Founder & Director, nZO Consultant Lecturer Researcher
Pasindu Bandarigoda
I help business owners take their businesses to the next generation - scaling with purpose, adopting technology, assessing AI capability, and resolving the problems holding progress back - with the depth of an engineer, the rigour of a researcher, and the perspective of a founder who builds companies.
Based in Sri Lanka, I advise owners and leadership teams across Europe, the United States, Australia, and the Middle East.
Consulting Services
Technology consulting built for business owners who need results, not jargon.
I work directly with founders and business owners who need clear guidance on AI adoption, software delivery, and digital product decisions. Engagements are available across Europe, the United States, Australia, and the Middle East, with remote consulting scheduled to suit your time zone.
Active across
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
🇺🇸 United States
🇪🇺 Europe
🇩🇪 Germany
🇳🇱 Netherlands
🇦🇺 Australia
🇦🇪 UAE
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
🇸🇬 Singapore
🇨🇦 Canada
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
🇺🇸 United States
🇪🇺 Europe
🇩🇪 Germany
🇳🇱 Netherlands
🇦🇺 Australia
🇦🇪 UAE
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
🇸🇬 Singapore
🇨🇦 Canada
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AI Implementation
Practical AI adoption for your business: use-case selection, model integration, automation, and deployment you can maintain.
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Software Strategy
Architecture, platform decisions, and engineering direction for owners investing in long-term digital capability.
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Product Delivery
From concept to production: scoping, build oversight, and delivery of software products and internal platforms.
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Founder Advisory
Direct consulting for business owners building or scaling tech-enabled companies. I advise from experience - I am building my own.
Book consultationAbout
A consultant who understands business decisions because he builds companies too.
I advise business owners on technology with the perspective of a software engineer, AI practitioner, researcher, and active founder. My consulting is grounded in systems I have designed, products I have shipped, and companies I am building today.
Background
Engineering, AI, research, and founder experience in one advisor.
I am a software engineer with enterprise platform experience, published AI research, and hands-on AI implementation work. As Founder & Director at nZO, I am actively building companies in applied AI, product delivery, and technology education. That combination means I advise business owners with practical judgment - not theory alone.
Founder
Founder & Director, nZO Group
Building ventures in AI, software products, and technology education.
Engineering
Senior Platform Engineer
Enterprise infrastructure, MLOps, and cloud-native systems at global scale.
Education
MSc Software Engineering · BSc IT
University of Westminster and SLIIT.
Research
Published AI research
Applied AI work with measurable outcomes in production contexts.
Why this matters for your business. Many consultants advise from the sidelines. I consult while building my own companies, shipping software, and implementing AI in real environments. You get guidance from someone who shares the owner's view of cost, risk, delivery, and growth.
AI Strategy & Roadmaps
Identify where AI creates value in your business, what to build first, and how to avoid costly missteps.
AI Implementation
Hands-on guidance on integrating AI into products, workflows, and operations with maintainable engineering.
Software & Platform Architecture
Structure your systems for reliability, scale, and future growth before technical debt becomes expensive.
Product Development Advisory
Support from concept through delivery: scoping, vendor evaluation, build oversight, and launch readiness.
Technical Due Diligence
Independent review of software, AI claims, architecture, and delivery risk before you invest or partner.
Ongoing CTO-Style Advisory
Regular consulting for owners who need a senior technology partner without a full-time executive hire.
Expertise
The technical depth behind your consulting engagement.
Business owners hire me for judgment and delivery. These are the capabilities that support that work: software engineering, AI implementation, research discipline, and founder-level product thinking.
For Your Business
AI and software expertise you can use in board-level decisions.
I translate complex technology into decisions owners can act on: where to invest, what to build, what to buy, and how to structure teams and systems for sustainable growth.
