Material Plus — Bengaluru, India

Praveen T N

Senior Technical Architect — Data & AI Global Practice

Architect of AI transformation. Builder of intelligent systems that don't just process data — they redefine how enterprises think, decide, and innovate.

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16+ Years Experience

Spanning web engineering, data science, and AI architecture across 6 organisations

30+ Enterprise AI Solutions

Delivered across Banking, Finance, Insurance, Healthcare, and Retail domains

60% Process Acceleration

Reduction in pharma compliance review time via EY Smart Reviewer

45% Efficiency Gain

Tax practitioner productivity via Transfer Pricing Benchmarking solution

40% Accuracy Improvement

Response accuracy gain via Intelligent Routing Architecture for multi-agent systems

18+ Engineers Mentored

ML engineers and data scientists developed into technical leaders

About

AI architect.
Practice builder.

16+ years at the intersection of AI architecture, enterprise systems, and human-centred design. Currently leading the Data & AI Global Practice at Material Plus (M+) — building the capability, culture, and client portfolio that positions M+ as a destination for enterprise AI transformation.

Brings a rare combination: the depth of a hands-on AI architect who has designed and delivered 30+ enterprise-grade solutions, and the breadth of a practice leader who understands go-to-market strategy, team building, and the art of translating complex AI capability into business value.

Spent 7+ years at Ernst & Young building EY's agentic AI and RAG platform from the ground up — rising from Lead Data Scientist to Assistant Director — architecting autonomous multi-agent systems, leading teams of 18+, and serving as SME for AI architecture programmes globally.

Unique differentiator: The rare professional who can simultaneously architect a production LLM system, present to a C-suite, mentor a junior data scientist, and publish research on quantum cryptography.

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Praveen T N

Material Plus

PTN
Location Bengaluru, India
Experience years
AI Solutions 30+ delivered
Recognition
BI Stratus Award 2023
Ernst & Young · 2023
GDG Star Performer Awards
EY GDG · Multiple
Best Mutual Funds Website
Web Marketing Association · 2013–14
Career

Professional
Experience

6 roles across 6 organisations. years from web engineering to enterprise AI architecture.

