AI Engineer

Building AI Systems
That Scale.

AI Engineer building agentic LLM systems that plan, retrieve, call tools, and execute multi-step workflows across scalable cloud infrastructure. Focused on reliable AI agents, retrieval pipelines, and production-ready ML applications.

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MSc Computer Science Western University
Scholarship Funding$85K+

Combined awards and research funding

RoleAI Engineer

Agentic AI Systems

DegreeMSc Computer Science

Western University

Focus AreasLLMs • Search • Data Systems

ML Engineering • AI Applications

Globalinks Scholarship

Awarded over $85K in combined scholarships, research funding, and academic awards for graduate studies and AI research.

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Experience

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Professional Experience

Agentic AI Engineer

(Worked on Agentic AI Platform at Lushio)

  • Built & Deployed Agentic AI Systems at Scale: Designed and developed intelligent agents capable of autonomous planning, tool use, and multi-step task execution.

  • Cloud-Native on GCP: Architected and deployed scalable services using Vertex AI, Cloud Run, GKE, Pub/Sub, BigQuery, Memorystore, and Cloud Storage.

  • Built for Scale: Engineered systems to serve millions of users with high availability, horizontal scalability, and fault tolerance.

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Research Collaboration

AI Engineer

(Research Assistant)

Western Uni & Instacart Research Project

  • Conducted joint research at Western University and Instacart focused on large-scale data infrastructure and machine learning systems for search relevance and product intelligence.

  • Worked closely with academic faculty and industry data teams to evaluate new methodologies, optimize ML pipelines, and translate research into practical product applications.

  • The collaboration combined academic research with real-world engineering challenges to drive scalable and impactful outcomes.

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Research Collaboration

Research Intern

  • Worked with faculty researchers at Université de Sherbrooke under the Mitacs Globalink Research Internship program on advanced AI and data-driven methods.

  • Focus Areas: Explored machine learning, deep learning, and optimization techniques for real-world problem solving and research applications.

  • Research Impact: Contributed to experiments, data analysis, and model evaluation that supported the development of innovative research outcomes.

Projects

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Lushio AI Platform

Agentic AI platform work focused on autonomous planning, tool use, cloud-native execution, observability, and low-latency user experiences.

Tech: Agentic AI · GCP · Cloud Run · Vertex AI · Monitoring

LLM agent workflow visualization

LLM Agentic Workflow Engine

Multi-step LLM assistant concept with planning, retrieval, tool calls, structured outputs, and fallback handling for reliable AI task execution.

Tech: LLMs · RAG · LangChain · Tool Use · Evaluation

Fraud Detection Dashboard

Fraud Detection Strategy Dashboard

Interactive dashboard for fraud analysts to ingest transactions, visualize alert distribution, and manage case workflows in real time.

Tech: Python · Streamlit · Pandas · Plotly

RAG Chatbot

Enterprise RAG Chatbot

Production-ready RAG system deployed on Render. Retrieves proprietary knowledge to answer user queries with grounded responses.

Tech: LangChain · OpenAI · Vector DB · Render

Customer Churn Prediction

Customer Churn Predictor

Machine learning app for customer attrition risk, interactive risk scoring, and factor analysis.

Tech: Python · Scikit-Learn · Streamlit · Analytics

Achievements

Scholarships and graduate funding awarded for MSc Computer Science in 2022.

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Scholarship

Globalinks Scholarship

Year2022
AwardeeLakchchayam Khare
Awarded byThe University of Western Ontario
Awarded a graduate funding package of $70,000+

towards MSc in Computer Science (September 2022 intake)

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Scholarship

Mitacs Globalink Scholarship

Year2022
AwardeeLakchchayam Khare
Awarded byMitacs
Awarded scholarship support of $15,000

as part of the Globalink graduate funding pathway

Education

MSc Computer Science — Machine Learning & Data Analytics
University of Western Ontario · 2022 – 2024
Thesis: Security and Integration in Business Intelligence Tools
  • Focused on ML, data analytics, and reproducible research workflows.
  • Emphasized data quality, validation, and secure access control for BI tools.

Skills

Programming Skills

Python iconPython
SQL iconSQL
R iconR
Pandas iconPandas
NumPy iconNumPy

Tools & Frameworks

PyTorch iconPyTorch
TensorFlow iconTensorFlow
Scikit-learn iconScikit-learn
LangChain iconLangChain
MLflow iconMLflow
FastAPI iconFastAPI

Cloud Platforms

Azure iconAzure
AWS iconAWS
GCP iconGCP
Databricks iconDatabricks

Databases

PostgreSQL iconPostgreSQL
MongoDB iconMongoDB
MySQL iconMySQL
Chroma iconChroma
Qdrant iconQdrant

Contact

Feel free to reach out to me.