Sridhar Balasundaram
@sridharbalasundaram
AI consultant and pre-sales leader who designs generative AI solutions to drive enterprise value.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I am an AI consultant and founder with a track record of translating generative AI into measurable business outcomes for enterprises.
I design and implement Private LLMs, RAG-based workflows, agentic AI solutions, and cloud-aligned pipelines that improve efficiency and reduce costs across manufacturing, BFSI and other sectors.
I lead sales and pre-sales engagements, run executive workshops, prepare POCs and winning proposals, and mentor teams on prompt engineering and AI governance.
My work has accelerated deal closures, improved adoption through clear value mapping, and enabled clients to deploy governed, traceable AI solutions using modern lakehouse and vector-search approaches.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Founder & AI Consultant
Cognitive Edge AI
Aug 2023 - Present (2 years 4 months)
Lead Gen AI strategy, pre-sales, and solution design, delivering RAG-based assistants and private LLM solutions that accelerated AI deal closures by 30% and increased enterprise adoption through executive workshops.
Associate Director, Engineering
Softdel Pvt Ltd
Mar 2021 - Jul 2023 (2 years 4 months)
Led digital transformation initiatives using IoT and cloud solutions, managing cross-functional teams and delivering a 30% improvement in process automation outcomes within SLA constraints.
Program Manager, Cloud
Birlasoft
Mar 2017 - Feb 2021 (3 years 11 months)
Managed end-to-end delivery of large-scale cloud migration programs, aligning enterprise clients' business goals with digital modernization strategies to ensure successful transformations.
Project Manager, Infrastructure
Atos India
Mar 2015 - Feb 2017 (1 year 11 months)
Delivered ServiceNow transformation and infrastructure automation projects while leading global delivery operations to ensure process efficiency and SLA compliance.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
YUYashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University
Master of Business Administration, Human Resource
Completed an MBA with a focus in Human Resources.
SUSavitribai Phule Pune University
Bachelor of Commerce, Commerce
Completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Savitribai Phule Pune University.
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Certification, Cloud Computing
Earned the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate certification.
Microsoft
Certification, Information Technology
Holds a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) certification.
AIAXELOS (ITIL)
Certification, IT Service Management
Completed ITIL V3 certification focused on IT service management best practices.
VMVMware
Certification, Virtualization
Holds a VMware certification related to virtualization technologies.
PTProject Management Institute (PMP Training)
Training, Project Management
Completed PMP training for project management best practices.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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