2026 · Material 2021 · Ernst 2018 · Ernst 2017 · British 2016 · Tesco 2010 · Wipro
Mar 2026 — Present CURRENT
Senior Technical Architect — Data & AI Global Practice
Material Plus (M+)
Bengaluru, India
Leading Material India's Data & AI Global Practice — building capability, winning engagements, and defining the AI architecture standard for M+ globally.
  • Architecting the Data & AI practice from ground up — defining methodology, capability framework, and delivery standards for enterprise AI engagements
  • Driving GTM strategy for AI & Data services across Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, and Retail verticals
  • Leading client advisory engagements for AI-first transformation programmes — bridging AI strategy with delivery roadmaps
  • Building a high-performance Data & AI team — hiring, developing, and mentoring architects, data scientists, and engineers
  • Establishing thought leadership presence through white papers, client workshops, and industry participation
Oct 2021 — Mar 2026
Assistant Director — AI & Data Architect
Ernst & Young
Thiruvananthapuram / Bengaluru, India
Led the vanguard of enterprise AI transformation — architecting autonomous intelligent systems that redefined how global organisations operate, decide, and innovate.
  • Led Tennex Agents — agentic AI platform for enterprise procurement (PO Analysis, Spend Analysis, License Lens) using LangGraph and Copilot Studio; weekly demos to EY Global Innovation Head
  • Architected 10+ specialised LLM-powered Agentic-RAG platforms: Credentials Engine, Global Payroll Operate, Talent Skill, Policy Navigation, NextWave, Capital Edge, Deal & Delivery
  • Invented intelligent query routing architecture — 40% improvement in response accuracy across multi-agent orchestration
  • Built and led team of 18+ ML engineers and data scientists; created culture of innovation and technical leadership
  • EYQ Launch (Enterprise ChatGPT) — onboarding journeys, skill routing, multi-skill orchestration at scale
  • Change Impact Experience Agents (AutoGen); PMO Assist — agentic project management intelligence
  • SME for AI Architecture, Data Strategy, and Analytics badge programmes — shaping EY's global AI training standards
  • ~30% consulting: advisory across business units, client proposals, LLM strategy, AI governance (AIRA, AI QRM)
Oct 2018 — Oct 2021
Supervising Associate — Lead Data Scientist
Ernst & Young
Thiruvananthapuram, India
Pioneered AI-driven regulatory compliance and financial intelligence — transforming manual processes into intelligent automated systems.
  • EY Smart Reviewer: AI-powered pharma regulatory compliance platform (7-8 ensemble ML/DL models) — 60% reduction in drug-to-market review time
  • EY Tie: ML/DL value-based pipeline for investment audit — transforming from reactive to predictive intelligence
  • Transfer Pricing Benchmarking: ML/NLP solution — 45% improvement in tax practitioner efficiency
  • DTCC: AI Architect / Product Owner — full stakeholder management and technical delivery ownership
  • RCO: ML models for risk & controls optimisation with EY NCoE (neurodiverse colleagues)
  • Human-in-the-Loop Factory — sustainability and contract extraction use cases
Feb 2017 — Sep 2018
Senior Consultant — Data Intelligence, Platform
British Telecom
Bengaluru, India
Enterprise platform intelligence and AI-powered customer analytics for mission-critical telecom infrastructure.
  • Led CMS migration and platform support for mission-critical telecom and cloud infrastructure — zero-downtime transitions
  • Implemented NLP anomaly detection (one-class SVM), sentiment analysis, and change request classification
  • Automated workflows for order & fault management, reducing manual intervention in Siebel CRM
Jan 2016 — Feb 2017
Principal Software Engineer — Data Analyst
Tesco Technology
Bengaluru, India
Retail data innovation — building analytics pipelines and digital platforms for one of the world's largest retailers.
  • Built Python image processing pipelines for retail automation — cost-effective alternative to enterprise MediaBin solutions
  • Led A/B testing via Adobe Analytics — measurable e-commerce conversion improvements
  • Managed retail data pipelines, ClubCard analytics, and online order journey processing
  • CMS migration across multiple Tesco business verticals
Mar 2010 — Dec 2015
Software Engineer → Senior Developer
Wipro | Cognizant | Mahindra Satyam
India
Built the technical foundation across enterprise web, CMS, and client-facing digital solutions in banking, healthcare, and financial services.
  • Wipro — U.S. Bank: Received accolades for Student Loans and Credit Card web application development
  • Cognizant — JH Investments: Designed website that won Best Mutual Funds Website Award (Web Marketing Association 2013-14)
  • Mahindra Satyam — BOC-Linde, GE Healthcare, AirAsia: Full-stack CMS delivery across industrial, healthcare, and travel sectors
  • AirAsia Destination Guide: Tourism portal contributing to significant revenue increase
  • Completed ELTP Software Engineering Trainee programme at Mahindra Satyam
Capabilities

Technical Expertise

01
AI Architecture & Strategy
Agentic AI SystemsLLM OrchestrationRAG FrameworksEnterprise AI ArchitectureAI GovernanceGenerative AIMulti-Agent SystemsModel Context Protocol
02
Frameworks & Tools
LangGraphAutoGenLangChainFastAPIReactTensorFlowPyTorchScikit-learnCopilot StudioSemantic Kernel
03
Cloud & MLOps
Microsoft AzureAzure OpenAIAzure AI ServicesAzure MLMLOpsCI/CDDockerVector DatabasesMicroservices
04
Programming & Data
PythonSQLJavaScriptNode.jsPostgreSQLMongoDBData EngineeringData ArchitecturePandas
05
Emerging & Specialised
Quantum ComputingQuantum CryptographyIBM QiskitComputer VisionNLPSynthetic Data GenerationLLM EvaluationFine-tuning SLMs
06
Leadership & Consulting
Practice LeadershipP&L OwnershipTeam BuildingClient ManagementTechnical StrategyGo-to-MarketThought LeadershipAI Consulting
Selected Work

