I Putu Cikal Taruna

• Directs company vision, AI product strategy, and go-to-market execution for AI-native assessment platform

• Leads technical architecture and remains hands-on with engineering, building production AI systems with Python and Golang

• Partners with product and engineering leads to deliver AI-driven tooling for live scoring, ranking, and question generation

• Builds strategic partnerships and investor relationships to scale the company

• Mentors multidisciplinary leadership team driving execution across product, engineering, and business

• Directed operations for national academic competition serving 8K+ students across Indonesia

• Coordinated 20+ person cross-functional team spanning C-Level, Academic, Marketing, and IT departments

• Built data systems and workflows enabling real-time simulation tests at national scale

• Managed complete national competition registration with PUSPRESNAS and SIMT government systems

• Prepared official documentation and coordinated with government agencies for nationally recognized talent competition

• Led AI engineering for EdTech platform serving 200K+ users, managing end-to-end ML deployment and model evaluation

• Architected RAG pipelines generating 5K+ questions monthly, reducing content creation time by 60%

• Managed evaluation across GPT-4, Gemini, and Perplexity to select optimal models per use case

• Collaborated with product, engineering, and data teams to integrate AI solutions into existing systems

• Mentored engineers and conducted technical reviews to maintain AI system quality and reliability

• Specialized in prompt engineering for text-to-text, text-to-image, and fine-tuning models

• Developed automated AI workflows using Python, LangChain, OpenAI, Google Gemini & Vertex, Perplexity, and LangFuse

• Designed custom AI pipelines with optimized LLM integration for automated content generation

• Implemented RAG to improve AI-generated content accuracy and explored token optimization to reduce costs

• Built AI-integrated APIs using LangChain and FastAPI for seamless client integration

• Assisted in resource planning, timeline estimation, and feature scoping for 5 hospitality applications (Back Office, Front Office, Booking Engine, Accounting, POS)

• Ensured product development aligns with project timelines and business objectives

• Provided progress reports to board of directors summarizing milestones, challenges, and solutions

• Designed and developed mobile POS application using Flutter and GetX for hospitality operations

• Collaborated with system analysts and backend engineers on API integration and application workflows

• Led 3-member QA team testing 10+ applications serving 200K+ users, reducing post-release defects by 25%

• Developed automation framework using Python, Selenium, and Grafana K6, cutting testing costs by 40% and boosting efficiency by 50%

• Tracked and resolved bugs achieving 30% decrease in resolution time through structured documentation

• Collaborated with development and product teams to streamline releases, improving release cycles by 20%

• Led development of AI-powered content generation tools for educational institutions, streamlining exam questions, explanations, and study materials

• Built and optimized generative AI applications using Python, LangChain, GPT-4, Gemini, Perplexity, and LangFuse

• Designed AI-powered question randomization system ensuring variability in generated content

• Improved AI-generated content accuracy by 30% through user feedback analysis and optimized prompting

• Implemented LangFuse token efficiency strategies reducing AI processing costs by 50%

• Led 7-member cross-functional team in development of Asesme.ID, a B2B exam platform

• Spearheaded project planning and execution using Notion and GitHub, ensuring on-time feature releases

• Developed Business Requirement Documents (BRD) to align system design with business needs

• Led development of AI-powered question randomization tool, increasing content diversity

• Designed AI-driven content generation tools boosting exam creation efficiency by 80%

• Led design and implementation of data-driven solutions using Python, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB

• Developed student retention dashboard using Looker Studio and PostgreSQL, increasing retention by 25%

• Created interactive dashboards with real-time insights into student performance and business metrics, improving decision-making by 35%

• Developed predictive models with Python to forecast student exam outcomes, improving prediction accuracy by 20%

• Automated data reporting tasks using Python, reducing manual workloads by 40%

• Designed, developed, and maintained SmartBTW mobile application using Flutter, GetX, and Firebase serving 200K+ users

• Developed Samapta sports calculation system enhancing user engagement with fitness tracking features

• Integrated mapping and location tracking functionalities for exercise recording

• Collaborated with teams on mobile-based psychometric testing systems

• Provided technical support and resolved application issues ensuring zero downtime during updates

• Conducted ISO 27001 security audits for 3 government institutions in Denpasar City

• Performed IT security assessment at Diskominfo Kota Denpasar (Dept. of Communication & Information)

• Executed security audit and risk management at Disnaker Kota Denpasar (Dept. of Manpower)

• Delivered security evaluation at BPKSDM Kota Denpasar (HR Development Agency)

• Documented security findings and remediation strategies following ISO 27001, ISMS, and COBIT 5 frameworks

• Taught and mentored students in database management concepts and SQL/MySQL programming

• Developed course materials, assignments, and labs aligned with industry standards

• Supported students through practical database applications, improving problem-solving skills

• Developed and launched SpeedID and Speed Parkir Android applications using Java

• Implemented RESTful API integration and crafted user interfaces meeting application specifications

• Collaborated with cross-functional teams including product managers and engineers on feature development

• LLM-Based Tools and Gemini API Integration — Hactiv8, 2025

• Top 10 11th NextDev by Telkomsel — Telkomsel, 2025

• Google AI Lab Solutions for Startup — Google, 2025

• Binar Academy Bootcamp Data Science — Binar Academy, 2023

• Business Intelligence Associate — Logical Operations, 2022

• Fullstack Data Analysis — Myskill, 2022

• Google IT Support — Coursera/Google, 2022

• System Analyst (BNSP) — Indonesian BNSP, 2022

• GDSC Lead — Google, 2021

• Kotlin Android Developer Expert — Dicoding, 2019