Chennai, India · open to Bengaluru and relocation
Hello, I’m Karthikeyan V
I work as a Technical Program Manager & Product Manager
I turn ambitious XR, AI and enterprise ideas into products that ship on time, from the first plan of record to the last stakeholder update.
- 5+years delivering
- 10+concurrent programs
- 95%on-time delivery
About
Calm water, clear course.
I’m a Technical Program Manager and Product Manager with more than five years of experience owning programs end to end: schedule, scope and budget in the plan of record, then roadmaps, cross-functional delivery and stakeholder communication.
We partner with Engineering, Design, Data Science and QA across healthcare, automotive, defence and education. Along the way I’ve shipped a VR eye-care application used in hospitals in New York and the UK, surgical training modules for BITS Pilani, and a hospital safety VR experience for Changi.
Today I’m building an offline, multilingual AI assistant for the Indian defence sector, and using agentic AI tooling to make program tracking about 30% more efficient.
- 95%stakeholder satisfaction
- 30%efficiency gain from agentic AI
- 70%operational efficiency improvement
- 20%revenue growth driven
Experience
Where the time has gone.
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Technical product consultant, defence AI and agentic systems
Freelance · Thoothukudi (remote)
Designing an offline multilingual chatbot with Ollama and Sarvam models (Tamil, Hindi and more) with voice in and out and zero internet dependency. Advising on a holographic display product: scope, user flows and experience architecture.
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Technical program manager and product manager
Next XR Group (formerly VR AR Solutions Australia)
Ran 10+ concurrent enterprise programs at 95% on-time delivery. Owned the roadmap for 5+ product areas, led pharma model development for BITS Pilani with SMEs, and deployed agentic AI infrastructure (MCP, LLMs, Vertex AI Gemini) for a 30% efficiency gain.
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Team leader, product and engineering
Next XR Group
Led and mentored a team of six, set schedules and tracking, and improved delivery velocity by 30% across cross-functional teams.
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XR developer and product lead, scrum master, associate system engineer
Tata Consultancy Services · Chennai
Delivered for five enterprise clients across defence, banking and education. Built the J&J Eye Care XR application over a two-year engagement, a real-time pipeline handling 500+ units an hour at 95% accuracy, and a platform serving 3,000+ users.
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Freelance web developer
Thoothukudi
Sole product owner for 8+ concurrent B2C engagements, with 100% client retention.
Selected work
Programs we’re proud of.
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Defence · AI
Offline multilingual chatbot
Native-language answers in Tamil, Hindi and other Indian languages using Ollama and Sarvam models. Language dropdown, voice input, spoken replies, all served locally with no internet.
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Defence · Spatial computing
AI holographic display advisory
Zero-to-one product direction: initial scope, user flows and experience architecture for an AI-powered holographic display, shaped with Figma wireframes and agentic tooling.
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Healthcare · XR
J&J Eye Care XR application
A two-year engagement delivering an eye-care application deployed to hospitals in New York and the UK.
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Education · Medical
BITS Pilani surgical training
Kidney, dental and liver surgery modules for the Human Anatomy program, built with subject matter experts, plus pharma model development.
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Safety · VR
Changi hospital safety VR
A fire extinguisher training experience for the Changi Hospital team.
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Operations · Agentic AI
Agentic program operations
MCP multi-agent orchestration, LLM integration and the Vertex AI Gemini API streamlining tracking and reporting, a 30% efficiency gain with responsible AI practices.
Projects
Projects I’ve built.
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AR L&T (Larsen & Toubro)
AI-Powered AR Anomaly Detection
Enterprise AR solution overlaying real-time AI anomaly detection on industrial equipment at L&T manufacturing sites using HoloLens 2.
- AR
- HoloLens 2
- AI/ML
- Azure IoT
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AI Amphenol
Wire AI Anomaly Detection
ML pipeline detecting wire harness defects on Amphenol assembly lines, cutting QA time by 60% with real-time edge inference.
- AI/ML
- Computer Vision
- AWS
- Edge AI
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AI Enterprise SaaS
AI Image-to-3D Generator
Full-stack SaaS platform converting 2D product images into interactive 3D models using generative AI, deployed on AWS.
