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Active at BetaCraft AI Programme Manager Shipping AI Systems · 2026 EU AI Governance · In Progress Open to Senior Delivery Roles
AAKASH DHAR
I live in the gap.

I spent 8.5 years writing the code. Now I manage the teams that ship it — and build the AI that helps them go faster. AI Programme Manager and Technical PM.

// Coder // Rider // Photographer // Cook
/ AI Systems

AI systems, in production.

Two internal systems I built and run. Not demos, not side projects. They handle real client work.

Most PMs use tools. I build them. Two systems running live inside BetaCraft: one that closes the loop between brief and shipped feature, one that handles the full PM operations layer. Built with Claude Code and MCP. Both running across four client engagements.

0Dev Workflow Skills
0PM Automation Skills
0Systems in Production
betacraft / internal / A

Vibe-* Framework

Agentic Dev Workflow System · 27 Skills

Purpose-built engineering workflows for the full dev lifecycle — from first brief to client handoff.

  • Covers every phase — brainstorm, spec, build, review, deploy, handoff
  • Replaces session-by-session AI prompting with a workflow that carries context across the whole project
  • Running on live BetaCraft client engagements, not sandboxed demos
brainstorm→architect→new→feature→design→bug→change→review→deploy→handoff
Claude Code · Agentic AIDev WorkflowsBetaCraft Internal
betacraft / internal / B

PM Skills System

Claude-Powered PM Operations · 16 Skills

Automates the full PM admin layer, from client call to Jira ticket.

  • 16 skills: call digestion, hour estimation, SOW generation, email analysis, client drafting, status dashboards
  • Connects to live project context via Claude Code and MCP — not a generic template
  • Cuts the PM admin layer substantially — outputs feed directly into client-facing deliverables
Transcript→Brief→Estimate→SOW→Jira
Claude Code · MCPPrompt EngineeringEU AI Act AwareBetaCraft Internal

Both systems are internal to BetaCraft. I built them, I maintain them, and I keep adding to them.

/ About

Who I am.

Eight and a half years writing code before switching sides.

I was a developer first. That changes how I manage.

I started as a developer because I wanted to know how things actually work. Eight and a half years of backends, APIs, and system architecture will do that: you stop seeing software as code and start seeing it as a series of decisions, trade-offs, and consequences that someone has to own.

That's what drew me to project management. Not the process frameworks, but the realisation that the most important work in a software team happens in the space between what the client said and what the engineer heard. Someone has to live in that gap. I'd spent years on one side of it. I wanted to understand both.

Now at BetaCraft I build the systems that close it — a two-part AI workflow (27 dev skills and 16 PM skills) that replaced most of what we used to do manually, and now runs across four live client engagements.

[01]I read the codebase before I scope the work

No PM-shaped proxy between you and engineering. I can challenge an estimate, spot an architecture risk, and still write the client update, without a translator.

[02]I build the tooling, not just the process

The vibe-* dev framework and the PM skills system weren't handed to me. I built, documented, and shipped them; they're running on live client work today.

[03]I own the outcome, not the ticket count

Client delivery at BetaCraft runs brief-to-sprint-to-sign-off under one person. Scope changes, blockers, and budget conversations don't need escalation. They get handled.

⌁ 001

Engineering foundation

8.5 years in LAMP / Laravel, writing backends and connecting third-party APIs. I still read the codebase before I scope anything.

⌁ 002

Agentic AI systems

Multi-agent workflows and RAG pipelines built with Claude. Not assistant chatbots — systems that take actions, run checks, and feed outputs directly into delivery. Running live across four client engagements.

⌁ 003

Client & team leadership

Sprint planning, client communication, and keeping teams moving when the requirements aren't clear yet and the time zones don't line up.

⌁ 004

Enterprise systems

CRMs, ERPs, and platforms across e-commerce, energy, and manufacturing — systems designed to keep running after the launch week.

/ Case Studies

Delivery, evidenced.

Six engagements across institutional research, LegalTech, fintech, and agentic AI. Each had a different delivery risk. All resolved.

World Bank Group · 2025

World Bank delivery: 4-week fixed deadline, delivered on time.

Fixed institutional deadline. Compliance gap mid-sprint. Distribution channel blocked with 400 participants waiting. What happened when all three landed at once.

Fixed Deadline Compliance Risk Android · Azure
Sapey · Nolte.io · Free Range Studios · 2026

Three-party dispute resolved: evidence-based PM, six SOW discrepancies surfaced.

Two technical teams with conflicting accounts of what had been built. No shared ground truth. I ran the production API tests myself, surfaced six SOW discrepancies, and documented what the evidence actually showed.

Stakeholder Dispute Evidence-based PM Title 22 · API Testing
Brieflex.ai · 2025–2026

AI platform inherited mid-build: no sprint plan, no SOW, got it moving.