Enterprise AI Solutions

Agentic AI FEATURED 2024–2026
Tennex Agents
Ernst & Young · AI + Solution Architect
Enterprise agentic AI platform for procurement intelligence — PO Analysis, Spend Analysis, Template Filling, License Lens, and License Re-harvesting. Led end-to-end delivery with weekly demos to EY Global Innovation Head.
Led team of 5 10x engineers
Weekly demos to Global Innovation Head
End-to-end technical delivery
LangGraphCopilot StudioPythonFastAPIReactAzurePower Automate
RAG FEATURED 2023–2024
EY Credentials Engine (EY Discover)
Ernst & Young · AI Architect + Data Architect
RAG-based semantic search platform replacing keyword search for EY credentials and expertise discovery. Served as both AI Architect and Data Architect.
Led team of 6
Replaced keyword search with semantic retrieval
Contributed to EY Data Strategy
RAGVector DBAzure OpenAIPythonFastAPI
Agentic AI FEATURED 2023–2024
Change Impact Experience Agents
Ernst & Young · AI Architect
Agentic automation of change impact generation and assessment using Microsoft AutoGen multi-agent framework.
Multi-agent orchestration
Automated impact assessment
AutoGen framework
AutoGenAzure OpenAIPythonFastAPI
ML/DL FEATURED 2019–2021
EY Smart Reviewer
Ernst & Young · AI Architect
AI-powered pharmaceutical regulatory compliance platform — automated drug-to-market promotional material review using an ensemble of 7-8 ML/DL models.
60% reduction in review time
7-8 model ensemble
End-to-end delivery ownership
Ensemble ML/DLNLPPythonTensorFlowScikit-learn
ML/NLP FEATURED 2019–2020
Transfer Pricing Benchmarking
Ernst & Young · Lead Data Scientist
ML/NLP-powered benchmarking solution for tax practitioners — automated competitive intelligence for transfer pricing decisions.
45% efficiency improvement
End-to-end TP automation
Tax practitioner productivity
MLNLPPythonScikit-learn
Agentic AI 2023–2024
PMO Assist (T-Hub)
Ernst & Young · AI Architect
Integrated agentic capabilities into EY's internal project management suite for intelligent project oversight and decision support.
Project management intelligence
Agentic decision support
LangGraphAzure OpenAIPythonFastAPI
GenAI Platform 2023
EYQ Launch — Enterprise ChatGPT
Ernst & Young · AI Architect
Enterprise-grade ChatGPT deployment for EY — solved onboarding journeys, skill routing, and multi-skill orchestration at scale.
Enterprise-scale deployment
Multi-skill orchestration
Intelligent routing
Azure OpenAIPythonFastAPIReact
Agentic AI 2023–2024
PMO Assist
Ernst & Young · AI Architect
Agentic project management intelligence platform — integrating LLM capabilities into EY's internal T-Hub PMO suite for intelligent oversight and automated reporting.
Agentic project intelligence
Automated status reporting
Risk signal detection
LangGraphAzure OpenAIPythonFastAPI
Accessibility AI 2022–2023
Spectrum AI
Ernst & Young · AI Consultant
Mobile app for visually impaired users with agentic capabilities — navigation assist, voice interaction, and environmental awareness.
Agentic accessibility
Navigation assistance
Voice interaction
Computer VisionPythonMobile AIVoice AI
ML/DL 2020–2021
EY Tie — Investment Audit Intelligence
Ernst & Young · Lead Data Scientist
ML/DL value-based pipeline for investment audit — transforming audit from reactive to predictive intelligence across complex financial portfolios.
Predictive audit intelligence
Financial anomaly detection
Risk signal classification
MLDLPythonTensorFlowPandasSQL
AI Platform 2021–2022
DTCC — AI Platform Architecture
Ernst & Young · AI Architect / Product Owner
Served as AI Architect and Product Owner for Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation — full stakeholder management and AI platform delivery for financial market infrastructure.
Full stakeholder ownership
Financial market infrastructure
End-to-end platform delivery
PythonMLFastAPIAzurePostgreSQL
ML/DL 2020–2021
RCO — Risk & Controls Optimisation
Ernst & Young · Lead Data Scientist
ML models for risk and controls optimisation built in partnership with EY's NCoE (neurodiverse Centre of Excellence) — pioneering inclusive AI development practices.
NCoE collaboration model
Risk signal classification
Inclusive AI development
MLPythonScikit-learnAzure ML
RAG 2022–2023
Global Payroll Operate Intelligence
Ernst & Young · AI Architect
LLM-powered intelligence layer over EY's global payroll operations — natural language querying, anomaly detection, and automated compliance checks across 50+ countries.
50+ country coverage
NL querying over payroll data
Automated compliance checks
Azure OpenAIRAGPythonFastAPILangChain
ML/NLP 2017–2018
BT Anomaly Detection & NLP Intelligence
British Telecom · Senior Consultant — Data Intelligence
NLP-powered anomaly detection system for mission-critical telecom infrastructure — one-class SVM for fault detection, sentiment analysis for CRM, and change request classification.
One-class SVM anomaly detection
Zero-downtime CMS migration
Automated fault classification
NLPPythonSVMScikit-learnSiebel CRM
Data Engineering 2017–2018
BT Platform Intelligence & CMS Migration
British Telecom · Senior Consultant — Platform
End-to-end intelligent platform support for BT's mission-critical telecom and cloud infrastructure — automated order & fault management with zero-downtime migrations.
Zero-downtime transitions
Order automation
Infrastructure intelligence
PythonNLPSiebelSQLShell Scripting
Computer Vision 2016–2017
Tesco Image Processing Pipeline
Tesco Technology · Principal Software Engineer
Python image processing pipeline for retail automation — cost-effective alternative to enterprise MediaBin solutions for product image management at Tesco scale.
Enterprise MediaBin replacement
Retail automation at scale
Significant cost reduction
PythonOpenCVPILSQLREST APIs
Data Engineering 2016–2017
Tesco ClubCard Analytics & A/B Testing
Tesco Technology · Data Analyst
Retail data analytics for ClubCard loyalty programme — A/B testing via Adobe Analytics, e-commerce conversion optimisation, and online order journey analytics.
Measurable e-commerce conversion lift
ClubCard loyalty analytics
Multi-vertical data pipelines
PythonSQLAdobe AnalyticsPandasA/B Testing
Web Engineering 2013–2014
JH Investments — Best Mutual Funds Website
Cognizant · Senior Developer
Award-winning web platform for JH Investments — recognised as Best Mutual Funds Website by Web Marketing Association 2013-14. Full-stack delivery from architecture to deployment.
Web Marketing Association Award 2013-14
Best Mutual Funds Website
Full-stack delivery
JavaScriptHTML/CSSCMSSQLREST APIs
Web Engineering 2011–2012
AirAsia Destination Guide
Mahindra Satyam · Software Engineer
Tourism portal for AirAsia contributing to significant revenue increase — full-stack CMS delivery for destination discovery across Southeast Asian travel markets.
Revenue-generating tourism portal
Southeast Asia travel market
CMS architecture and delivery
CMSJavaScriptHTML/CSSSQL
AI Platform FEATURED 2026–Present
M+ Data & AI Practice Framework
Material Plus · Senior Technical Architect
Building Material Plus's Data & AI Global Practice from ground up — methodology, capability framework, delivery standards, GTM strategy, and team architecture for enterprise AI engagements.
Practice built from ground up
GTM for BFSI + Retail verticals
Global delivery standards
AI ArchitecturePractice LeadershipGTM StrategyEnterprise AI
Education

