Zahir Shaikh

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Generative AI Applications & Automation Expert with 16+ years of experience delivering enterprise-scale Generative AI, AI Agent, and Hyper Automation solutions across platform ecosystems.

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Generative AI Applications & Automation Specialist

Awards & Certifications 🏆📜

  • AI Innovation Award (2024)
  • Automation Award for Achieving Efficiency and Significant Savings
  • Delight Customers Award (Leveraging Generative AI)
  • AWS Certified AI Practioner
  • LangChain & Vector Databases by Intel (Certified)
  • Advanced Automation Anywhere Certified, Blue Prism Developer Certified

Generative AI Pipelines

Microservices/System Connectors

Process Automation

Web Applications

Skills

A broad range of technical, leadership, and business-impact skills acquired through years of building innovative AI solutions.

AI & ML

Generative AIAI AgentsLLMsLangchainLlama IndexVector DatabasePyTorchPythonOpen-Source LibrariesAI Product LifecycleAI-Driven APIsMicroservices

Leadership

Agile MethodologiesDigital TransformationProduct StrategyCross-Functional Collaboration

Business Impact

Operational Efficiency Gains (20–30%)Cost ReductionTime-to-Market AccelerationEnhanced ROI

Technologies

Classic ASPASP.NETASP.NET MVCSQL ServerOracleETL PipelinesREST/SOAP APIsSalesforceServiceNowCRM Integration

RPA & Automation

Automation AnywhereBlue PrismIQ BOT OCRIntelligent Automation

Resume

Sumary

Zahir Shaikh

Generative AI & Automation Leader with 16+ years of experience delivering enterprise-scale Generative AI, AI Agent, and Hyper Automation solutions across platform ecosystems.

Education

Master's of Computer Science

2005 - 2007

Savitribai Phule Pune University, Maharashtra, India

Full-Time

Bachelor of Computer Science

2002 - 2005

Savitribai Phule Pune University, Maharashtra, India

Full-Time

Professional Experience

Senior Solution Lead

2021 - Present

T-Systems ICT Pvt Ltd, Pune, India

  • Implemented full product lifecycle of multiple Generative AI and Hyper Automation initiatives, from ideation to development and production deployment, aligning with enterprise digital transformation goals
  • Collaborated with cross-disciplinary teams, including Data Scientists, ML Engineers, UX Designers, and Business Stakeholders
  • Guided Proof-of-Concept (PoC) development to validate emerging AI technologies, driving continuous innovation and adoption of cutting-edge Generative AI capabilities
  • Improved operational efficiency by up to 30%, reduced costs, and accelerated ROI through Hyper Automation and Generative AI solutions
Gained extensive experience in top-tier product companies

Conneqt Business Solution, Automation Anyhwere, Nuance Comminications, SAS R&D, Simplify HealthCare, Ignify Inc

  • Designed and deployed scalable, high-availability, web applications and automation solutions using ASP.NET, Microservices, Automation Anywhere, Blue Prism, IQBOT, and integrated AI/ML APIs, ensuring best practices and governance.

Articles

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Searching for Solutions in State Space
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Searching for Solutions in State Space

30/07/2025
Simulating Autonomous Agent with Behavior Tree
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Simulating Autonomous Agent with Behavior Tree

22/07/2025
Controlling AI Agent Decision with Behavior Tree
Article

Controlling AI Agent Decision with Behavior Tree

12/07/2025
Part 2 - Building a Movie Recommender Agent with Semantic Kernel
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Part 2 - Building a Movie Recommender Agent with Semantic Kernel

03/07/2025
Part 1 - Building a Movie Recommender Agent with Semantic Kernel
Article

Part 1 - Building a Movie Recommender Agent with Semantic Kernel

27/06/2025
Building a Multi-Agent CrewAI System
Article

Building a Multi-Agent CrewAI System

20/06/2025

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Let’s connect. I’m always excited to discuss AI and its possibilities.

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