No sprint plan. No time tracking. No SOW for work already in flight. How I established what had been built, where the process had broken down, and got the delivery moving again toward commercial launch.

Mid-build Pickup Process Recovery LegalTech · AI
Stefanov Capital · 2026

Three-system integration held to contract: HubSpot, Gaiia, Astro in four weeks.

Marketing site, HubSpot lifecycle automation, and a third-party checkout handoff, all in four weeks. How the integration contracts between parties were defined and held.

Multi-party Integration HubSpot · Gaiia Astro · Mapbox
BetaCraft Internal · 2025–2026

AI delivery pipeline built from scratch: 27 dev + 16 PM skills, four live engagements running on it.

A two-part AI-native delivery pipeline — 27 development workflow skills and 16 PM operations skills. A client email goes in one end; a tested, reviewed delivery comes out the other. The system that now runs BetaCraft's live client work.

Systems Design AI-native Workflow Claude Code · MCP
Personal Product · BetaCraft · 2025–2026

Promptly: product built because the tool didn't exist. v2.4.1, eight modes.

Built because the thing I needed did not exist. A macOS voice-to-prompt app, iterated to v2.4.1 across eight specialist modes. What changes when there is no brief, no client, and every bad decision ships into your own daily workflow.

Product Builder Electron · macOS AI · Voice
/ PM Work

Currently managing.

Four concurrent client engagements. LegalTech, South Korean social, World Bank research tech. No missed deadlines.

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Protobots.aiDelivered

Protobots: AI Chatbot Platform

GPT-4o migration on a live chatbot platform — three parties (engineering, QA, client), six weeks, no service interruption.

Visit site ↗
  • Led GPT-4 → GPT-4o upgrade, coordinating capability rollout, regression testing, and client alignment
  • Ran sprint planning and blocker calls; owned all client communication throughout
  • Shipped on time. No rollback.
Agentic AILLM UpgradeSprint PlanningClient Delivery
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World Bank GroupDelivered · 4 Weeks

TokoSmart: Digital Financial Literacy

World Bank Group research platform: sole TPM, four-week fixed deadline, 400 enrolled research participants, compliance requirements that couldn't be fudged.

  • Single point of accountability — no second PM, no escalation path, just the deadline
  • Team of 4–6: ran sprint planning, daily standups, reviews, and retros throughout
  • Drafted sprint plans from scratch, coordinated across four time zones, and hit every milestone.
AndroidWorld Bank GroupAgileFixed DeadlineResearch Tech
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Wepop · South KoreaActive

Wepop: Korean Social Platform

Social platform for the South Korean market: social feed, stories, and event planning. Picked up mid-build after PM departure.

  • Stepped in mid-build: worked out what had actually been done, what hadn't, and reset with the team
  • Managing social feed, stories, and event planning features across two parallel dev streams
  • Keeping the client informed and the team moving on a product built for a market most of the team doesn't live in.
Social PlatformSouth KoreaMid-build Takeover
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Brieflex.aiActive

Brieflex: AI Bar Exam Training

Picked up a failing AI LegalTech platform mid-build: rebuilt the sprint process, established what had actually been delivered, and pushed toward commercial launch from a free-beta baseline.

Visit site ↗
  • Inherited mid-build with no existing sprint structure; established the process from scratch.
  • Managing core platform: Drill Room, Tutor Mode, IRAC practice engine, and progress analytics
  • Currently live in free beta; working toward the full commercial launch
LegalTechAI PlatformMid-build Takeover

All projects managed at BetaCraft · 2024–Present

/ Credentials

Experience & certifications.

Sep 2024–NowPune

Technical Project Manager · AI Programme Manager

BetaCraft · Full-time
Built BetaCraft's AI delivery pipeline from scratch: 27 vibe-* dev skills and 16 PM skills, now running across four live client engagements (Brieflex, Wepop, WeatherWorks, Link Broadband). Sole TPM on brief → sprint → sign-off. No missed milestones. EU AI Act compliance tracking integrated into the sprint process.
Sep 2022–Sep 2024Ahmedabad

Senior Software Engineer & Project Lead

WebCodeGenie Technology
Consistent on-time delivery across two years on AI-assisted CRM products. Integrated GPT models and Google My Business API into Pendio, achieving a 20% campaign lift. Cut developer onboarding time by 25% by documenting what had previously just been assumed.
Jan 2022–Sep 2022Ahmedabad

Operations Manager

Xyfon Managed IT
30% efficiency gain on high-volume order processing in nine months. Automated the fulfilment pipeline across Amazon SP-API, WooCommerce, and Etsy — this was a live system, not a sandbox.
Sep 2019–Jan 2022Ahmedabad

Full Stack Developer↑ Promoted

Arbox Renewable Energy
Built cloud-based CRM modules for solar and wind asset management. Started as a Web Developer; promoted to Full Stack before the project ended.
Jan 2018–Aug 2019Vadodara

