About Us

From Process Excellence to AI Innovation

The Tridiagonal.AI Story

Tridiagonal.AI is the dedicated AI innovation arm of Tridiagonal Group, a trusted leader in the process industry for nearly two decades. Born from a legacy of engineering excellence and innovation, Tridiagonal group was originally incubated at the National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune, with a mission to apply advanced technology and deep process knowledge to solve complex industrial challenges.

Over the past 19+ years, Tridiagonal group has partnered with global leaders across Oil & Gas, Life Sciences, Pharma, F&B, Chemicals, Metals & Mining, Cement, and Power. With over 2,500 successful consulting engagements, we’ve consistently delivered process optimization, efficiency gains, and innovation at scale.
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Our Credentials

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Domain-driven industrial AI at scale
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Advanced Agentic AI solutions for autonomous operations
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Deep process domain knowledge fused with modern digital technologies
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Flexible engagement models and global delivery capabilities
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100+ man-years of expertise across process engineering, modeling & simulation, data science, and AI/ML
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Experience in building Center of Excellence (CoEs) for Fortune 100/500 companies

Our Evolution: Why Tridiagonal.AI?

As part of the Tridiagonal Group’s journey, our Manufacturing Excellence and Digital Transformation business rapidly matured expanding in both capability and vision. What began as a focused digital transformation initiative has now emerged as Tridiagonal.AI: A strategic evolution designed to lead the next wave of industrial transformation powered by Agentic AI, domain-first innovation, and intelligent operations.

This is not just a new name. It’s a purpose-built identity for the future—anchored in deep domain expertise, yet agile enough to deliver cutting-edge AI-driven solutions across the plant lifecycle.
  1. First company incubated out of CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune (India) under the leadership of Dr. Vivek Ranade.
    2006
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  2. Established Advanced Modeling & Simulation group (Computational Fluid Dynamics, Discrete Element Modeling, Mathematical Modeling, Hybrid Modeling, etc.)
    2006 to 2008
  3. Established center of excellence for flow assurance studies for Oil & Gas, mechanical integrity testing, new energy testing (TRL 3- TRL 9)
    2010
  4. Developed CFD solver for Mixing analysis of stirred tanks
    2012
  5. Launched industry’s first mixing analysis solution - MixIT with CFD solver for mixing analysis for stirred tanks
    2013
  6. Plugging and abandonment contract for large E&P company
    2015
  7. Established Manufacturing excellence and Digital Transformation group to provide process manufacturing digital solutions
    2018
  8. Launched simulation knowledge management solution – Simsight for extracting value our of simulations
    2022

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  9. Established Center of excellence for various technology solution providers (Honeywell, Emerson, Yokogawa, Aveva, etc.)
    2023
  10. New energy testing (TRL 3- TRL 9) set-up for CCUS
    Unveiling Our New Brand Identity
    2024
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  11. Formed a new entity with a new brand identity
    2025
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Vision & Mission

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Our Vision

To redefine the process industry through domain-driven industrial AI at scale—enabling intelligent systems, autonomous operations, and self-optimizing plants.

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Our Core Values
  •  Customer Value Creation
  •  Domain-Driven Innovation
  •  Actionable Intelligence
  •  Autonomy with Accountability. 
  •  Relentless Engineering Excellence.
  •  Adaptive Learning Culture
  •  Hunger & Self-Motivation
Our Commitment
Our Commitment

We are committed to delivering real-world impact through AI solutions rooted in deep domain expertise. Every engagement is guided by trust, innovation, and measurable outcomes—empowering industries to scale smarter, operate more efficiently, and lead with intelligence.

Our Leadership Team

Empowering Excellence, Inspiring Growth.
Pravin Jain
Pravin Jain
CEO

Pravin has proven his expertise in creating, positioning and managing high-growth companies. Mr. Jain has completed his Bachelors in Computer Engineering from University of Mumbai and Masters in Computer System Engineering from Northeastern University, Boston. He has also completed the Executive Program for Growing Companies at Stanford University Graduate School of Business. He has over 25 years of experience in Technology Entrepreneurship, Business Development and Delivery of Customer-Centric Solutions. Pravin’s experience includes acquiring as well as divesting companies. Pravin lived and worked for 14 years in the US, and shifted back to India in the summer of 2006. He has driven and been accountable for Sales, Marketing, Technology, Delivery and Strategy functions at his previous ventures.