- AI/ML
- Three.js
- AWS Lambda
- Python
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AR E-Commerce
Virtual Try-On App
Real-time AR virtual try-on for apparel & accessories using MediaPipe pose estimation and WebXR in the browser.
- AR
- MediaPipe
- WebXR
- React
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AR Startup
AR SaaS: Business Card Platform
AR-powered digital business card platform enabling enterprises to embed interactive AR content in NFC-triggered experiences.
- AR
- Unity
- NFC
- REST API
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AR Enterprise
Remote Assistance AR Platform
HoloLens 2 remote assistance solution letting expert engineers guide field technicians through live AR annotations.
- AR
- HoloLens 2
- WebRTC
- Azure
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VR TAFE
Welding VR Simulator
Immersive VR welding trainer for TAFE students with real-time torch feedback, grading, and performance analytics.
- VR
- Unity
- Meta Quest
- C#
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VR TAFE
Carpentry VR Training
Hands-on VR carpentry curriculum covering joinery, measurement, and safety, deployed across TAFE workshops nationwide.
- VR
- Unity
- Oculus SDK
- C#
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VR Enterprise
Boom Lift VR Simulator
High-fidelity VR boom lift operator trainer with realistic physics, safety checklists, and performance scoring.
- VR
- Unity
- Physics
- C#
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VR Defence / Training
Parachute VR Simulator
VR parachute training simulator covering body position, altitude awareness, and landing for pre-jump rehearsal.
- VR
- Unity
- Meta Quest
- C#
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XR BITS Pilani
BITS Pilani Multiplayer XR LMS
Multiplayer XR learning platform enabling collaborative virtual labs, lectures, and live instructor sessions.
- XR
- Photon
- Unity
- Agora
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XR FinTech
Metaverse Banking Platform
Virtual bank branch in the metaverse letting customers interact with advisors, products, and financial tools in 3D.
- Metaverse
- Unity
- WebRTC
- AWS
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AR Enterprise
Fire Safety MR Training
Mixed Reality fire safety drill platform overlaying emergency scenarios onto real workplace environments via HoloLens 2.
- MR
- HoloLens 2
- Unity
- C#
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AR Entertainment
AR Pose Detection Game
Browser-based AR game using real-time body pose detection for interactive fitness and entertainment experiences.
- AR
- MediaPipe
- WebXR
- JavaScript
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AI FinTech
AR Banking Chatbot
AR-enhanced banking assistant overlaying account insights, transaction graphs, and AI chat in the user's physical space.
- AR
- AI/ML
- React Native
- AWS
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VR Rehabilitation
VR Caren Driving Simulator
Therapeutic VR driving simulation for cognitive & motor rehabilitation, tracking patient performance over sessions.
- VR
- Unity
- Motion Platform
- C#
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VR TAFE
Butcher Training VR
VR butchery skills trainer covering safe knife techniques, hygiene protocols, and meat processing procedures.
- VR
- Unity
- Meta Quest
- C#
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Web Freelance
E-Commerce Web Solutions
Full-stack e-commerce platforms with custom CMS, payment integration, and real-time inventory for SME clients.
- React
- Node.js
- MongoDB
- AWS
Skills and credentials
Tools in the toolbox.
- Program management: plan of record, risk and issue management, Agile, Scrum, Jira, MS Project.
- Engineering: Unity, C#, Python, React, AR Foundation, MediaPipe, OpenCV, TensorFlow.
- AI: MCP, Claude API, Vertex AI Gemini, Ollama.
AWS Certified Developer, Associate
Amazon Web Services · 2023
Vertex AI Gemini API skill badge
Google Cloud · Machine learning and AI · 2026
Anthropic certifications
Claude API · Introduction to MCP · AI Fluency · Claude Code in Action · Claude Platform 101 · 2026
PMI Authorized Training Partner badge
LinkedIn Learning · Scrum, MS Project, Agile · 2025 to 2026
B.E. Mechatronics Engineering
Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology · 2017 to 2021
Contact
Let’s build something that ships.
Open to senior program and product roles in Bengaluru, Chennai or anywhere you need me.