Praveen Nair - Technology Leader & Innovator

About Me

Technology Leader & Innovator

With over 21 years of experience in the IT industry, including 5 years in the UAE, I am a seasoned technology leader specializing in application architecture, modernization, and driving product strategy. My expertise spans across various industries including IT, Education, Healthcare, Finance, and more.

As a Microsoft MVP and certified professional (PMP, CSPO, Azure Solutions Architect Expert), I bring a unique combination of technical expertise and leadership skills to foster innovation and lead global teams in delivering impactful solutions aligned with business and customer needs.

Beyond my professional work, I am a technology evangelist, blogger, writer, speaker, and event organizer passionate about sharing knowledge and driving innovation in the tech community.

Areas of Interest

Technology Leadership Technical Architecture Coding Low/No-Coding Project Management R&D

Technical Focus

Generative AI LLMs Agentic AI Full Stack Development .NET Python SQL NoSQL Clean Code Azure OpenAI Cloud Architecture Microservices

Professional Experience

Director, Products & Innovation

Orion Innovation, India

December 2023 – Present

Drive Product Strategy: Define and lead the product vision, aligning with market needs and business goals.
Lead Innovation: Foster a culture of innovation, implementing new technologies and methodologies.
Oversee Global Project Execution: Manage end-to-end project delivery across global, co-located teams.
Develop & Support Teams: Mentor a diverse, worldwide team, providing training and promoting growth.
Major projects include Chat Bots, Analyzers and summarizers using Open AI and locally hosted LLMs.

Program Director

Adfolks LLC. – a Zain Group Company, Dubai, UAE

April 2021 – November 2023

Handled Application development, cloud and data projects.
Supported Pre-sales teams with Technical solutions and interacted with customers on solutions.
Managed & Mentored Development & Infra Teams.
Led Solution and Technology Architecture & Hands on implementation.
Major projects included application development, assessments and modernization to cloud - Azure/AWS.

Senior Manager, Technology

Orion India Systems Private Limited., Infopark, Cochin, Kerala

October 2012 – March 2021

Headed the Architecture & Technology Department (Architecture - Center for Innovation).
Led ORTIA (Orion's Technology Innovation and Agility Group) and Training Department.
Responsible for R&D, Architecture, Design Reviews and Training teams.
Pre-Sales & Solution Architecture for major projects and Application Performance Reviews.

Technical Skills

Cloud Technologies

Microsoft Azure AWS Azure OpenAI Power Platform Kubernetes Docker

AI/ML

Generative AI LLMs LangChain Semantic Kernel Python TensorFlow

Development

.NET Framework/Core C# ASP.NET JavaScript React Angular

Data

SQL Server MySQL PostgreSQL MongoDB CosmosDB Power BI

Methodologies

Agile Scrum Kanban Clean Architecture Microservices

Tools & Platforms

Azure DevOps Git Dynamics 365 SharePoint Power BI Jira

Certifications & Achievements

Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional)

Microsoft

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Project Management Institute

Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Microsoft

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)

Scrum Alliance

Azure AI Engineer

Microsoft

Google UX Design Professional

Google

Microsoft Certified Innovative Educator (MCIE)

Microsoft

Six Sigma White & Yellow Belt

Six Sigma