My
Zycus Story
I
joined Zycus, left it twice to join it third time.
Now
I am moved out again to work full time with Zycus spinoff Pebstone.
At
Zycus, I managed to move their flagship AI technology to 100% Java as a System
Designer.
I
was Microsoft cult guy, I had never worked before on Java.
Immediately
next I had to deliver yet another really big value at Zycus. I completely
fulfilled organization’s algorithm needs.
I
developed Artificial Intelligence systems at Zycus pretty well. AI is
interesting field of science, I had no earlier exposure to it. My work made
core of the Zycus products and its internal production systems.
...
Text Classification, Text Clustering, Information Extraction and many other
algorithms and shipped them as AI Engines that others will use in their Product
or in Production Systems. Some products were only possible because technology I
built.
I
built many rock-solid stable, amazingly fast and scalable systems at Zycus
during these early years.
Innovation
remained my core motto.
The
next challenge was to build top performing talents who are extraordinary
technologist.
By
this time I made my mind to focus on “Setup and Move Forward”.
I
was extreme innovation oriented, extreme technology guy and extreme individual
performer that time.
I
changed in to something different very soon.
I
made myself multiplied. I made myself redundant so I can move to next level of
challenge. I transformed my resources into leaders at every level. I realized
leader’s role as intense people centric during these times.
By
building Agent based AI for Vendor Risk Analysis, Web Robots, Focused Crawling,
highly Scalable Web Crawlers with concepts like scalable architectures with the
next generation of talent. Best part is some could deliver fantastic technology
independently without me needing any hand holding anymore.
Later
as Principle Technical Architect I vision for technology needs of Zycus. This
was possible with the team of young leadership at R&D.
I
vision, Architect and implemented a world class SaaS infrastructure at Zycus.
This is the yet another critical value I delivered at Zycus.
I
influenced many thought transformations in the way software was developed at
Zycus.
Introducing
service oriented thinking, forced separation of Presentation from Business
logic, Searched based architectures, and Document based systems. I chewed tons
of criticism at lunch stemmed from change anxiety and peer issues. Change
everybody hates, but is must.
Without
people business or technology cannot move anywhere. Talent is absolute need. I
focused to build culture of lead and perform. Investing in people development
relentlessly. This is not easy task. Leadership is building leaders at every
level.
Almost
three years I led Pebstone startup phase with all functions, Propellum
technology makeover and operating R&D HOD at Zycus simultaneously.
I
worked as single man army on AI Algorithms for years alone. Extremely
overloaded. Started getting part time assistance on general java app
development due to work loads. That was after 5 years! From there a small team
grew to convert “Algo Man’s” legacy to R&D Department in Zycus. That same
small department become new company. R&D was split in 3 companies. Zycus R&D
Dept, a brand new startup company based on innovation incubation and in
Propellum to change the technology to take it to scalable business operations.
With my movement to Pebstone, R&D Dept in Zycus is closed. The last two
members are moving to Propellum.
With
great fellow team members this journey was possible.
The
greater fun part of the changing inside and transforming outside.
I
transformed Zycus internally many times for various things silently. Before
coming to Zycus I was MS guy.
I
was working with Asterix Softech Ltd. A startup in its fourth year.
My
biggest value to Asterix was building their first commercial product which was
their dream.
Asterix
was Java cult when I joined. I was C, C++ guy. I changed Asterix to MS
Technology Company. I realized that their dream product is just not possible at
that time with Java where they spent 4 years doing something. I vision and
initiated change and drove it well. In the journey I learnt MS technology well.
Next
was the Zycus which took me for C/C++ expertise, not for MS technology, led a
critical java system design, I was Java novice then but changed myself to do
Java well here very late.
Most
my learning about technology and Architecture developed during days in Asterix.
I
strongly believe core value of leader is the change he brings to everyday
affair for himself and others involved.
