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Executive · Product · AI

Deepak Raj R.

Twenty years turning complex problems
into measurable business outcomes.

Now Co-Founder, trAIpeze Vertical AI products · 8 industries
Leadership Senior Partner, Technology KAN Associates · Enterprise AI practice
Scaled 0 → 800 People GCC 30%+ client cost savings
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About Deepak

I've spent two decades building things that work · products, teams, capabilities, businesses. The constant has been a refusal to let complexity become an excuse for poor outcomes.

At Omnicom, I scaled a Global Capability Center from zero to 800 people, shipped orchestration models that cut client costs by 30%+, and led its AI Data Transformation effort.

In May 2026 I co-founded trAIpeze, where we build vertical AI products. Twelve are now in production, across education, the public sector, logistics, HR, healthcare, agriculture and FinTech.

I'm also on the leadership team of KAN Associates, a strategy and execution advisory, as Senior Partner, Technology. I lead its technology and Enterprise AI practice, helping leadership teams decide where AI should act, where people should decide, and how both are governed. Separately, I'm an equity advisor on technology and AI to TailsNSmiles.

Alongside, I co-founded Thooya Bhoomi, a natural farm with farm-to-fork traceability, which is still growing. Earlier, I ran release management at a global internet company, built predictive insights products for manufacturers, and led release engineering for a global bank. The throughline: outcomes over output.

Quick Facts

  • Experience20+ years
  • Current RoleCo-Founder
  • CompanytrAIpeze
  • LeadershipKAN Associates
  • AdvisoryTailsNSmiles
  • LocationChennai, IN
  • Team Built800 people

Education

  • LIBAExec Diploma, Intl Biz
  • Anna Univ.B.E. ECE

Core Values

  • 01Be Humble
  • 02Find a Better Way
  • 03Integrity
  • 04Be Kind
  • 05Simplify
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Outcomes over output. Clarity over complexity. Always.

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Numbers that moved the business

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People scaled at Omnicom GCC, from zero
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Client cost savings via orchestration models
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Customer retention at Thooya Bhoomi
$0M
Product launch delivered with 100-person team
0%
Sales lift in previously underperforming markets
0%
Uptime maintained during business-continuity crisis
0%
Team engagement uplift from leadership initiatives
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AI products in production across 8 industries
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What I'm building

A selection of the AI products I've led and built, with the value each brings and what sets it apart. AI sits at the edges; money, safety and compliance stay in rules you can audit.

EducationIn production

Meridian

ValueMoves syllabus revision from paper and email into one tracked workflow, ending in accreditation-ready documents.

What makes it uniqueModels the real approval chain, from department to Senate, and enforces outcome-based-education rules. Gemini flags gaps against industry skills.

HR & TalentIn production

HR Exchange

ValueOne marketplace for institutions, students, alumni, professionals and employers, with less manual screening and faster placements.

What makes it uniqueClaude builds Knowledge-Skills-Experience profiles and matches in both directions, with skills verified from learning systems.

Public SectorIn production

Capacity-building programme platform

ValueOne audited trail from diagnosis to outcome for development programmes, their boards and funders.

What makes it uniqueA 148-point diagnostic across 29 business functions generates interventions, then tracks them through execution and outcome audit.

LogisticsIn production

Freight procure-to-pay

ValueOne flow from freight tender to SAP-ready invoice, replacing phone, Excel and paper.

What makes it uniqueLive reverse auctions with QR-verified gate passes and invoices. AI only where messages are messy; prices and payments stay rule-based.

Agri & TextilesIn production

Digital Product Passports

ValueA buyer scans a QR code and sees the farm, or the weaver cluster, fibre and weave hours.

What makes it uniqueProvenance built into the store itself: catalogue, orders, invoices and passport in one system.

HealthcarePrototype

ICU clinical intelligence

ValueVitals, labs, blood gases and handover in one place, saving clinician time at shift change.

What makes it uniqueClaude interprets blood-gas results and drafts structured handovers in plain clinical language.

HealthcareIn build

Hospital daily governance

ValueReplaces a 36-sheet Excel system with a two-minute daily check-in per department.

What makes it uniqueBenchmark breaches become tracked actions, with CAPA, root-cause and Six Sigma methods built in.

LearningIn build

Pathwise

ValueTurns a 701-course capability framework into a personal learning path for each employee.

What makes it uniqueRecommends a capability map from each person's growth context and tracks real completion through xAPI/cmi5.

AgriculturePrototype

AgriView

ValueOne view of heat, rain, crop health, fires and market prices across districts, with local-language advice.

What makes it uniqueFive AI agents work in sequence over NASA satellite and weather data on a 3D globe.

