Subodh KC
AI Advisor & AI Systems Architect
Former Sr. Program Manager at HP Inc. (Fortune 50). Builds production AI systems at enterprise scale. Founder of Kestrel Voice and HAIEC. 5 patent-pending frameworks. $50M+ portfolio oversight across 53 enterprise applications.
About Subodh KC
Subodh KC is an AI advisor and AI systems architect. He recently served as Sr. Program Manager - AI Implementation & Governance at HP Inc., a Fortune 50 company, where he drove strategic AI transformation across enterprise systems and architected governance frameworks that enable innovation without regulatory risk.
At HP, he managed a $50M+ technology portfolio spanning 53 enterprise applications, aligning 100+ stakeholders across product, engineering, quality, operations, vendors, risk functions, and senior leadership. He is the founder of Kestrel Voice, an AI voice operations platform, and HAIEC, an enterprise AI governance and compliance platform. He has developed 5 patent-pending methodologies for AI compliance, drift detection, and behavioral verification.
His career spans from field technician to Fortune 50 AI strategy leader, with experience across public-sector technology, manufacturing systems (Cummins, 400+ MES stations), production reliability (ACTIVE Network), technology commercialization (Louisiana Tech IP Office), and enterprise program leadership (HP Inc.). Born in Kathmandu, Nepal, he holds an M.Sc. in Engineering & Technology Management and a B.S. in Computer Information Systems from Louisiana Tech University. He is based in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas.
His name, Subodh, comes from Sanskrit: su (good or easy) and bodh (knowledge or understanding). It translates roughly to "one who understands easily" or "one who brings clear understanding."
Quantified Achievements
Applications Governed
AI Projects Delivered
Portfolio Oversight
Stakeholders Aligned
Patent-Pending Frameworks
MES Stations Deployed
AI Programs Delivered
Companies Founded
Core Competencies
AI Governance & Compliance
EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001, NYC LL 144, Texas TRAIGA
Model documentation, risk scoring, audit automation
Drift detection and behavioral monitoring
Governance structures for multi-application ecosystems
Enterprise Program & Portfolio Leadership
53 enterprise applications across education, manageability, conferencing
50+ AI programs delivered with $50M+ portfolio oversight
Cross-functional alignment across 100+ stakeholders
Dependency management, release readiness, continuous improvement
AI Architecture & Systems Design
Agentic AI systems, multi-agent orchestration, tool-use pipelines
RAG pipelines, vector databases, enterprise knowledge architectures
MCP servers, API orchestration, secure data connectors
Voice AI platforms, telephony, adaptive orchestration
Product Development & Commercialization
Founder of HAIEC (AI governance) and Kestrel Voice (AI communications)
Open-source tools including llmverify for LLM verification
Invention assessment and intellectual property evaluation
Technology commercialization from university research to market
Professional Timeline
2026 - Present
AI Advisor & Enterprise AI Governance Consultant
Independent Practice
2022 - 2026
Technical Program Manager → Sr. Program Manager (Promoted)
HP Inc. (Fortune 50)
2023 - Present
Founder
Kestrel Voice
2020 - Present
Founder & CEO
HAIEC
2010 - 2022
Engineer to Program Manager
ACTIVE Network, Cummins (TCS), Centaurus, Louisiana Tech, Dallas ISD
Technical & Leadership Skills
AI & Systems Architecture
AI Governance & Compliance
Program & Portfolio Leadership
Technical Stack
Domain Expertise
Academic Background & Credentials
M.Sc. Engineering & Technology Management
B.S. Computer Information Systems
Six Sigma Green Belt
AI Ethics & Governance
Patent-Pending Frameworks
Adversarial Project Twin
AI Compliance Twin
Modular Audit Engine
Precision Drift Detector
Compliance Fingerprint Layer
Founded & Co-Founded
Kestrel Voice
Founder
HAIEC
Founder
AI Compliance Law Guides
Complete guides to the AI regulations that matter most, informed by the HAIEC compliance engine and Zenodo-published research.
Cognitive Systems Management (CSM)
CSM 2.0 - Governance Methodology
Subodh developed Cognitive Systems Management (CSM), a governance methodology with four domains: CSM-Enterprise, CSM-Project, CSM-Code, and CSM-UX. Six execution functions span purpose, mapping, risk, delivery, oversight, and compliance.
CSM 2.0 (spec version 2.0.0) extends the original 2025 publication with machine-readable contracts and 16 governance components for enterprise AI deployment.
Explore the framework →