80+ concurrent engagements
Governed across six enterprise accounts, with individual programmes valued up to USD 350K.
01 / About
Engineer first, leader since.
Aloka K is a delivery and P&L leader who runs a 50+ person digital commerce and AI practice at Codilar Technologies in Bengaluru, India. I own revenue, gross margin, utilisation and client growth across 80+ concurrent engagements and 150+ delivered projects, so delivery decisions remain tied to business outcomes.
I started in avionics R&D at DRDO, then built Node.js services and Google Cloud architecture before moving into delivery leadership. That engineering foundation still shapes how I work: architecture calls get made, engineers get unblocked and clients are told what will actually work.
In five years, I moved from research engineer to owning a multi-million-dollar portfolio. Along the way, I delivered 150+ projects and 15+ global go-lives across the US, UK, Gulf, ANZ and Southeast Asia, plus AI and ML supply-chain programmes for Colgate-Palmolive, Tory Burch, AB InBev, LIXIL and Tamer Group on Google Cloud.
02 / Leadership impact
The operating record, in numbers.
+10-12% gross margin
Improvement through utilisation control, resource planning and cost governance.
230+ delivery hours protected
Unapproved scope surfaced before invoicing through requirements documents and reconciliation.
USD 500K+ portfolio expansion
Incremental AI and ML programme growth from measurable, repeatable client outcomes.
−30% release cycle time
Improvement through CI/CD enablement and standardised Agile governance.
Quarterly CEO reporting
Business reviews covering P&L, client health, incidents, pipeline and leadership asks.
03 / Capabilities
Commercial depth, technical fluency.
Leadership & commercial
- P&L management
- Practice leadership
- Enterprise accounts
- Pre-sales
- SOW scoping & pricing
- Contract negotiation
- Financial forecasting
- Hiring & performance
Delivery & governance
- Programme management
- PMO setup
- Agile delivery
- Release management
- RAID & incident management
- Scope & change control
- QBR / MBR
- OKRs
Commerce & MarTech
- Adobe Commerce
- Shopify Plus
- BigCommerce
- Pimcore PIM/DAM
- Odoo ERP
- Bynder DAM
- Nosto
- Klaviyo
- GA4 / GTM
- SEO / CRO
Cloud, data & AI
- Vertex AI
- BigQuery
- Cloud Run
- Pub/Sub
- Firestore
- AWS
- Azure
- OCI
- Node.js
- Python
- REST / GraphQL
- Demand forecasting
- Digital twins
- OpenAI / Claude
- Power BI
04 / Formation
Credentials, earned.
- 01MBA, Business Analytics, Manipal Institute of Management, MAHE · CGPA 8.5 out of 10
- 02BE, Electronics & Communication, BNM Institute of Technology, VTU
- 03Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer, 2024-2026
- 04Oracle Cloud Foundations Associate
- 05Scrum for Ops & DevOps Fundamentals Certified (SODFC)
- 06Scrum Fundamentals Certified (SFC)
- 07Six Sigma Yellow Belt
- 08Executive Diploma in Strategic Project Management, UniAthena
- 09Postgraduate Diploma in HR Management, Athena
- 10Professional Diploma in International Business Management
- 11Advanced Professional Certificate in Business Management, London School of Business Administration
05 / FAQ
A few direct answers.
What does Aloka K do?
Runs a 50+ person digital commerce and AI delivery practice with full P&L ownership across 80+ concurrent engagements and six enterprise accounts in Bengaluru.
Which platforms has Aloka K delivered on?
Adobe Commerce (Magento 2.x), Shopify Plus, BigCommerce, Pimcore PIM/DAM, Odoo ERP, Bynder DAM and Google Cloud services including Vertex AI, BigQuery, Cloud Run, Pub/Sub and Firestore, plus AWS, Azure and OCI.
Which enterprise clients has Aloka K worked with?
AI and ML supply-chain programmes for Colgate-Palmolive, Tory Burch, AB InBev, LIXIL and Tamer Group through Pluto7; commerce programmes for JPW Industries, TGR Ventures, MAP Active, Ajmal Perfumes and Highgate Air through Codilar Technologies.
How do I contact Aloka K?
hello@alokakiran.com, or book a 20-minute intro call.