AI Engineer, Technical Innovation Leader & Open Source Contributor based in Mumbai, India

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Full-stack engineer with 10+ years of experience, now specialising in AI-powered product development, technical leadership, and developer tooling. I build AI agents, design system architectures, and lead teams that ship production-grade web applications. Maintainer of countries-states-cities-database, a widely adopted open source geo-data resource. Passionate about translating emerging AI capabilities into practical tools and workflows that make teams more productive.

Head of AI & Innovations @ SOZO Design (Feb 2021 - Present)
Award-winning digital agency based in Cheltenham and London, serving clients across the UK for 20+ years.

Promoted from Senior Full Stack Developer (2021-2024) to Head of AI & Innovations (2025), leading AI strategy, technical architecture, and innovation across the development team.

AI & Innovation (2025-2026)

• Built an internal AI briefing agent with PDF analysis, web research (Tavily), interactive workflows, SSE streaming, and multi-format export (PDF/DOCX). Built with Next.js 16, React 19, OpenAI Assistants API, Supabase, Tailwind CSS
• Built a RAG-based AI chatbot WordPress plugin with n8n document ingestion pipeline (Google Drive, PDF extraction, text splitting, embedding generation, Supabase vector storage), OpenAI chat pipeline, and file type routing
• Designed and built WellChild Awards AI workflow system in n8n: multi-agent eligibility assessment, quality scoring (0-100 framework), Gravityforms webhook intake, Airtable data storage, Slack notifications, and structured output parsing. Powered by OpenAI GPT-5.2
• Designed AI tool standardisation framework: formal approval process, privacy guidelines, evaluation periods, and team adoption strategy
• Measured and documented team productivity gains: 15-40% time savings on block development, 60-80% on documentation through AI tool adoption
• Integrated Figma MCP with Claude Code for automated design-to-code workflows with technology detection (Tailwind, React, HTML, Blade)
• Researched vector database architecture (Pinecone) for intelligent search and multi-LLM strategies (GPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot)
• Created AI skills architecture: global vs project-specific skills for WordPress (Radicle) and Shopify, enabling specialised agent workflows
• Published AI agent documentation and skills to GitHub
• Nominated for Employee of the Year Award

Technical Leadership & Architecture (2021-2026)

• Architected and delivered WoodScanner v2: custom marketplace with white label dynamic styling (CSS variables + ACF + shell scripts), seller onboarding, and multi-language support
• Built Schneider Electric / DistributorIQ interactive prototype with GitHub Actions CI/CD on Vercel
• Delivered 10+ client projects including Inspirational Group, Gala Hospitality (ZOHO CRM), Solton Manor (calculator), Postsaver (WooCommerce v10 upgrade), and McCarthy Marland
• Built the Radicle-based WordPress framework adopted across the entire team, standardising development on Tailwind CSS
• Created Teamwork CLI (teamwork-cli): npm package replacing scattered scripts for project and desk management
• Released HTML Forms Akismet Plugin for spam protection
• Led design system standardisation: font sizing, line heights, component sizing, SVG specifications, and CSS configuration standards

DevOps & Automation (2021-2026)

• Led migration from Bitbucket to GitHub and established GitHub Actions workflows across 50+ plugins
• Built automation tools: plugin deactivation monitoring with Slack alerts, Satis hooks automation, StatusCake/Uptime Robot management
• Migrated WP Cluster to Kinsta, improving site performance and security
• Established Cypress and Playwright testing frameworks across the team

Team & Mentoring (2021-2026)

• Primary technical resource for the India-based team (4 developers), providing architectural guidance before escalation
• Mentored team members on Claude Code, Figma MCP, AI tool integration, and debugging practices

Technical Lead @ Vistaar Digital Communications Pvt Ltd (Feb 2020 - Jan 2021)
Service-based company serving US clients and Indian pharma industries.

• Led a team of 5 (2 Backend, 2 Frontend, 1 Mobile) with full responsibility for architecture, code reviews, and deployments
• Saved 15% of team effort through GitHub Actions automation (reviewer assignments, build tests, labelling, linting, deployments)
• Streamlined Git branching model across dev, staging, and release environments with naming conventions and rebase strategy
• Reduced debugging time by 50% through structured training sessions on efficient debugging practices
• Guided the team on reusable, optimised, and maintainable code through regular code reviews

Senior Software Engineer @ Vistaar Digital Communications Pvt Ltd (Feb 2018 - Jan 2020)
Service-based company serving US clients and Indian pharma industries.