- AI implementation for operations, products, and customer-facing systems
- Cloud-native platform design, MLOps, and enterprise-grade reliability
- Model optimisation and efficient AI deployment at lower cost
- Privacy-aware and responsible AI for regulated or sensitive use cases
- Product scoping, technical leadership, and delivery oversight
Applied Research
Tiny transformers and digital phenotyping
Transformer compression for efficient NLP, vision, and forecasting on edge devices. Smartphone-based behavioral sensing and privacy-preserving AI for mental health monitoring.
MSc Research
MRI segmentation through quantization
Quantized U-Net reducing model size from 124MB to 31MB, inference from 1.2s to 0.4s per volume, maintaining Dice score of 0.89.
BSc Research
CCTV-based public security intelligence
Applied research with Sri Lanka Police CCTV Division. YOLO-based real-time event detection, 10,000+ labeled images, 70% reduction in manual monitoring workload.
Platform Engineering
Enterprise observability and MLOps at global scale
Led monitoring architecture integrating ML services and IAM. Designed distributed observability across cloud and on-prem. Reduced on-call alerts by 50% through automation.
Publication
Peer-reviewed research with real-world context
"CCTV Based Enhanced Public Security Management System for Sri Lanka" - IJCA Foundation of Computer Science, New York, USA, October 2021.
Technical Depth
From publication to production
Cloud-native platforms, MLOps pipelines, authentication architecture, real-time data systems processing 1M+ data points daily, and cross-functional engineering leadership.
Results
Evidence that supports the advice I give business owners.
These outcomes come from engineering, AI research, and product work I have led or delivered. They reflect the standard of execution behind my consulting.
AI Delivery
AI models optimised for real deployment constraints
Reduced MRI model size by 75% and inference time by 67% while maintaining accuracy - the kind of efficiency that affects product cost and viability.
Platform Engineering
Enterprise systems built to stay operational at scale
Designed observability and platform architecture for distributed enterprise environments across cloud and on-prem infrastructure.
Founder Experience
Building companies, not only advising them
Founder & Director at nZO, leading applied AI ventures, product delivery, and technology education while consulting for external clients.
Production Systems
Software shipped and used in live environments
Built systems serving 1,000+ users and processing over 1 million data points daily in production.
"Business owners need advisors who understand cost, delivery, and risk. I consult from that perspective because I engineer systems, implement AI, and build companies myself."
Credentials
Additional proof of expertise beyond consulting engagements.
Alongside my consulting and founder work, I contribute to universities and public forums. This supports credibility with business owners who want an advisor with visible technical and communication depth.
Supporting Credentials
Teaching, speaking, and published research.
Guest lectures at IIT, KDU, and NSBM, published AI research, and public technical speaking demonstrate the communication and depth that underpin my consulting work with business owners.
- Guest lectures at IIT and KDU for undergraduate students
- Workshops across KDU, IIT, and NSBM
- Subjects: Data Structures & Algorithms, Machine Learning, Programming Fundamentals
- Hackathon judging, technical evaluation, and student mentorship
Teaching
Guest lectures bridging theory and practice
Sessions for undergraduate students with a focus on making technical foundations relevant to modern software delivery.
Workshops
Hands-on learning in programming and ML
Workshop experiences that move students from conceptual understanding to practical confidence.
Judging
Technical evaluation in innovation spaces
Supporting high-standard environments by combining industry expectations with academic encouragement.
Global
Remote-ready for international institutions
Experienced in delivering sessions for diverse, multidisciplinary, and international audiences across time zones.
Speaking, teaching, and competition judging in the field
Documented university sessions and judging roles that support the credibility behind my consulting work.
Featured
Public speaking
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University lectures
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Workshops & sessions
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Hackathon & competition judging
Consultation
Book a consultation for your business.
Tell me about your company, the problem you are trying to solve, and where you need guidance on AI, software, or product delivery. I work with business owners across Europe, the United States, Australia, the Middle East, and other regions.
Email
bgpsandaruwan@gmail.com
Direct inquiries from business owners and leadership teams.
Phone +94 77 363 8063Available for consultation on AI, software, and product decisions.
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