Ashish Shenigaram
EnglishAustralia/Melbourne Australia/Melbourne
About
Seasoned Data & AI Leader with 17+ years translating complex AI/ML concepts into impactful, real-world business solutions. My expertise spans AI strategy, predictive analytics, and leading data science teams. As a GIofAI Mentor, I'm keen to empower emerging AI professionals by sharing practical industry insights, fostering innovation, and helping them navigate career challenges and opportunities within our dynamic field. I provide independent, expert consultancy to help senior technology and business leaders cut through complexity, define actionable strategies, and build strong foundations for data-driven success. My services are tailored to your unique needs, drawing on my years of leadership experience in diverse, regulated environments.
Skills & Expertise
Work Experience
Co-Founder/Principal Consultant - Data Integration and Artificial Intelligence
Data Drone
Technology Consulting & Services (Data, AI, Cloud Solutions)
Leading the development and deployment of predictive analytics solutions for enterprise clients, enabling data-driven prioritization of regulatory responses, informing critical strategic decisions, and driving measurable improvements in service delivery efficiency. Defining and executing enterprise-scale AI and data strategies, driving client adoption via robust governance, operating models, and C-level stakeholder engagement. Also, architecting and delivering innovative real-time analytics solutions (e.g., geospatial) and facilitating strategic client workshops focused on ROI for technology solutions.
Program Manager Data Platform
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Healthcare / Medical Research
Spearheaded a portfolio of 7 concurrent data platform projects, driving cloud modernization (AWS/Azure) and establishing robust data governance, impacting 500+ researchers. Key achievements include enabling an estimated 15-20% acceleration in research project timelines and directing the Agile migration of Victoria’s high-volume vaccine repository (SAEFVAC, involving over 9 million records) to Azure, which improved data processing speeds by 40%. Also drove data literacy and collaboration through community forums and educational programs.
Program Delivery - Senior Consultant
Australia Post
Logistics & Postal Services / Government Business Enterprise
Led the modernization of regulatory compliance reporting using Google BigQuery and Looker, reducing report generation lead times by 30% and safeguarding an estimated $2M* in potential annual revenue loss. Engineered a high-performance analytics ecosystem by migrating terabytes of ERP data to Google Looker Studio, boosting reporting speed by 60% for 100+ users and supporting agile commercial decision-making. Also led agile cloud development teams and executed a comprehensive change management program achieving 67% user adoption uplift for new Google Cloud analytics platforms.