• Built products across multiple technology stacks: Laravel, Node.js, React, Angular, Flutter, Django
• DevOps: server setup and project environments on Linode & AWS, Dockerised dev environments
• Key projects: WeOne (micro-earning platform with Neo4j graph algorithms), Slingshot (test prep PWA), Enablr (pharma eDetailing)

Web Developer @ Adevole (Jun 2017 - Jan 2018)
Digital agency focused on providing web services to entrepreneurs.

• Built and converted multiple websites using PHP, Laravel, WordPress, and Codeigniter
• API integrations: Google Adwords, Adsense, Leadsquared, Moodle, Cashfree, Jumia, Facebook, TimaticWeb (IATA)

Freelance Web Developer (Jun 2015 - May 2017)

• Created static and WordPress websites for various clients

Country State City - Geo-Data Platform - countrystatecity.in

A widely adopted open source geo-data ecosystem (9.3k+ stars, 3k+ forks) covering 250 countries, 5,299 states, and 153,765 cities. Freemium API, packages, and developer tooling.

• countries-states-cities-database - Core dataset in 11+ formats (JSON, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MongoDB, XML, YAML, CSV, GeoJSON, TOON). Built with PHP, Python, MySQL, and GitHub Actions for automated format generation.
• csc-app - Freemium API with dashboard, API key generation, and subscription management - app.countrystatecity.in. API built with Express.js, Prisma (PostgreSQL + MySQL), Bull queues, Redis, Sentry, Passport (GitHub OAuth), Zod. Frontend built with React, Vite, TypeScript, TanStack Query, Zustand, Radix UI, Recharts, Tailwind CSS.
• csc-website-v2 - Revamped product website - countrystatecity.in. Built with Next.js 15 (App Router), Tailwind CSS 4, Radix UI, Three.js/React Three Fiber, Motion.
• csc-docs - API documentation - docs.countrystatecity.in. Built with Mintlify and MDX.
• csc-export-tool - One-time export service with freemium credit-based system - export.countrystatecity.in. Built with Express.js, MongoDB (Mongoose), Redis, Passport (GitHub OAuth), DodoPayments, JSZip, Winston, Sentry.
• csc-changelog - Automated changelog tracking 157k+ changes - changelog.countrystatecity.in. Built with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSON.
• @countrystatecity/countries / @countrystatecity/timezones - npm packages. Built with TypeScript, tsup, Vitest.
• countrystatecity-countries - Python package. Built with Pydantic, pytest, mypy, ruff.

Country State City Encyclopedia - countrystatecity.org

• csc-org-website - Geographic encyclopedia built on the CSC dataset. Built with Next.js 16, React 19, Tailwind CSS, Lucide Icons.

iLoveJSON - ilovejson.com

• iLoveJSON - JSON utility tool for converting JSON to any format (CSV, HTML, XML, TOML, and more). Inspired by iLovePDF. Built with Next.js, NextAuth, Prisma (PostgreSQL), Radix UI, Tailwind CSS, TypeScript, Docker.

Step Up Grow - Investment Portal

• step-up-grow - SIP and one-time investment management portal. Client built with React, TypeScript, Shadcn UI, TanStack Query, Recharts, Tailwind CSS. API built with Node.js, Express.js, TypeScript, Prisma (PostgreSQL), PDFKit.

SkyWork Borivali - skyworkborivali.com

• skywork - Premium co-working space website with responsive design, image gallery, and Google Maps integration. Built with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap, jQuery, Swiper.js.

Developer Tools & Automation

• cc-account-switcher - Multi-account switcher for Claude Code with keychain integration (macOS, Linux, WSL). Built with Shell/Bash.
• backup-action - GitHub Action to backup MySQL, MongoDB and PostgreSQL databases
• backup.sh - Backup MySQL & MongoDB shell script with email reports
• nginx-conf - NginX configurations for Laravel, Node.js, WordPress, Angular & Strapi
• server-setup - Server setup guide for Ubuntu (NginX, Apache, MySQL, PHP, Node.js, MongoDB, Redis, PM2, Certbot)
• clockify_bulk_insert - Automate bulk time entry insertion in Clockify

Other Projects

• scratch-n-win - Scratch and Win with Firebase Auth - Built with Next.js
• spin-a-wheel - Wheel of Fortune game - Built with Phaser.js
• courierman - Courier Management System - Built with Laravel
• free2lance - Freelance Project Management Portal
• who-is - Alexa Skill for domain info lookup

• All Projects - Complete list of projects by technology and category
• Achievements - Detailed achievements by company and project

Master of Computer Application
IGNOU University - Delhi, India (2014 - 2017)

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
Mumbai University - Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (2008 - 2011)