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Praveen Kapse
Praveen Kapse
Vice President and BU Head

Mr. Praveen Kapse is Tridiagonal AI's Vice President – Global Strategy and Technology. He is leading the Manufacturing Excellence and Digital Transformation group as well. He has more than 23 years of experience working in the Technology domain across different industry verticals. His core competence involves conceiving strategies for successfully introducing new technologies and solutions, such as Industry 4.0 in the process manufacturing space. With a strong techno-commercial background, he has been implementing large digital transformation programs for various companies across the globe.

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Core Team

Delivering Value to the Customers
Sandeep Kulkarni
Sandeep Kulkarni
Director - Program Management

Sandeep Kulkarni holds a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering (Production) and advanced computing credentials from CDAC. With 28+ years in the refinery, petrochemical, and chemical sectors, he specializes in operational excellence, process automation, value chain integration, and digital transformation (Industry 4.0). He has led projects for global clients including ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron, TOTAL, Petronas, and Pertamina.

Sandeep heads a 100-member engineering team, delivering cutting-edge services through partners like Honeywell, Emerson, Aveva, and Yokogawa. He is a key driver in building collaborative ecosystems that enable digital transformation across the process industry.

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Parth Sinha
Parth Sinha
Head of Data Science

Parthprasoon Sinha, Masters in chemical engineering with diverse cross industry experience supporting physics based data driven solutions. While leading the data science group in Tridiagonal solutions, has crafted several scalable data driven solutions for various initiatives. Has expertise in delivering projects focused on - predictive maintenance, energy management, process optimization and Gen AI.

Has delivered more than 50 projects globally, >50 Digital transformation workshops and others. Has capacity of delivering the bespoke solutions over multiple platforms - Cognite, Seeq, Kelvin, Databricks, AWS, Azure, Litmus Edge and others.

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Kedar Vechlekar
Kedar Vechlekar
Delivery head DMO

Kedar Vechalekar brings over a decade of invaluable experience to his role as Delivery Head accomplished professional with a prestigious Master's in Technology from IIT Bombay, Kedar also holds a Bachelor's degree from Pune University, where he was honored with a Gold Medal. He is PMP certified and possesses extensive expertise in research, operator training simulators, dynamic and steady state simulations. Kedar has successfully delivered over 40 high-impact projects across the oil and gas, petrochemicals, polymers, green hydrogen, and fertilizer industries. Renowned for his leadership and precision, he excels in guiding teams to ensure the seamless delivery of complex projects. Kedar specializes in implementing cutting-edge technologies such as Gen AI to optimize time and effort for traditional tasks. His profound expertise and unwavering dedication drive the success and innovation at our company.

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Pradeep Shahu
Delivery Head Oil & Energy Group

A Chemical Engineer with 15+ years of extensive experience in Project management, refinery operations across multiple process units. Currently serving as a ----- for the Oil & Gas vertical which involves data driven process optimization projects, AI based optimization, providing advanced technological solutions such as Gen AI, Agentic-AI, etc. Strong expertise in unit operations, turnaround management, project execution, and reliability improvement in the petroleum refining industry. Successfully led teams for refinery capacity expansion projects and implementation of digital transformation initiatives. Proficient in process optimization, troubleshooting, and energy management for operational excellence.

Skilled in identifying and implementing cost optimization strategies and reliability enhancement projects to ensure profitability and operational stability. 

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Hrushikesh Abhyankar
Hrushikesh Abhyankar
CFO

Hrushikesh Abhyankar is CMA with more than 15 years of experience. He has worked with MNCs and Leading Corporates in the areas of Strategic Planning, Fund Management, Accounts, Auditing, QMS and Statutory Compliance. At present, Hrushikesh is serving as Head-Finance for Tridiagonal Group with high focus on strategic planning and designing internal control systems.

Exceptional negotiation skills, relationship management and abilities in liaising with Banks, financing agencies are some of his key attributes. Hrushikesh is a Financial Enthusiast adept at budgeting, forecasting, planning, reporting etc for making strategic business decisions contributing to overall growth of Tridiagonal.

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Shruti Pawar
HR Head
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