Sonish Balan

Media Technology Specialist | Cloud Engineer | AWS Certified Solutions Architect

Seasoned Cloud Solutions Architect with over 15 years of experience driving digital transformation and cloud adoption for global media enterprises such as Paramount, NBCUniversal, Disney and Avid. Leveraged expertise in public cloud AWS, Azure, and GCP to design secure, scalable cloud solutions, migrating mission-critical workloads including editorial, archive, and asset management.

Championed innovations in Avid MAM, spearheading Python services and scalable workflows to optimize media operations.

Spearheaded cloud implementation projects enabling customers to harness the benefits of availability, scalability, and agility while ensuring compliance, and governance. Established trusted advisor relationships with stakeholders through the successful orchestration of complex multi-cloud programs from design to deployment.

Holds an AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate certification and Bachelor's in Computer Science Engineering.

Projects

AI Storytelling and Image Creation

An AI-powered superhero story generator that brings Minnal Ammu's adventures to life through dynamic narratives and images in a continuously evolving universe. Minnal Ammu is a superhero character I created a few years ago for bedtime stories with my daughter. This project combines advanced language models with image generation capabilities to produce immersive storytelling experiences within a consistent universe.

A RAG Assistant

This architecture demonstrates a modern customer service solution that leverages open-source tools and AI models to build a powerful knowledge retrieval system. The knowledge base creation pipeline starts with a Document Repository containing organizational documentation, user guides, and other materials.

AI Agent for Market Analysis

An intelligent agent that analyzes and generates comprehensive reports for stock tickets. This project leverages AI to provide market insights and performance analysis to help investors make informed decisions.