Subhasis Patnaik

About Subhasis Patnaik

I’m a hands-on CTO / engineering leader with 25+ years of experience building and scaling enterprise SaaS platforms, including AI platforms, LLM systems, enterprise search, and data-intensive applications serving 10M+ users.I’m currently Co-Founder & CTO at Avenio, where I ideated and built a domain-trained GPT and agentic AI platform for BioPharma, focused on LLM orchestration, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), enterprise search, and workflow automation.My technical expertise includes:Large Language Models (LLMs), GPT, RAG, embeddings, fine-tuningAgentic AI systems and AI automation frameworksEnterprise search across structured & unstructured dataStatistical analysis, structured reasoning, and AI-generated artifacts (diagrams, flowcharts, technical documentation)Cloud-native SaaS architecture on AWS & GCPPreviously, I served as CTO & SVP Engineering at EdCast (acquired by Cornerstone), leading a 250+ global engineering organization. I owned platform architecture, reliability, and scale, delivering 99.99% uptime, improving engineering velocity by 25%, and contributing to 30% revenue growth through new AI-enabled product lines.In parallel, I act as a Strategic Advisor and Investor to early-stage startups across AI, Agentic AI, Conversational AI, and EdTech, supporting founders with technology strategy, platform architecture, pricing models, product-market fit, and beta launches.I hold executive certifications from Wharton (Chief Technology Officer Program, Executive Presence & Influence, Driving Strategic Innovation) and am passionate about building scalable AI platforms that break down information silos, accelerate decision-making, and deliver measurable business impact.Core skills: LLM platforms, RAG, agentic AI, enterprise SaaS architecture, AI search, cloud-native systems, and global engineering leadership.Core Leadership & Role:Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Head of Engineering, SVP Engineering Engineering Leadership, Platform Architecture, Technical Strategy, Product & Engineering Alignment, Global Team Leadership, Executive Stakeholder Management

Experience

1. Co-founder & CTO

   Avenio AI

   Apr 2024 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   Ideated, architected, and built Avenio’s core AI platform for BioPharma and CROs, focused on protocol automation, trial operations, and enterprise knowledge intelligence.Key platforms built- AvenioGPT – Domain-trained GPT platform supporting statistical analysis, structured reasoning, Mermaid diagrams, flowcharts, and document generation - Enterprise Search & RAG Engine – Real-time, multimodal search with citation-grounded AI responses - Protocol Hub – Centralized protocol authoring, reuse, versioning, and approvals - Clinical Trial Management Copilot – AI assistance for CTMs to generate protocol sections and surface historical trial context - AI Agent Framework – Configurable agents for automation, knowledge retrieval, and workflow augmentationDesigned for enterprise scalability, regulated environments, and real-world adoption.Technologies & Platforms:LLMs (GPT, domain-trained models), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), vector databases, embeddings, agentic AI frameworks, Python, APIs, enterprise search, statistical analysis pipelines, Mermaid diagrams & flowchart generation, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, CI/CD, PostgreSQL, MongoDB.

Education

• University of Mysore

  B.E. Computer Sc. & Engineering, Computer Science

• Wharton Executive Education

  Chief Technology Officer Program, Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

Skills

• Vendor Management
• Jsp
• Distributed Systems
• Javascript
• Xml
• IT Management
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Sql
• Hibernate
• Service-Oriented Architecture (Soa)
• Java
• Release Engineering
• Oracle
• Soa
• Requirements Analysis
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Cloud Computing
• Amazon Web Services (Aws)
• Software Project Management
• Quality Assurance
• Software Configuration Management
• Java Enterprise Edition
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• Software Lifecycle
• Release Management
• Integration
• Web Services
• Project Management
• Technical Leadership
• Ant
• Leadership
• Spring
• Soap
• Unix
• Software as a Service (Saas)
• Cross Functional Team Building
• Team Management
• Software Release Management