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A career in roles

Co-Founder +
May 2026 – Present
trAIpeze · vertical AI products
  • Own product strategy, architecture and delivery for 12 AI products in production and 10+ in build across 8 industries.
  • Shipped Meridian, a syllabus governance platform that enforces the full college approval chain, with Gemini flagging industry skill gaps.
  • Delivered a capacity-building programme platform for an international development programme · one audited trail from diagnosis to outcome.
  • Built a freight procure-to-pay platform, in production with a large manufacturer · reverse auctions, QR gate passes, SAP-ready invoicing, 92/92 end-to-end tests.
  • Built HR Exchange with Claude-powered skills matching, and clinical tools for ICUs, hospital governance and resuscitation training.
Senior Partner, Technology +
Jun 2026 – Present
KAN Associates · strategy & execution advisory · leadership team
  • Lead the technology and Enterprise AI practice: AI roadmaps and use-case design, intelligent automation, and the digital platforms that carry new capability into daily work.
  • Help leadership teams decide where AI should act, where people should decide, and how both are governed.
  • Built Talent Bridge, a free job board connecting laid-off professionals with verified employers.
  • Building Pathwise, which turns 701 courses into personal learning paths with xAPI/cmi5 tracking. Shipped the KANVAS Learn website and team portal, a books storefront and a certified paid course.
Technology & AI Advisor (Equity) +
Jun 2026 – Present
TailsNSmiles · pet-care platform
  • Advise on the right technology and AI solutions across six apps in production: customer app, vet app, admin console, onboarding, API and the PetCareGPT assistant.
  • Run an independent quality and governance programme that catches payment, wallet and data issues before customers do.
Director · AI Data Transformation +
Jan 2026 – Apr 2026
Omnicom Global Solutions · Chennai
  • Replacing fragmented, duplicated enterprise data with a single source of truth · enabling live reporting and faster, evidence-based decisions.
  • AI-driven validation that blocks polluted data at the point of entry, lifting trust and slashing rework downstream.
  • An intelligence layer that reshapes how data is consumed · surfacing insight in the form each user actually needs.
  • Laying the foundation for AI-enabled enterprise operations at scale.
Director · Client Success & Product Strategy +
May 2023 – Apr 2026
Omnicom Global Solutions · Chennai
  • Built and scaled the Global Capability Center from zero to 800 people · fully operational delivery hub serving global client mandates.
  • Designed orchestration models that cut client costs by 30%+ while multiplying delivery capability.
  • Embedded AI-powered workflows that compressed turnaround times and lifted client experience scores.
  • Launched new service lines that opened fresh revenue streams.
  • Directed cross-functional teams across 5 verticals; +12% productivity, +25% engagement.
Co-Founder & Head of Products +
May 2020 – Present
Thooya Bhoomi · natural farm & traceability
  • Built farm-to-fork traceability platform; 85% retention, satisfaction 72% → 86%.
  • Rebuilt in 2026 as a storefront, operator back-office and QR-scannable Digital Product Passport.
  • Drove CRM automation, market segmentation, and end-to-end go-to-market strategy.
Director · Client Success & Products +
Jan 2023 – May 2023
Hydra Micro Business Solutions
  • Shipped a digital transformation product across 6 textile manufacturers · capturing requirements through to finished goods.
  • Strengthened client feedback loops; translated insights into prioritized product improvements.
Senior Product Manager +
Nov 2021 – Jun 2022
Agromalin · agri-tech IoT
  • Delivered AQAI TraX · IoT supply-chain visibility across livestock verticals.
  • Led product strategy across multiple verticals; ensured regulatory and market alignment.
Product Consultant +
Jun 2018 – Nov 2021
TCQ Technologies
  • Built predictive insights platform for a global motor manufacturer; geo-specific product and spare-parts recommendations.
  • Cut shipping costs and waste by aligning the right product with the right market.
  • Drove precision marketing through local demand signals.
Head · Release Management & Product Owner +
Feb 2016 – Jan 2020
Namecheap Inc
  • End-to-end release lifecycle and DevOps for a global internet services company.
  • CI/CD pipelines via TeamCity & Octopus Deploy; materially improved release efficiency.
Co-Founder +
Jun 2018 – Nov 2019
Fitzoid Life Solutions · health-tech AI
  • AI platform for predictive lifestyle recommendations; ideation through GTM.
Technology Analyst +
Dec 2012 – Dec 2015
Infosys · global banking engagement
  • Release management lead for a global bank; SharePoint 2013, VMware vCloud, IT automation.
  • Designed and implemented infrastructure automation and upgrade programs.
Earlier Career +
Sep 2007 – Nov 2012
iOpex Technologies · SRA Systems Ltd
  • Cloud deployments, automation frameworks, virtualization initiatives, and management of critical IT infrastructure for global clients.
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What I'm fluent in

Let's talk.

AI product partnerships with trAIpeze, boards and advisory roles, AI transformation engagements, or just a thoughtful conversation about what's next.

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