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My Resume

Hi, I'm Kunal Pathak.

I am a technology leader specializing in data platforms, AI engineering, and cloud architecture.

With over 15 years of experience across startups and global enterprises, I have a proven track record of delivering transformative technology solutions that drive business growth and operational excellence.

Kunal Pathak

My Expertise

  • Engineering Leadership: Building high-performing teams, defining tech strategy, and leading enterprise transformation.
  • Data & AI Platforms: Designing scalable architectures and operational frameworks for data-driven innovation.
  • Cloud & DevOps: Architecting secure, compliant multi-cloud environments with automated delivery practices.
  • Applied AI: Developing production AI applications, including generative AI, agentic systems, and developer tooling.

Skills & Certifications

Skills
Area Focus Areas
Technology Strategy & Leadership Vision execution; business alignment; innovation roadmaps
AI Platform & Product Strategy Scalable AI & data platforms; product lifecycle; platform adoption
Engineering Excellence & Culture High-performance teams; hiring, mentoring & enablement; quality practices
Enterprise Transformation Legacy modernization; business-aligned architecture evolution
Cloud Native & DevOps Leadership Multi-cloud strategy; IaC; CI/CD; FinOps
Cybersecurity & Data Governance Risk management; privacy & GDPR; policy & control frameworks
Area Focus Areas
Programming Languages Python, Java, C; web APIs & integration
Cloud & DevOps GCP, Azure, AWS; Kubernetes, Docker; CI/CD; Git; IaC
Data & AI Engineering Databricks (Delta Lake); Spark; Kafka; Airflow; dbt; MLOps tooling
Data Governance & Catalog Unity Catalog, Atlan, Collibra; lineage & metadata; RBAC/ABAC; glossary automation
Automation & Orchestration Event & workflow automation; GitOps; policy-as-code
Applied AI Agentic systems; context-aware retrieval; operational AI lifecycle
Area Focus Areas
Lakehouse Architecture Databricks (Delta Lake); medallion model (bronze / silver / gold)
Pipeline Orchestration Batch & streaming ETL/ELT (Spark Structured Streaming, Autoloader, Airflow)
Access & Security Fine-grained access (Unity Catalog); masking; token governance; GDPR alignment
Metadata & Catalog Atlan & Collibra lineage, glossary & stewardship workflows
Data Quality & Reliability Great Expectations; Soda; Monte Carlo; dbt tests; expectations & SLA monitors
Governance Automation Tag-based ACLs; policy-as-code; automated lineage harvesting; glossary curation
Certifications

GCP Professional Certificate

Azure Certification

AWS Certification

Oracle Certification

McKinsey Capability Building

SAFe Certification

ITIL Certification

Professional Experience

MB Energy

Head of Data and AI (September 2025 - Present)

  • Execute enterprise data and AI strategy on Azure/Databricks, unifying fragmented initiatives into a platform driving digital growth.
  • Establish standardized platform architecture and delivery frameworks, accelerating time-to-market for data products.
  • Direct production AI capabilities, including GenAI applications and agentic systems, with enterprise-grade security.
  • Implement automated governance ensuring EU AI Act and GDPR compliance through policy-as-code.
  • Oversee multi-million budget and cross-functional strategy, positioning AI as a foundational engine for transformation.
SwitchUp

Chief Technology Officer (CTO) (May 2025 - August 2025)

  • Defined platform & AI architecture for next‑generation energy tariff optimization product and execution roadmap
  • Built and mentored a cross‑functional engineering team; instituted lightweight governance & delivery cadences
  • Partnered with executive leadership translating business objectives into sequenced platform capabilities
Vodafone Germany

Manager - AI/ML Platform Development (2018 - May 2025)

  • Deployed enterprise AI assistants and knowledge-grounded chatbots, improving support responsiveness.
  • Engineered scalable Spark/Airflow/Databricks pipelines, accelerating model experimentation and delivery.
  • Provisioned secure multi-cloud (GCP, Azure, AWS) environments with standardized landing zones and guardrails.
  • Built an automated data transformation platform using Python and Kubernetes, reducing operational toil.
  • Modernized legacy BI stacks and established data governance standards (catalog, lineage, RBAC).
  • Scaled global engineering capabilities through hiring, vendor management, and process optimization.
Vodafone India & UK

Technology Lead / Service Transition (2014 - 2018)

  • Insourced application maintenance (e.g., TIBCO EMS) improving defect turnaround and reducing external spend
  • Built and transitioned a new internal support team; managed vendor offboarding & knowledge transfer
  • Advanced incident & change practices reducing recurring incidents and stabilizing core platforms
  • Recruited and trained cross-functional talent enabling sustainable internal ownership
  • Embedded ITIL-aligned change management processes
IBM India

Multiple Roles - QA & Engineering Support (2010 - 2014)

  • Built an internal ticket management tool (Joomla, PHP, JS) improving workflow efficiency
  • Supported AWS-hosted application stacks (EC2, S3, RDS) ensuring availability & performance
  • Led QA planning & requirement analysis for telecom modernization (COBOL, DB2, Java, Oracle)
Synygy India

Quality Assurance Engineer (2007 - 2010)

  • Performed functional & workflow testing for sales compensation applications (JSF, Spring)
  • Developed automation assets (HP QTP) including harnesses, stubs & drivers to expand regression coverage