AI-Powered Multi-Platform Product Architect

Usha Kizhakekara

Founder San Ramon, CA, US

https://www.github.com/ukizhake ******@*****.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/ukizhakekara 925-***-**** Lead Architect - Generative AI with 15+ years of experience architecting and building innovative AI-driven products, specializing in climate tech and enterprise solutions. Proven expertise in leveraging generative AI, including LLMs, LangChain, LlamaIndex, Pinecone and multimodal agents, to develop scalable, secure, and high performance systems. Adept at integrating AI capabilities into enterprise platforms, optimizing models for performance, and driving ethical AI adoption. Experienced in cloud-native AI services on AWS and Google Cloud. Proven ability to lead cross functional teams, mentor junior members, and align AI initiatives with business goals to deliver transformative solutions that enhance efficiency and competitive edge. Work Experience

Sumush2 Inc

Energy Optimization Product Architect 01/04/2023

Lead the development of WattStackUp, an energy management platform designed to optimize operations and reduce costs by up to 40%. Developed the Greenstories product for emissions reporting and prototyped software for fire detection. Prototyped a multimodal Agentic AI platform for data queries utilizing Gemini, LangChain, React Native, and FastAPI. Created Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems for generating reports from structured and unstructured data. Stack: Cursor, Kilo Code, Gemini, Anthropic, LangChain, LlamaIndex, Python, ReactNative, BigQuery, Looker, FastAPI, Chroma, Streamlit.

mendonbend.com

AI-Powered Yoga Platform Product Architect 01/07/2023 Architected an AI-powered multi-agent Progressive Web App (PWA) yoga platform focused on enhancing health, growth, and inner wisdom. Leveraged AI/LLM capabilities for advanced yoga tools. Stack: Streamlit, Cursor, React Native, Python, FastAPI, RLHF, Ollama, Claude, NFT, Web 3, Firestore. mysportscoach.online

Owner 01/07/2025

Developing an AI-powered sports platform.

Meta/Facebook

People Analytics/HR Products Software and Data Engineer 01/04/2021 - 01/01/2023 Designed and prototyped self-serve HR analytics tools leveraging Meta's internal infrastructure (React, Hack, GraphQL, Python). Built scalable data pipelines (SQL, Hadoop, Spark, Dataswarm, Presto, Daiquery, Unidash, Scuba) to support employee lifecycle insights and real-time dashboards. Provided actionable, personalized insights through comprehensive data governance and analytics, influencing HR decision-making. Partnered with internal BizTech teams to ensure data privacy and internal compliance. Kaiser

Technical Product Owner/Architect-People Onboarding Solutions 01/05/2019 - 01/12/2019 Upgraded people onboarding services with a focus on user experience and security, utilizing IAM and system integration. Coordinated Agile teams, created architecture specifications, and managed cloud migration to IBM Bluemix.

Enhanced people engagement through improved onboarding processes and cloud-based solutions. Technologies: Oracle SQL, Java, Spring, Bluemix, Node.js, Watson Search, HIPAA, HL7. Sumush2 - 247Jeeves

CTO and Product Architect 01/08/2018

Architected, prototyped, and deployed an AI-driven Knowledge Management, HR, sales, and marketing automation platform integrating chatbots, Salesforce CRM, Zoho CRM, and NLP technologies.

Utilized AWS services (EC2, S3, SES, RDS, Lex, Connect, CloudWatch, Lambda, DynamoDB) and Google Cloud (Dialog Flow) for AI model hosting and customer interaction.

