Enjoying little career break much overdue. In-depth up-skilling in AI and Data Science practices and have some fun in the closing chapters of my professional career.

Strategic Client Technical Leadership

@American Express Solution Architect to lead development of a novel large scale intelligent cloud based automation platform that targets to radically transform RPA needs across several AMEX groups over next 2 years. Platform is based on OSS technology using a powerful and novel combination lightweight BPM processes , Netflix Conductor , and MLP / RPA components.@CoachUSACloud-Native Chief Application Architect for a major Greenfield AWS cloud based product platform development aimed at disrupting the bus transportation business in US & Canada. Hands-on role with end to end responsibilities to architect and guide development of a high traffic API centric BFF multi-route commuter transit ticket booking and redemption platform fully developed on AWS. Technologies where I'm playing a hands-on role shaping the development include: AWS Serverless and Microservices components, DynamoDb, Kinesis, ElasticSearch, CloudFront, AWS WAF security, and ELK monitoring.

Primary focus on e-commerce and cloud related architecture strategy, design and delivery. Experienced leading digital transformation projects in large enterprise technology environments. This included financial services, industrial manufacturing, retail and travel. Manage to combine thought leadership and delivery experience in multiple disciplines including Digital Transformation and Roadmap, SAP Hybris eCommerce Solutions, AWS technologies, and API / Microservices architectures

Engaged in global-scale re-engineering of ETD middle-back office platforms to support x5 increase in trade processing capacity, regulatory mandates and institutionalize technology standardization and governance across regions.Central authority for development for ETD current / target state architectures, roadmaps and other related artifacts for senior technical / executive level presentations.

Worked on some of the early practical solutions on AI / Machine learning systems.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?filter=issueId%20EQ%20%226622%22&refinements=Author:A.K.%20Patel&pageNumber=1&resultAction=REFINE