Academic Background

2024
Master of Science in Business Analytics
Hult International Business School, Boston
Graduate programme in data science, analytics strategy, and business intelligence.
2023
Diploma in Quantum Computing Technology
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
Advanced programme in quantum algorithms, quantum cryptography, and quantum computing applications.
2015
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology
IGNOU, India
Graduate programme in clinical psychology — informs human-centred AI design and behavioural analytics.
2009
B.Tech in Electrical & Electronics Engineering
TKM College of Engineering, Kollam
Final year project: Genetic Algorithm-based optimisation of starting torque in Induction Motors using MATLAB/Simulink.
Credentials

Certifications & Badges

EY Platinum Badge — Data Architecture
Ernst & Young
2025
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Microsoft
2024
EY Platinum Badge — Data Science
Ernst & Young
2024
IBM Quantum Excellence — Quantum Challenge & QGSS
IBM
2020–2025
EY Platinum Badge — Artificial Intelligence
Ernst & Young
2022
Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Scientist Associate
Microsoft
2022
IBM Qiskit Certified Quantum Developer
IBM
2021
Intellectual Work

Research & Publications

Spanning quantum cryptography, computer vision, and evolutionary computation.

Thesis Quantum Cryptography
Effect of Multiple Eavesdroppers on BB84 QKD Protocol Security
Graduate thesis exploring quantum cryptography vulnerabilities and security implications in practical quantum key distribution systems. Analysed multi-eavesdropper scenarios and their impact on BB84 protocol integrity.
Publication Computer Vision & Deep Learning
Neural Network-based Polygon Mid-surface Identification
Novel encoder-decoder architecture research for computational geometry applications in CAD/CAM systems — mid-surface extraction from complex 3D geometries.
Article Quantum Computing
From Qubit to Shor's Algorithm
Comprehensive technical article demystifying quantum computing fundamentals for enterprise audiences — from basic qubit mechanics to Shor's algorithm implications for cryptography.
Publication Optimisation Algorithms
Genetic Algorithm-based Optimisation for Induction Motor Starting Torque
MATLAB/Simulink implementation demonstrating evolutionary computation for optimising SCR firing angles to maximise starting torque in induction motors.
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