Lafayette, Indiana

SharanShirodkar

I build and demo AI agent systems for enterprises, and lead GTM Engineering at Prediction Guard. Chemical engineer by training, data person by habit, happiest when something complicated runs live in front of a room.

Director of GTM EngineeringPrediction GuardPurdue MS '23NIT Calicut '19
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SECTOR 1

Work

From a chemistry lab in Mumbai to oil fields in Rajasthan to enterprise AI in Indiana.

  1. 2026 – now

    Director of GTM Engineering · Prediction Guard

    Run demos, deployments and go-to-market engineering for a self-hosted control plane that gives enterprises operational control of their AI agents.

  2. 2025 – 2026

    Lead AI Solutions Architect · Prediction Guard

    Pre-sales lead: customer architectures, evaluations and live builds.

  3. 2023 – 2025

    AI Engineer · Prediction Guard

    Python, large language models and the early versions of the platform.

  4. 2023

    AI/ML Analytics Intern · Meijer

    Scored and rewrote product descriptions with computer vision and an LLM; presented at the INFORMS Business Analytics conference and published at ICDATA'23.

  5. 2022 – 2023

    MS, Business Analytics & Information Management · Purdue Daniels

    Data scientist with the Krenicki Center on Amway growth models; VP of Marketing and Operations at the Krannert Tech Club.

  6. 2019 – 2022

    Data and Business Analytics Analyst · Vedanta Oil and Gas

    Analytics and project coordination on site in Barmer, Rajasthan.

  7. 2015 – 2019

    B.Tech, Chemical Engineering · NIT Calicut

    CGPA 8.9. Head of Marketing for DRAV, the chemical department symposium, and Sports Executive for the annual sports fest. Summer at BARC improving mercury removal from water by 30%.

SECTOR 2

Writing & talks

LinkedIn · Oct 2026

Banks can't tell an agent from a customer

Why agents need an identity of their own instead of borrowing a human's login.

LinkedIn · Oct 2026

Agents shouldn't hold raw API keys

What a coding-agent key leak teaches about credentials, scoping and spend caps.

Event · Oct 15, 2026

AI Engineering Lounge, Midwest AI Summit

Led the lounge in Indianapolis: engineers working through attendees' real use cases one on one.

SECTOR 3

Racing

Track days, races and the cars. Photos and stories coming from the archive.

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Travel

Places, with a photo and a line each.

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Off the clock

Racing Travel Sports more to add