LIGHTS OUT
AND AWAY WE GO
Solutions Engineer · AI/ML · Cloud

BUILDING THE
BRIDGE BETWEEN
TECH & Value

I help enterprises unlock the full potential of data and AI platforms — translating complex technical capabilities into compelling business outcomes. Formerly CTO of an AI startup. Currently closing the gap between product and customer at scale.

5+
Years in AI & Cloud
10+
Enterprise Engagements
50M+
Records Processed
Harsh Gupta
📍 New York City

BEYOND THE
TECH STACK

I'm Harsh — a Solutions Engineer who thrives at the intersection of deep technical fluency and business impact. I believe the best technology conversations happen when you can go deep on architecture in one breath and translate it into business value in the next. When I'm not building demos or closing enterprise deals, you'll find me on the tennis court, scouting New York's next great coffee shop, or locked in for race weekend.

🏎
Formula 1
Never miss a race weekend. Strategy nerd at heart.
🎾
Tennis
On the court whenever the weather allows.
Coffee Hopping
Always hunting for New York's next great cup.
🏃
Running
Chasing miles through Central Park and beyond.
“I find that the best solutions are born from a mix of technical precision and genuine curiosity. Whether I’m analyzing the mechanics of a tennis match, the data behind a market trend, or a complex enterprise architecture, I approach every challenge with the same drive to optimize, iterate, and excel.”
Quick Facts
📍 Based in New York, NY
🎓 Cornell MEng Graduate
🌮 Food Adventurer
🎯 Solutions Engineer at Heart

BUILT FOR THE
TECHNICAL SALE

Solutions Architecture

Designing end-to-end technical solutions that align product capabilities with enterprise requirements and business goals.

POCsRFPsArchitecture
🧠
AI/ML Integration

From LLM pipelines to computer vision — embedding AI capabilities into enterprise workflows that work in production.

LLMsMLOpsAzure AI
Cloud Modernization

End-to-end cloud transformations for major enterprises — from legacy migration to scalable data platform builds.

AzureADFDatabricks
📊
Data Engineering

Architecting pipelines that process millions of records across 50+ requirements. Snowflake, Spark, dbt — the full modern stack.

SnowflakeSparkdbt
🎯
Technical Discovery

100+ stakeholder interviews across C-suite, engineering, and operations. Translating pain into product — from first call to signed deal.

DiscoveryDemosScoping
Technical Content

Contributor to HackerNoon. Building technical authority through writing that bridges engineering and business narrative.

HackerNoonLinkedInThought Leadership

THE RACE
HISTORY

Aug 2022 — Present · New York, NY
Senior Technology Consultant / Solutions Engineer
Ernst & Young (EY)

Led technical discovery and delivered compelling PoCs via JavaScript and Python Flask for Tier 1 financial institutions — enabling analysis of 2M+ records across 50+ requirements and accelerating cloud modernization decisions and deal cycles by 30%.

Architected Azure Data Factory & Blob Storage data pipelines in pre-sales engagements to showcase analytics capabilities
Integrated ChatGPT API & LLM models for real-time Q&A on unstructured data, boosting client engagement by 30%
Refined RESTful APIs with Postman, ensuring seamless integration across frontend, backend & APIs — reducing defects by 20%
Partnered with C-level executives to standardize architecture docs in Notion, driving adoption of Azure DevOps & Virtual Machines via Agile delivery
Mar 2020 — Apr 2025 · New York, NY
Co-Founder & CTO
OpenVessel — AI Radiology

Led an end-to-end AI radiology startup from prototype to production — scaling 50,000+ CT scans with an 83% improvement in detection accuracy. Raised ~$1M in funding and led a 26-person cross-functional team.

Conducted 100+ radiologist interviews at Stanford, NYU & Johns Hopkins for product-market fit
Deployed Flask app with open-source 3D U-Net models on GPU EC2 instances; CI/CD via Docker & n8n
Built enterprise GTM strategy and drove adoption across 7 hospitals with diverse infrastructure
Jan 2022 — May 2022 · Boston, MA
Software Engineering Intern
Quantiphi — Google Gold Partner

Partnered with Google Professional Services to deploy a full-stack DialogflowCX-based contact center AI solution for enterprise clients, boosting customer support experience by 27%.

Designed 35+ NLU intent flows with 30+ tailored training phrases for accurate, engaging interactions
Integrated Angular with DialogflowCX via REST APIs; Postman-tested all endpoints, improving satisfaction by 48%
Created wireframes & prototypes in Figma; authored documentation to streamline knowledge transfer
Jun 2021 — Dec 2021 · San Diego, CA
Software Engineering Intern
Illumina

Developed a linear regression model predicting Jenkins pipeline execution times, saving 2 hours of daily development costs. Built a Python Streamlit dashboard at 80% accuracy.

Parsed 2,000+ Jenkins log lines with stack trace search algorithm — 90% automated error detection accuracy
Presented solution to senior leadership to drive further development and adoption
Jan 2021 — Aug 2021 · University Park, PA
Lead Technical Product Manager
Apoio L.L.C.
2× IBM Watson Advantage Winner · $4,000 Funding · Microsoft Imagine Cup Nominee

Directed a React dashboard for mental health clinicians to organize intake data from 100+ patient self-evaluation forms. Trained Azure Form Recognizer on medical data at 90%+ accuracy.

Runner-up in Penn State Nittany AI Challenge with an AI-driven mental health solution
Trained IBM Watson ML models at 70% efficacy; deployed full app on Heroku with an 8-person team

THE TRAINING
GROUND

2022 — 2023
Master of Engineering
Engineering Management
Cornell University

Bridging engineering depth with business strategy — product development, systems thinking, and leadership at the intersection of technology and management.

Product Development Tech Strategy Operations Entrepreneurship
2018 — 2022
Bachelor of Science
Computer Science
Penn State University

Core foundations in algorithms, systems, and software engineering. Built and shipped multiple AI projects — from ML pipelines to full-stack applications — throughout undergrad.

Algorithms AI / ML Systems Programming Full-Stack Dev
READY TO
START THE
ENGINE?

Looking for Solutions Engineer opportunities at AI, data & Cloud platforms.