Toronto, ON, Canada· Founder & AI Systems Architect

Shrish
Manglik

The architect of systems that run without him.

The crane isn't the building. AI builds the system; the system runs without AI.

The record — places worked, systems built

TELUS HEALTH, RBC, THE BEER STORE, SENECA COLLEGE, IIIT-BANGALORE, GLS UNIVERSITY, PATHWAY, ASTRO AI STUDIO, PREP AI STUDIO, JOBFLOW, VCOS + MIDAS

The route

Two continents. One line.

ORIGIN · START OF LINE

Ahmedabad, India.

2015-18 · OPERATIONS + MARKETS

BBA at GLS University while working the early jobs that taught operations the honest way: Customer Success at Startup Village, Project Manager at Eswasthya (+25% brand visibility, +20% over revenue target), Market Research Analyst at Moodcafe.

  • GLS UNIVERSITY
  • STARTUP VILLAGE
  • ESWASTHYA
  • MOODCAFE

Next stop The analytical turn

TRANSFER · THE ANALYTICAL TURN

Numbers become the language.

2018-19 · DATA SCIENCE + ANALYTICS

Two post-graduate diplomas in one year - Data Science at IIIT-Bangalore, Business Analytics at Gujarat University. The operations instinct gets an analytical engine.

  • IIIT-BANGALORE
  • GUJARAT UNIVERSITY

Next stop The Crossing

INTERCHANGE · THE CROSSING

One ocean. One reset.

2019 · AHMEDABAD => TORONTO

Emigrated to Canada. Everything before stays on the map; everything after builds on it.

Next stop Reconstruction

LINE 2 · RECONSTRUCTION

Toronto, from zero.

2019-25 · THE OPERATIONAL SPINE

Seneca College twice over (Business Analytics, then FinTech). Five years supervising operations at The Beer Store - the steady spine. Banking at RBC. Then TELUS Health: Senior Benefits Analyst on financially sensitive enterprise portfolios, promoted June 2025.

  • SENECA ×2
  • THE BEER STORE
  • RBC
  • TELUS HEALTH

Next stop The Studio

LAST STOP · THE STUDIO

The company that runs itself.

DEC 2024-PRESENT · FOUNDER & AI SYSTEMS ARCHITECT

Million Dollar AI Studio: a one-person company operated by a 13-department virtual operating system. AI for judgment, software for execution, a human gate on anything that matters. Six products architected end to end.

  • VCOS + MIDAS
  • 13 DEPARTMENTS
  • 5 PILLARS
  • 6 PRODUCTS

The system

AI for judgment. Software for execution.
Systems for scale.

Million Dollar AI Studio is a one-person company operated by a 13-department virtual operating system - deterministic software does the work, AI handles judgment, and a human gate governs anything high-risk.

  • BUILD
  • GROW
  • OPERATE
  • LEARN
  • REPLICATE
Pathwaydeployed · payments live
Prep AI Studiopre-launch
Astro AI Studiopre-launch
JobFlowgated automation
NestIQfrozen
ATLASfrozen

The work

Built for the role. Linked only when live.

Working AI architecture builds shipped for specific roles - each one a running deployment, not a slide deck.

client-role engagement

Kraken

AI Agents / HR Solutions Architect

A People AI risk-tier router: HR request classifier, data-flow map, approval gate, payroll-calendar awareness, audit log, and maintenance handoff playbook.

Open the live build ↗
client-role engagement

Vena Solutions

Customer-Experience AI Architect

A CX AI operating cadence board: intake, value scoring, risk tier, build/QA/release status, adoption playbook, and measurable impact dashboard for post-sales workflows.

Open the live build ↗
client-role engagement

Sophos

AI & Automated Solutions Architect

A security-operations knowledge-routing copilot: intake classifier, policy/RAG retrieval, escalation routing, confidence scoring, and human-in-the-loop approval for sensitive actions.

Open the live build ↗
client-role engagement

AOT Technologies

AI Architect

A public-service intake-to-action agent blueprint: formsflow.ai-style form intake, RAG-backed policy lookup, function-calling task router, audit log, and human approval gates.

Open the live build ↗
client-role engagement

Apply Digital

Agentic Engineering Solution Architect

An AX Spec Compiler: converts user stories, sitemap/content inputs, component notes, and brand constraints into coding-agent-ready implementation specs, QA checks, and autonomy boundaries.

Open the live build ↗

Last stop · Connect

I am the gate, not the engine.

Building AI systems in Toronto. If the work above is your kind of work, say hi - a human reads every message.