# Vishal V. Shekkar - Portfolio Website

> Builder. Pragmatist. Problem Solver. 10+ years in tech, 25+ shipped products.

## About
Vishal V. Shekkar is a technologist and product builder who co-founded Labyrinth in 2017 and has been building production AI/ML systems ever since. He also co-founded Verizy (AI identity verification, 10M+ verifications), built Cacti (privacy photo vault), and ships products across AI, mobile, and enterprise domains.

## Key Projects

- **Labyrinth** (https://labyrinth.ai) — AI/ML consulting company. 30+ clients, 20+ team, 7-figure revenue, 8+ years in operation. Builds production ML pipelines at scale.
- **Verizy** (https://verizy.ai) — AI-powered identity verification for KYC compliance. 10M+ verifications, 99.2% accuracy.
- **Cacti** (https://cacti.ai) — On-device ML finds and vaults sensitive photos. AES-256 encryption, zero cloud. 10K+ users, 4+ years.
- **Akuri** (https://akuri.ai) — Context-aware AI that lives in your text boxes. SaaS product for adding AI features to any web product.
- **Bonsai** (https://bonsai.vishalvshekkar.com) — Video compression app. Downsize videos to under 25% of original size.
- **Jottings.me** (https://jottings.me) — Free microblogging platform with custom domain support.
- **ControlHub & NextHub** — Native iOS dashboards for ControlD and NextDNS. Both rated 4.9/5 stars.
- **Xonar** (https://xonar.com) — High-throughput weapon detection using AI with radar, LiDAR, and camera sensor fusion.
- **ICC Immersive** — Apple Vision Pro cricket experience built with ICC, Apple, AWS, and Quidich. Digital twin recreation of live matches.
- **Orchestral** (https://orchestral.ai) — Explainable AI for data center automation, fault detection, and remediation.

## Companion Sites

### Musings — Long-form Blog
- URL: https://musings.vishalvshekkar.com
- RSS: https://musings.vishalvshekkar.com/index.xml
- JSON Feed: https://musings.vishalvshekkar.com/index.json
- Content: Technical articles on AI/ML, software architecture, philosophy, product thinking
- Topics: On-device LLMs, geospatial data, identity verification architecture, entropy and intelligence, encrypted data processing

### Jottings — Microblog
- URL: https://jottings.vishalvshekkar.com
- Atom Feed: https://jottings.vishalvshekkar.com/atom.xml
- JSON Feed: https://jottings.vishalvshekkar.com/feed.json
- Content: Quick thoughts, product announcements, tech commentary, links

### Frames — Photography
- URL: https://frames.vishalvshekkar.com
- Content: Film photography portfolio with collections from Indonesia, Taiwan, Japan, and more

## Technology Expertise
- **AI/ML**: TensorFlow, PyTorch, Computer Vision, NLP, custom model training, champion-challenger workflows
- **Languages**: Python, Swift, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, Go, Rust, C++
- **Mobile**: iOS (Swift, SwiftUI, Core ML, ARKit, RealityKit), cross-platform
- **Cloud & Infrastructure**: AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, edge computing, real-time systems
- **Frameworks**: React, Node.js, Django, FastAPI, Next.js
- **Specializations**: Identity verification, sensor fusion, knowledge graphs, real-time processing, privacy engineering

## Navigation
- **Homepage** (/) — Main portfolio, projects, and overview
- **Terminal** (/terminal.html) — Interactive command-line portfolio interface
- **Musings** (https://musings.vishalvshekkar.com) — Long-form blog
- **Jottings** (https://jottings.vishalvshekkar.com) — Microblog
- **Frames** (https://frames.vishalvshekkar.com) — Photography portfolio

## Contact
- Email: vishal@vishalvshekkar.com
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/vishalvshekkar
- GitHub: https://github.com/vishalvshekkar
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vishalvshekkar
- Schedule: https://calendly.com/vishalvshekkar/