules for major financial clients

  • 🧪 Consultant, Covansys (2003–2005)
    Migrated legacy systems to J2EE platforms and optimized performance for investment management apps

  • 🌐 Team Lead, NextBrick / Aikon / Target Systems (1999–2003)
    Developed early corporate portals, ERP systems, and embedded integrations across domains including education and engineering

🚀 Highlight Projects

  • Digital Twin for Solar: Helped build a system to track alignment and structural deviations using drone-based 3D point clouds
  • Banking Risk Platform: Supported development of fraud detection pipelines integrated with transaction data at scale
  • Agriculture Data Science: Created tools for analyzing yield patterns and improving decision support for agri-tech teams
  • Location-Based Services: Architected APIs for delivering spatial insights in smart mobility and retail platforms

💡 Work Philosophy

Principle Approach
Strategy Align tech with real business needs
Simplicity Prefer clean, modular, maintainable code
Growth Mindset Stay curious, keep learning
Collaboration Build with and for people
Sustainability Be mindful of energy and impact

🧰 Tools & Frameworks I Rely On

Framework Use Case
ATAM Architecture review & risk mitigation
TOGAF Enterprise-wide planning & alignment
Zero Trust Security-by-design implementation
SOC2 Regulatory compliance readiness
Design Patterns Scalable and maintainable systems

🌱 Green Tech & Ethics

  • Advocate for sustainable engineering practices
  • Led initiatives to reduce infra carbon footprint
  • Encourage energy-aware architecture decisions

📬 Let’s Connect

Feel free to reach out for collaborations, mentoring, or just a good tech conversation:

📬 I’m especially interested in conversations around data platforms, geospatial analytics, and drone-based AI systems.
✍️ Open to collaborations, mentorships, and writing for tech communities.

🏷️ Tags

#DataEngineering #AI #CloudArchitecture #MLOps #DigitalTransformation #EnterpriseArchitecture