Designed and developed self-learning AI bots for lead qualification and customer service automation, with conversation analytics for insights. Technologies: Rasa Chat platform, AWS Connect, Dialogflow, Java, Python, SQL, Groovy, Grails, Spring, REST, AWS, Nodejs. TriNet

Partner Integration Lead 01/12/2016 - 01/08/2018

Led the implementation of new BizTech solutions at TriNet, spearheading the integration of HR and employee payroll solutions with accounting systems. Implemented microservices architecture, OAuth 2.0, and SAML for secure and scalable partner integrations. Managed project roadmaps and tech debt stories using Jira, improving data migration and automation processes. Technologies: Java, Elastic Search, Angular, Spring Boot, MySQL, Node.js, Spring, Hibernate. Sumush2 consultant - Lawrence Livermore Labs

Product Architect/Product Manager 01/07/2016 - 01/11/2016 Prototyped and directed the development of in-house BizTech tools, including internal budgeting tools, transitioning from Excel-based processes. Designed and prototyped an MVP using Java/Spring/Hibernate/Angular, enhancing budgeting efficiency and stakeholder satisfaction.

Sumush2 - InChefs

Founder, Product Manager, Product Architect 01/01/2013 - 01/12/2015 Prototyped and built a hyperlocal B2C e-commerce marketplace for personalized culinary services. Managed end-to-end product development, including partner integrations and market launch. Technologies: AWS (S3, Spring, RDS, EC2, SES, CloudWatch, Route 53), Angular, Grails, Java, Node.js, IAM. Jeepnee.com

CTO and HR Product Architect 01/08/2011 - 01/12/2012 Led HR technology development for a venture-backed company. Prototyped and developed an international HR/recruitment platform, leading a distributed team. Established processes and procedures for secure, scalable technology solutions. Technologies: Angular, Grails, Java, Spring, Node.js, AWS (EC2, ELB, S3, RDS), MySQL. Sumush2 consultant - Netflix & Accelrys

Full Stack Grails Architect Consultant 01/09/2010 - 01/07/2011 Converted a testing framework to Grails for Netflix. Built a B2B e-commerce platform for Accelrys.

Technologies: Groovy on Grails, Java, Spring, Angular, MySQL. Corporate Social Media Moderation Tools - Liveworld Full Stack Moderation Tools Architect 01/08/2005 - 01/08/2010 Built a moderation tool to identify insights and moderate conversations on a social media platform. Developed a scheduling and payroll platform.

Technologies: mysql, spring, java.

Education

Harvard University

MicroMaster

Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies

Duke University

Certificate

Impact Measurement & Management for the SDGs

St. Mary's College, Moraga, CA

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

BITS Pilani, India

Master of Computer Science and Engineering

GPA 9/10

Mysore University, India

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering University Topper

Hard Skills

Generative AI, LLMs, LangChain, Agentic Workflows, RAG, Embeddings, Chatbot Automation, NLP, AI/ML, Streamlit, Chainlit, Cursor, UML, Design, Architecture review, Roadmapping, SDLC, Release, Microservice architecture, IAM, AGILE, Ideation, Mockups, User stories, MVP, Backlogs, Sprint ceremonies, Workday, HR Analytics, People Onboarding, International Recruitment, Java, Python, FastAPI, ReactNative, React, Angular, Javascript,

Typescript, REST API, AWS, S3, SQL, Spark, Hive, GCP (BigQuery, Dataproc), Pyspark, NoSQL, Neo4j, Zoho, Salesforce, Terraform, OpenAI APIs (GPT models, DALL·E, Whisper), Amazon Bedrock, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face, SageMaker, Lambda, Scikit-learn, Docker, Kubernetes, GraphQL, Jira, Trello, AWS Bedrock, AWS SageMaker, AWS Lambda, AWS S3, Azure, Google Cloud, RESTful APIs Soft Skills

Climate Al: Software to reduce emissions and energy consumption, Cross-functional leadership, Building teams, Privacy-aware design, Clean and modular design mindset, Stakeholder management, Systems Thinking, Problem-solving, Attention to detail, Communication, Teamwork, Mentorship Languages

english Native

Licenses & Certifications

LLMOps

AIMakerspace, Oct 2023

Google Al Startup School - Advanced Gemini

June 2024

Google Cloud Data Analytics

2024

LangChain 2025

LLamaIndex 2026

Develop GenAl Apps with Gemini and Streamlit Skill Sustainability reports with GRI standards

ESG & Sustainability

Harvard University, MicroMaster - Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies Duke University, Impact Measurement & Management for the SDGs 2024

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