Sashikanth Meduri

About Sashikanth Meduri

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARYResults-driven technology leader with 21+ years in software industry, specializing in enterprise solution architecture, Generative AI product strategy, technical program management, and cloud-native transformations. Proven track record delivering high-impact initiatives: led 20+ GenAI POCs/ solutions (TCV $2M–$15M), architected microservices/event-driven systems, drove cloud migrations yielding multi-million USD savings, and crafted multi-year technical roadmaps reducing operational costs by 30–40%. Extensive experience in retail (Gap Inc.), F&A, insurance, and contact center domains. Hands-on expertise in modern AI/ML stacks, domain-driven design, and agile leadership across onsite-offshore models.CORE COMPETENCIES- Generative AI & LLMs (OpenAI GPT-3.5/4/4o-mini, Claude, multimodal models, Microsoft Co-Pilot)Enterprise Solution Architecture (Domain-Driven Design, Microservices, Event-Driven, N-Tier)- Product Strategy, Technical Roadmapping & Business Case DevelopmentCloud Migration & Optimization (AWS, Azure; 88+ on-prem servers)-Technical Program & Delivery Management (30+ member teams, offshore transitions)- AI/ML Hands-on (PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras, Scikit-Learn, Spark, PySpark, Pandas, NumPy)- Agile Leadership (15+ years), SRE Establishment, KPI Definition & Monitoring- REST/SOAP APIs, CI/CD (Jenkins, Electric Commander, Groovy), SOLID Principles

Experience

1. Associate Director Engineering

   Cognizant

   Feb 2021 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   Gen AI Center of Excellence ==- Collaborated with Various Clients Partners to prepare ~20+ Gen AI solutions using multiple Open AI models, Copilot studio, and custom Models too. Spanning across multiple verticals like below Health care HR F&A Sales and marketing IT Services- Gen AI solutions spanning between 50K USD to150K USD implementation cost - Help stakeholders providing Point of views on adopting Build vs Buy Gen AI solutions- Responded to 2 million dollar proposals Partnering with Presales. Provide orals, proactive sales pitch & commercial view to presales team.== Define Product Vision and Mission ==- Designing Technical, Functional Roadmaps,Enabling teams to execute them- Budgeting- Work with VP Engineering to prioritize and initiate yearly Deliveries for entire POD- Program Manage Cloud Migration to AWS, deliver with in budget.

Education

• Stanford University

  Fall Online Course, Art and Science of Product Management

  2016 — 2016

• Osmania University

  Master's degree, Statistics and Computer Science

  2002 — 2004

• International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH)

  Executive Certificate, AI ML

  2020 — 2021

Skills

• Program Management
• Junit
• Javascript
• Java
• Ruby
• Jira
• Oracle
• Requirements Analysis
• Regression Testing
• System Integration Testing
• Defect Tracking
• Test Execution
• Product Development
• Test Cases
• Winrunner
• Software Project Management
• Selenium
• Hp Qtp
• Testing
• Soapui
• Business Analysis
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Qtp
• Strategy
• Quality Assurance
• Software as a Service (Saas)
• Test Management
• Manual Testing
• Xml
• Test Planning
• Agile Testing
• Test Case Generation
• Project Management
• Test Automation
• Web Services
• Agile Project Management
• Product Management
• Sdlc
• Software Quality Assurance
• Agile Methodologies