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.
Telus Health·RBC·Pathway·VCOS + MIDAS
The record ↓
The record · places worked, systems built
TELUS HEALTH·RBC·THE BEER STORE·SENECA COLLEGE·IIIT-BANGALORE·GLS UNIVERSITY·PATHWAY·VEDIC ASTRO STUDIO·PREP AI STUDIO·JOBFLOW·VCOS + MIDAS·TELUS HEALTH·RBC·THE BEER STORE·SENECA COLLEGE·IIIT-BANGALORE·GLS UNIVERSITY·PATHWAY·VEDIC ASTRO STUDIO·PREP AI STUDIO·JOBFLOW·VCOS + MIDAS·
TELUS HEALTH, RBC, THE BEER STORE, SENECA COLLEGE, IIIT-BANGALORE, GLS UNIVERSITY, PATHWAY, VEDIC ASTRO STUDIO, PREP AI STUDIO, JOBFLOW, VCOS + MIDAS
The philosophy
Three rules. One signature.
01AI for judgment.
The models handle what actually needs a mind: routing, review, taste, the calls where ambiguity lives. Nothing generative sits in the hot path of execution.
02Software for execution.
The work itself is deterministic code: workflows, rules, gates, ledgers. Same input, same output, every run. Auditable by design, boring on purpose.
03Systems for scale.
Departments, routing rules, and quality gates compound with every verified run. The company gets better through the system, not through longer hours.
Deterministic first · Human-gated always · The AI is the crane, never the building
The record · the route
Two continents. One line.
Operations, finance, and data, learned across two continents, compounding into systems architecture. Follow the threads.
- OOperations threadOperationsStartup Village · Eswasthya · The Beer Store
- FFinance threadFinanceRBC · Seneca FinTech · TELUS Health
- DData threadDataMoodcafe · IIIT-Bangalore · Seneca Analytics
- SSystems threadSystemsAll three converge in the studio
20151ORIGIN · 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 UNIVERSITYBBA · 2015-18
- Operations threadSTARTUP VILLAGECustomer Success
- Operations threadESWASTHYA+25% / +20%
- Data threadMOODCAFEMarket Research
Next stop · The analytical turn
20182TRANSFER · 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.
- Data threadIIIT-BANGALOREData Science
- Data threadGUJARAT UNIVERSITYBusiness Analytics
Next stop · The Crossing
20193INTERCHANGE · 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
20204LINE 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, a team of 10+. Banking at RBC. Then TELUS Health: Senior Benefits Analyst on financially sensitive enterprise portfolios, promoted June 2025.
- Data threadSENECA ×2Analytics · FinTech
- Operations threadTHE BEER STOREOps Supervisor · 2020-25
- Finance threadRBCBanking Advisor
- Finance threadTELUS HEALTHpromoted June 2025
Next stop · The Studio
20245LAST 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. Operations, finance, and data stop being separate threads here - they become one system.
- Systems threadVCOS + MIDAS
- Systems thread13 DEPARTMENTS
- Systems thread5 PILLARS
- Systems thread6 PRODUCTS
Four threads. One system. One operator at the gate.
The system
One person. A company run by a system.
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
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.
live demoKraken
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.
kraken-three-gilt.vercel.app ↗live demoVena 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.
vena-olive.vercel.app ↗live demoSophos
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.
sophossolution-architect-ai-and-aut.vercel.app ↗live demoAOT 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.
aot-technologiesai-architect2026-06.vercel.app ↗live demoApply 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.
apply-digitalsolution-architect-age.vercel.app ↗ 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.
shrishmanglik@gmail.com