O.S. Bhella

Fortune 500 Platform Leadership

Built an AI/ML platform organization from zero to 80+ engineers

Over 15 years at HP Inc., I built the enterprise AI and MLOps platform organization from a founding team to 80+ engineers, managers, and contractors. I owned the $5M+ annual P&L, authored executive business cases that secured $10M+ in multi-year program funding, and presented AI platform strategy and investment roadmaps to SVP and C-level stakeholders.

I led HP's enterprise cloud transformation from on-prem to AWS — owning strategy, vendor negotiations, cost modeling, and executive alignment across business units. The platform supported 50+ production models across global regions with 99.95% uptime.

Today

Fractional AI Platform Executive

Today I run bhella.ai, serving as a fractional VP of AI Platform for organizations transitioning from pilot experimentation to scalable, governed AI operations. I partner with executive teams to set technical vision, establish governance frameworks, and build the organizational structures that turn AI investments into production systems.

Typical engagements include defining platform architecture, advising on build-vs-buy decisions, establishing governance and security frameworks, and mentoring teams transitioning from traditional MLOps to agentic, LLM-first development practices.

Teaching & Mentorship

Adjunct Faculty — Computer Science

Since 2019, I've taught programming language design, systems architecture, and computational thinking at Clark College, reaching 100+ students annually using Python and Rust. I design project-based curriculum emphasizing real-world software engineering practices and mentor early-career engineers transitioning into professional platform engineering roles.