# Vivek Vellaiyappan Surulimuthu
vivekvells.com

## About
Engineer. Dreamer. Empowering humans through tech.

AI/ML Engineer & Full Stack Developer with 8+ years spanning AI, Platform Engineering, and Developer Experience. Driven by using technology to solve real-world problems and empower human lives.

## Current Role
AI/ML & Full Stack Engineer at Expedia Group (2021-Present)
Austin, Texas, United States

## Key Expertise
- AI Agents, Model Context Protocol (MCP), RAG, LangGraph, LlamaIndex
- Full Stack: React, TypeScript, Node.js, Python, GraphQL
- Platform Engineering: Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, Testing Frameworks

## Major Impact
- $98M business opportunity (KAI AI assistant)
- 470+ GitHub stars (mcp-pandoc), 13K+ monthly downloads
- 740+ weekly users (browser extension)
- $273K+ proven cost savings ($86K infrastructure + $150K testing + $37K ops)
- 120+ developers, 30+ teams adoption
- 2× Consecutive MVP Awards (Q4 2024, Q1 2025)

## Open Source
- mcp-pandoc: Document Conversion MCP Server (470+ stars, 13K+ downloads/month)
  https://github.com/vivekVells/mcp-pandoc
- cag-js: Context expansion for browser AI models
  https://github.com/vivekVells/cag-js
- cag-js-playground: Playground to validate & experiment with cag-js library
  https://github.com/vivekVells/cag-js-playground

## Research & Publications
- CAG: Chunked Augmented Generation for Chrome's Gemini Nano
  Novel architecture overcoming Chrome's Gemini Nano context window limitations
  https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.18708 (arXiv, 2024)

## Speaking
- The AI Summit New York 2025 (Dec 10-11, 2025) - Panelist
  Panel: "AI That Delivers: Cross-Industry Lessons from Real-World Impact"
  With JP Morgan Chase VP and AI leaders
  Speaker profile: https://newyork.theaisummit.com/speakers/vivek-vellaiyappan-surulimuthu
  LinkedIn post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vivekvellaiyappans_aisummitnyc-ai-machinelearning-activity-7405092078352896000-IXQd

- MLOps World | GenAI Summit 2025 - Attendee
  Engaged with AI practitioners on production-ready agent systems, evaluation frameworks, and RAG strategies
  https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vivekvellaiyappans_mlopsworld-genaisummit-aiagents-activity-7382512745159634944-aKv1

## Recognition & Awards
- 2× Consecutive MVP Awards (Q4 2024, Q1 2025)
- "Trailblazer" Recognition for Playwright adoption
- AI Hackathon Winner 2025 (87 teams, 390+ participants)
- EG Hackathon 2022 Winner (Travel Widget)

## Key Projects

### AI & Intelligent Systems
- AI Agent Incident Analyzer: Reduced investigation time from 10-20min to <30sec, CTO demo, 4 production teams
- KAI - AI Documentation Assistant: RAG chatbot contributing to $98M opportunity
- Partner Feedback Intelligence Engine: $8-40M projected savings, 2.5M records, 90% accuracy
- VRBO AI Property Onboarding: 45-120min → <10min, 49K+ properties potential
- Guest Review Insights: Hackathon winner transforming reviews into ROI insights

### Platform Engineering & Developer Experience
- EG Console Connect: Browser extension, 740+ weekly users, 4th most-used internal tool
- End-to-End Testing Framework: Adopted by 120+ developers across 30+ teams
- Playwright Modernization: 100% false positive elimination, ~$150K annual savings
- Web Performance Auditing Framework: Authenticated audits for microfrontend applications

## Site Structure
- / - Landing page (billboard view with hero, capabilities, career, community)
- /resume - Full resume with experience, education, awards
- /projects - Featured, AI, Platform, Open Source projects categorized
- /speaking - Speaking engagements and availability topics
- /publications - Research papers, books, press features

## Contact & Social
- GitHub: https://github.com/vivekVells
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/vivekvellaiyappans
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=N8-JhKcAAAAJ
- Medium: https://medium.com/@vivekvells
- YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UClZOc7ylq8ay9tnkuaa1f0A

## Technologies

### AI/ML
AI Agents, Model Context Protocol (MCP), Context Engineering, Prompt Engineering, RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), LangGraph, LlamaIndex, Langchain, Databricks, Google A2A, Amazon AgentCore, Langfuse, BrowserUse, Spec Driven Development (SDD), Cursor, Kiro, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code

### Development
React, TypeScript, JavaScript, Tailwind CSS, SCSS, Micro Frontend, REST API, GraphQL, Node.js, Express.js, Python, Kotlin, Flask, Playwright, Browser Extensions, VS Code Extensions

### Infrastructure & DevOps
Docker, Kubernetes, Helm charts, Jenkins, Spinnaker, Splunk, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, AWS, Azure, Cloudflare Pages

### Tools & Practices
Git SCM, Jira, Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Testing (Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, Playwright), CI/CD, DevOps, Quality Engineering

## Education
Master of Science in Computer Science (2017-2019)
Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY

## Work History
- Expedia Group (2021-Present): AI/ML & Full Stack Engineer
  - Spearheaded KAI AI assistant ($98M opportunity)
  - Led Partner Feedback Intelligence system (2.5M records, $8-40M projected savings)
  - Architected AI incident analyzer (10-20min → <30sec)
  - Created EG Console Connect (740+ weekly users)
  - Optimized Kubernetes infrastructure ($86K+ annual savings)

- athenahealth (2019-2021): Member of Technical Staff
  - Developed healthcare scheduling/management web apps

- Tesla (2019): Full Stack Developer Intern
  - Built real-time quality assurance system ($1.2M annual savings)

- Express Scripts (2018): Software Architect Intern
  - Built Developer Portal foundation for API adoption

## Available for Speaking Topics
- Enterprise AI implementation strategies
- AI Agents & RAG systems in production
- Developer Experience & Platform Engineering
- Open source development & community building
- Testing frameworks & quality engineering

## Philosophy
Technology's transformative potential is realized when technical excellence combines with clear business outcomes, research, and organizational alignment. I build pragmatic research-backed AI-powered solutions and complete products that deliver measurable value, drive enterprise-wide adoption through technical leadership and proven results, create comprehensive documentation that enables others to scale impact, and contribute to the broader technology community through open source, speaking engagements, and academic publications.

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