$ itssujeeth — Principal Applied AI Architect

Enterprise AI is full of demos. I focus on the few patterns that can survive production: RAG, agents, MCP, evaluation, governance, and real platform integration.

I am an enterprise AI architect and hands-on technology leader with 24+ years across software engineering, enterprise architecture, cloud platforms, and applied AI. I help Fortune-class organizations turn LLMs, RAG, agentic workflows, and AI platforms into production-ready systems that integrate with real enterprise data, identity, security, and operating models. My lens is practical: separate durable engineering patterns from AI noise, then turn them into architectures, specs, prototypes, and adoption roadmaps teams can actually use.

Launched 3 flagship production RAG applications within 18 months by translating enterprise GenAI blueprints into funded, production-scale AI products.

Independent, unsponsored. Conviction rated 1–5.

skill

Claude Code

The fastest path from intent to shipped code I've found. What makes it different from every other AI coding tool is agentic mode with real persistent context — it finishes tasks, not just suggests lines. If you're building in this ecosystem and aren't using it daily, you're leaving hours on the table. Non-negotiable.

npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
tool

LiteLLM

The cleanest way to route across Claude, GPT-4o, Gemini, and local models behind a single OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Saves you from hardcoding provider SDKs everywhere and makes switching models a config change, not a refactor. The proxy mode is the real value — run it once, point all your agents at localhost.

pip install litellm
mcp

Context7 MCP

Solves the stale-docs problem that plagues AI coding assistants. Pulls live, version-accurate library documentation directly into Claude's context so you stop getting hallucinated API signatures. If your team ships against fast-moving SDKs — Astro, LangChain, MCP itself — this is a quiet force multiplier.

npx -y @upstash/context7-mcp
tool

Ollama

The friendliest way to run local models — one command, no Python environment drama. Indispensable for offline experiments, cost-free eval loops, and keeping sensitive data off third-party APIs. Honest caveat: local model quality still trails frontier models on complex reasoning, so treat it as a complement, not a replacement.

brew install ollama
marketplace

Smithery

The most useful MCP server directory right now — good breadth, install snippets, and a growing catalog. Valuable as a starting point for discovery; do your own due diligence before wiring any server to a production agent. Quality and maintenance levels vary significantly across listings.

skill

LangChain

High install count, heavy abstraction layer, and a habit of hiding the actual LLM call from you when you most need to see it. Good for getting a RAG prototype running in an afternoon; not where I'd want to be when debugging a production agent at 2am. Worth understanding the patterns it encodes — not the dependency itself.

Career

2024–
Distinguished Architect / Technology Director
QBrainX Inc

Lead enterprise AI, cloud, data, and agentic platform architecture for Fortune-class clients, translating emerging AI platform capabilities into practical adoption roadmaps and production patterns.

  • Architected a five-zone enterprise agentic AI platform for a major retail client, translating Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform capabilities into adoption roadmaps across Omnichannel, Finance, Marketing, Pricing, and other business domains.
  • Served as the primary technical liaison between a Fortune-class retail client and Google Cloud engineering, leading validation sessions across Build, Scale, Govern, and Optimize pillars.
  • Designed hybrid agent connectivity patterns using Kong API Gateway, MCP server patterns, and BigQuery-direct access so business teams could self-serve AI-generated insights from enterprise data products.
  • Designed digital transformation solutions using DBT, Prefect, Snowflake, Google Vertex AI, LangChain, and LlamaIndex.
  • Productionized agentic AI workflows on AWS to automate retail procurement operations.
  • Led technical pre-sales engagements, RFI/RFP responses, executive briefings, and partner-facing architecture discussions to align AI platform strategy with measurable business outcomes.
2019–2024
Senior Expert Software Engineer, Enterprise Architecture
J.B. Hunt Transport Services

Drove enterprise GenAI adoption, AI reference architectures, automation strategy, and production AI delivery within a large logistics enterprise.

  • Championed enterprise generative AI adoption through executive advocacy, POC delivery, technology assessments, and business-case development that helped launch 3 flagship RAG applications in production within 18 months.
  • Built and launched LLM-driven applications using RAG architecture for enterprise decision support.
  • Led automation and custom model development for pricing solutions using NLP and intelligent ML automation.
  • Drove adoption of generative AI blueprints and RPA across the enterprise through large-scale POCs and reference architectures.
  • Streamlined MLOps practices for perpetual training, testing, and model deployment.
  • Established and advanced document automation practices by evaluating multiple document processing technologies and contributing to enterprise adoption decisions.
2018–2019
Principal Product Architect
UST Global Inc

Led AI/ML product architecture, portfolio rationalization, secure platform design, observability standards, and innovation initiatives.

  • Directed development of static code analysis and portfolio rationalization tools, improving vulnerability coverage by 50%.
  • Led AI/ML-based product development, including custom CNN/OCR models and knowledge graph-based portfolio rationalization.
  • Led design of deep learning-based access control concepts for secure enterprise applications.
  • Established organization-wide standards for observability and monitoring.
2012–2018
Software Solutions Architect
UST Global Inc

Designed and delivered enterprise-scale software, cloud, workforce, logistics, and retail technology solutions for Walmart and other large clients.

  • Developed software solutions for Walmart that improved functionality and customer satisfaction while meeting high-scale enterprise requirements.
  • Worked as a pre-sales solution architect, supporting technical sales pitches and producing functional and technical RFI/RFP responses.
  • Designed and developed large-scale workforce management applications that improved associate experience.
  • Created enterprise HR analytics dashboards integrating AI-powered insights for employee engagement and workforce retention.
  • Led cloud transformation projects implementing scalable and secure multi-tenant HR platforms.
  • Helped a retail client save approximately $4M in annual spending by analyzing business needs and forming an alternate solution.
  • Reduced maintenance expense by approximately $300K through mainframe MIPS usage optimization.
2008–2012
Technology Consultant / Consultant - Technology Services
UST Global Inc

Led architecture, design, coding, testing, integration, and regulatory delivery across pharmacy, tax, medical telemetry, and enterprise systems.

  • Developed architecture, design, coding, testing, debugging, configuration, analysis, reviews, and documentation for Walmart pharmacy insurance claim processing software.
  • Designed and led ground-up reimplementation of a multi-platform medical data processing system compliant with the NCPDP D.0 communication standard.
  • Maintained H&R Block E-File systems and delivered regulatory projects for PC modules.
  • Architected and led a medical telemetry proof of concept that supported remote healthcare service delivery.
  • Established technology review processes to ensure new frameworks met non-functional requirements.
2005–2008
Senior Software Engineer
SoftSys Solutions

Built and maintained commercial software products across tax processing, backup systems, EMR, and business applications.

  • Developed and maintained a checker module that processed over 100 million tax records during tax season.
  • Developed multi-platform disk backup solutions using C++ across Windows and Linux.
  • Built EMR software solutions using Visual Basic .NET and SQL Server.
  • Helped set up development teams, delivery processes, and engineering practices.
2001–2005
Computer Lab Administrator / Faculty / Software Developer
Regional Institute of Engineering

Started career in software development, training, lab operations, and internal automation systems.

  • Set up a software development training lab for engineering students and designed practical training formats aligned with university curriculum.
  • Built office automation tools and managed software development training environments.
  • Developed and managed project plans while providing status updates to management.
2002–2005
Freelance Programmer / Consultant
Independent

Delivered early-career business automation software for small businesses and local organizations.

  • Independently handled lead generation, requirements gathering, solution development, and implementation for small-business automation projects.
  • Built network monitoring and billing software for an internet cafe chain.
  • Built accounting, billing, and regional-language business applications for local customers.