Technical Architect · AI Consultant
I’m Vikas. I build websites and applications, connect business systems and help you put AI to practical use.
From your first business website to a workflow that needs rethinking, I bring 17 years of hands-on software experience and a clear path from idea to delivery.
Surrey & Hampshire · Working with businesses across the UK
01 / How I can help
Start with what you want to improve. We’ll choose the tools and agree a manageable scope around that.
Make it easier for people to understand your business and take the next step.
Find practical ways to reduce repetitive work and make better use of your existing information.
Build the software your business needs when disconnected tools get in the way.
Get a clear technical direction for a new platform or an application that needs to evolve.
02 / AI with a purpose
AI can help unlock business potential when it solves a real bottleneck. I help you identify that opportunity, test a focused solution and build in the right checks.
Explore a possible workflow
An enquiry arrives in an inbox, someone gathers the details, writes a response and updates a tracker.
Illustrative consulting examples. The right approach depends on your systems, data and goals.
A possible connected flow
Bring approved enquiries into one workflow.
Summarise the request and draft a useful response with AI.
A person checks the details and approves the next action.
Update your CRM or task system through an agreed integration.
Aim: less copying between tools and a clearer follow-up process.
03 / Selected work
A recent independent build, alongside the platform and engineering experience I bring to a project.
Independent project · Recent build
A UK dog-grooming directory built to connect discovery, business information and useful editorial content.
Visit GroomNear (opens in a new tab)My role: design, build and delivery
I built location-based discovery, structured business pages and a CMS for dog-care guides and news. The platform also supports business registration, listing claims and moderated publication.
Professional experience
Multi-site publishing, connected content and secure access.
My work includes multi-tenant CMS platforms, cross-site content, authentication and subscription integration, connecting application design with day-to-day publishing needs.
I work across application architecture, CMS modules, content templates and identity integration. I make the boundaries between systems clear and support teams through implementation and release.
Professional experience
Practical engineering for systems that need to keep working.
I work on cloud hosting, edge security, caching, performance investigations and release automation. I also develop practical AI-assisted engineering workflows and share them with delivery teams.
Experience includes Azure App Service, Front Door, WAF, Redis, Key Vault, operational runbooks and automated delivery. Alongside this, I work with AI coding tools, MCP and agent workflows, with review and verification built into delivery.
Professional entries describe my employment experience; employer projects are separate from my independent services.
04 / The person behind the work
I’m a hands-on Technical Architect who enjoys understanding a difficult problem and making the next step clearer.
My career has grown from web development into .NET engineering, team leadership and technical architecture. Today, I work on publishing platforms, cloud infrastructure, integrations and AI-assisted delivery at Haymarket Media Group.
I like connecting the technical detail to what people actually need. That means asking useful questions, sharing knowledge and looking after a solution beyond its initial launch.
05 / Working together
We discuss your business, who will use the solution and what a useful first result looks like.
We agree deliverables, costs and responsibilities. Larger applications and automation projects start with focused discovery.
We work in agreed stages, test the important journeys and prepare a practical handover. Success measures come from your goals.
06 / Let’s talk
A new website, a disconnected system, a repetitive task or an idea you want to explore. Tell me what you have in mind.
vikas.mahant23@gmail.comPrefer LinkedIn? Connect with me there.
Free introductory discussion. Development, hosting and support are quoted separately, with scope and costs agreed before work starts.