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Shivananda Kendagannappa

Judge · DISC type Dc
Principal Architect AI/ML at Cognizant
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Shivananda Kendagannappa is a Principal Architect AI/ML at Cognizant, bringing over 21 years of experience in architecting and deploying AI/ML solutions across healthcare, banking, and insurance. He is recognized for his expertise in Generative AI, LLMs, Databricks, and Snowflake, driving digital advancements.

He holds both a Master of Computer Applications from Visvesvaraya Technological University and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Mysore. People often call him proactive and a great team player.

He is certified as an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2025 Certified Generative AI Professional and an Oracle AI Vector Search Certified Professional.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Principal Architect AI/ML
Job Level
Senior
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Personality Overview

How Shivananda shows up

Generally Skeptic
Features Driven
Objective Thinker

They like to move fast and expect the same from others. They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms. They take a lot of pride in personal achievements.

Priorities

Topics Shivananda cares about

Generative AI Solutions
As Principal Architect AI/ML at Cognizant and a former Data Scientist at Oracle, he designs and deploys advanced Generative AI agents and end-to-end AI solutions.
Data Architecture
With over two decades of experience, he has architected complex data ecosystems and pipelines, including global data models for pharmaceutical analytics at IMS Health.
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Career

Work history

12-2025
Principal Architect AI/ML
Cognizant
3-2019 - 3-2026
Data Scientist (pmts)
Oracle
1-2017 - 3-2019
Lead Database Architect & Data Scientist
Edifecs Technologies Private Limited
9-2014 - 1-2017
Big Data Architect, Data Science
IMS Health
4-2014 - 8-2014
Technical Architect
Tech Mahindra
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Education
2001 - 2003
Master of Computer Applications (M.C.A.)
Visvesvaraya Technological University
1997 - 2000
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
University of Mysore
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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