Prayag Vakharia

Operations and technology leaders in companies bring clarity to their digital initiatives, align their systems, and plan for scalable growth — especially Digital Transformation when legacy tools are getting in the way.

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What I See Across the Industry

As a technology leader, I believe true innovation begins where structure is missing. In many mid-sized organizations, I’ve observed that the absence of a well-defined IT strategy often holds back growth and efficiency — highlighting the need for simple, scalable, and business-aligned technology solutions.

  • Disconnected systems between sales, operations, and engineering

  • Legacy quoting tools slowing down deals and increasing manual work

  • Difficulty prioritizing technology upgrades amid day-to-day pressure

  • A desire to embrace innovation, but uncertainty around the path forward

I believe strategic leadership — even informally — can make the difference between reactive execution and confident transformation.

THE PROBLEMS I SOLVE

Develop and execute a comprehensive digital transformation strategy.

Implement AI and automation solutions to streamline operations and boost efficiency.

Integrate & Build advanced technologies to expand capabilities and outcomes.

Establish a robust, scalable IT Cloud/Hybrid infrastructure to support rapid growth and expansion.

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Experience I Bring

🧩 Core Competencies:

  • End-to-end digital transformation

  • Application modernization

  • Cloud-native architecture (Azure, multi-cloud

  • DevOps implementation and optimization

  • AI and data-driven automation

  • Strategic leadership and team scaling

🧠 AI & Data Innovation:

  • Launched AI-powered image search within 8 months, enhancing accuracy and customer experience.

  • Built automation tools that reduced manual quoting efforts by 50% while improving precision.

  • Designed BI frameworks delivering real-time analytics on sales, quoting trends, and performance.

🚀 Impact Highlights:

  • Scaled Canadian operations for a global tech firm, overseeing 80+ engineers and collaborating directly with C-suite leaders.

  • Delivered 20+ enterprise projects with a 95%+ success rate—on time and aligned with strategic goals.

  • Modernized legacy quoting systems within a year, significantly enhancing scalability and user engagement.

☁️ Cloud & DevOps Leadership:

  • 10+ years optimizing CI/CD pipelines, containerized applications, and cloud infrastructure.

  • Reduced release cycles by 60% and cloud spend by over 20% through strategic Azure DevOps practices.

  • Integrated multi-cloud infrastructure, boosting efficiency across operations.

🎯 Business Alignment & Results:

  • Consistently align tech delivery with core business objectives through strategic stakeholder engagement.

  • Collaborating with executives, aligning IT strategies with business objectives, and driving digital innovation.

  • Achieved significant cloud cost savings while enhancing infrastructure scalability.

About Me

Hey, I'm Prayag!

A technology strategist and enterprise systems architect with over 17 years of experience supporting digital transformation across manufacturing, engineering, and regulated industries.

My background spans modernization of quoting and drafting workflows, integration of ERP and CRM systems, and applying DevOps and AI frameworks to make legacy environments more adaptable. I’ve worked closely with COOs and operations leaders to bring structure to fast-moving environments where systems are often playing catch-up to business needs.

Modernized legacy quoting and drafting platforms to cloud-aligned systems

Reduced deployment cycles with integrated CI/CD practices

Developed strategies for unifying sales, ops, and engineering data flows

Aligned enterprise technology decisions with operational efficiency goals

My focus has always been on bridging the gap between what the business needs and what the systems currently deliver — and helping teams align around practical, forward-thinking plans.

Leadership Insights: Tips from the Field

Over the years, I’ve collected leadership techniques, systems frameworks, and communication shortcuts that make a real difference when you're guiding a growing business through change.

1-Page Systems Map

Visualize how your e-comm, quoting, ERP, CRM, and engineering tools flow — on a single page. Makes alignment 10x easier.

Tech Decision Rubric

Score each potential initiative by ROI, team capacity, and risk profile. This removes opinion and focuses the team on what matters.

Weekly Strategy Pulse

Ask these 3 questions weekly: What's off-track?

What's unclear?

What’s not delivering value?

Drives clarity fast.

Integration Readiness Checklist

Before any platform change, validate API access, data ownership, process mapping, and internal champions.

"What If We Did Nothing?" Drill

Forces real prioritization by evaluating the cost of inaction — a powerful reframing tool in leadership meetings.

I don’t advertise services — I build relationships. If any of these tools or insights resonate with where you're headed, feel free to connect and swap notes.

Curious if your company is ready for transformation — or just needs the right next step?

Questions to Ask Me

  • Where are we lacking time or margin between quoting, drafting, and production?

  • Is our current CPQ or engineering workflow helping us win jobs — or slowing us down?

  • What would it take to modernize without disrupting the shop floor?

  • Are there ways to embed automation or AI in our current systems, not replace them?

  • What KPIs should we be tracking to know if our tech investments are working?

  • If you were in my chair, where would you start to future-proof this operation?

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Why I Care About This Work

My most fulfilling work has come from helping practical, execution-focused teams step into a more proactive, aligned future — not by replacing what works, but by helping it evolve.

I care about technology that enables clarity, reduces friction, and helps leadership teams focus on building, not fighting their systems.

Outside of work, I share thoughts on tech leadership on Medium, and spend time playing squash, reading, and exploring how to make systems more human.

My Leadership Books

  • The Magic of Thinking Big – David J. Schwartz

  • Atomic Habits – James Clear

  • The Let Them Theory – Mel Robbins

  • The One Thing – Gary Keller & Jay Papasan

  • The Articulate Executive – Granville Toogood

  • The Psychology of Money – Morgan Housel

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