Drew Patel

AI Implementation · Solutions Manager · Creator

I scope, build, and ship custom AI solutions — focused on compound AI systems, RAG pipelines, and manufacturing AI. My background is forward-deployed enterprise AI: understand the business problem first, then build what actually solves it.

Currently Solutions Manager at Axion Ray (Series B Manufacturing AI), leading AI use cases for manufacturing clients. Previously Solutions Manager at C3.AI, where I led FDE teams building enterprise AI across oil & gas, manufacturing, and financial services.

On YouTube and Substack I publish weekly for Directors and AI Solutions Managers who need to translate architecture into real business decisions.

Long-term: building toward autonomous R&D systems. The consulting, content, and delivery work are all compounding toward that.

Compound AIRAGLLM EvalsManufacturing AIAnthropic SDKAI ScopingForward-DeployedPythonAgentic Systems

Experience

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Solutions Manager — Axion Ray

2026 – Present

Series B Manufacturing AI startup. Leading AI use case delivery for manufacturing clients. Compound AI systems, predictive maintenance, anomaly detection.

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Solutions Manager — C3.AI

2023 – 2026

Enterprise AI platform. Led forward-deployed engineering teams across oil & gas, manufacturing, and financial services.

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Creator — YouTube & Substack

2024 – Present

Weekly content for Directors and AI Solutions Managers. Compound AI, use case scoping, delivery, and the applied AI manager's real toolkit.

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Independent AI Consulting

Ongoing

Clients include law firms (NDA analysis automation) and PE firms (AI opportunity identification). NYC-based.