Web Developer

SIIMTEQ Technologies
Custom ERP modules for an Australian diamond wholesaler. The core order and stock workflows ran 50% faster after.
Nov 2016–Dec 2017Bengaluru

Web Developer

Amigos Automation Solutions
Front-end interfaces and backend APIs: the first line of production code. Where the 10-year arc started.
Education
Master of Computer ApplicationsBangalore University
Bachelor of Computer ApplicationsWest Bengal University of Technology
Certifications
AI & Strategy
Generative AI for Project Managers · IBM Managing AI Projects · Johns Hopkins ChatGPT for Project Managers · LinkedIn Learning
Project Management
Google Project Management · Google People Management Essentials · Google Agile Project Management Pro · Atlassian
Technical Tools
Agile with Atlassian Jira · Atlassian Automate Tasks & Processes · Jira Using Roadmaps in Jira · Jira
Professional Skills
Essential Business Communication · LinkedIn Learning
/ Portfolio

Development history.

Selected projects from 8.5 years as a hands-on developer.

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/ Capabilities

The toolkit.

Ten years of building things, then managing them. The tools are the same.

Project Leadership

Running projects Agile end-to-end — sprint planning, risk tracking, stakeholder updates. The process serves the delivery, not the other way around.

Agile & ScrumRisk ManagementStakeholder MgmtAI-Driven Tech Mgmt

Strategic Comms

Translating between engineering and business. No version of that sentence requires "seamlessly" to be true — it just requires someone who's worked both sides.

Strategic CommTech TranslationNegotiationEmpathy

Engineering & APIs

8.5 yrs PHP/Laravel: backends, third-party integrations, and Swagger docs that cut developer onboarding time by 25%.

LaravelMySQLAmazon MWSEtsy APIREST APIsSwagger / OpenAPI
Current Focus

AI Product R&D

Building AI systems that act, not just respond. Agent workflows where the output goes directly into client deliverables — no manual steps in between.

Agentic Workflows
Multi-Agent Systems
RAG Pipelines
Prompt Engineering
EU AI Act Compliance
/ Insights

Latest insights.

On agentic AI delivery, EU AI governance, and what eight years of writing code looks like when you're managing the team that writes it.

Agentic AILatest

What a Transcript Loses, and Why It Matters in a Contract

My PM system wrote a perfect SOW from a call transcript and quietly turned a client's passing "maybe" into a committed deliverable. What transcripts lose, and why the human in the loop isn't a checkbox.
Jun 22, 2026→ Project MgmtLatest

Done Is Not a Fixed State

Our consent step worked. Two weeks before launch, it still wasn't enough. The dangerous gaps in delivery aren't the things you missed, they're the reasonable things that don't clear a bar you didn't know applied.
Jun 22, 2026→ Agentic AI

Why I Built a 27-Skill Framework Instead of Writing Better Prompts

vibe-* covers the complete software development lifecycle, from first idea to client sign-off. The story of why it exists, how it works, and what makes it different from a collection of prompts.
Jun 19, 2026→ Career

What 8.5 Years of Code Actually Gives You as a PM

Not a listicle. The specific moments where writing code for nearly a decade changed how I managed projects, and why the background matters more than most PM frameworks admit.
Jun 17, 2026→ Agentic AI

How AI Agents Actually Fail in Production

Everyone writes about what makes agents work. Nobody writes about what makes them fail. Real failure modes from building agentic delivery systems that run live client projects.
Jun 15, 2026→ Project Mgmt

When Everyone Has a Different Version of the Truth

Three organisations, three conflicting accounts, no neutral ground. How evidence-based PM resolves multi-party disputes, and why going to primary sources is the only move that works.
Jun 14, 2026→ Project Mgmt

The Mid-Build Pickup: What the First 48 Hours Actually Look Like

No sprint plan. No time tracking. A client waiting. Here is what a Technical PM does when they inherit a live project mid-build.
Jun 10, 2026→ AI Governance

The EU AI Act Is Not a Legal Problem. It Is a PM Problem.

The questions a Technical PM has to ask at kickoff, the risks to track mid-sprint, and a live example of catching a compliance gap before it became a breach.
Jun 6, 2026→ Agentic AI

The Agentic Harness: Why the Scaffolding Matters More Than the Model

Two teams, same LLM, wildly different results: why context, tools, loops, and guardrails beat model choice.
Jun 1, 2026→ Agentic AI

Spec Before Code: How I Built a 27-Skill Framework for AI-Driven Development

How I stopped re-explaining my project every session: 27 structured workflows that give Claude full context from day one.
Mar 29, 2026→ Agentic AI

How I Automated My Entire PM Workflow With 16 AI Skills

Transcripts, estimates, SOWs, and more: the full client-facing pipeline.
Mar 29, 2026→ Engineering

The Glass Ceiling of Gemini 3.1

Capabilities and limitations for complex coding tasks.
Feb 24, 2026→ Agentic AI

The Future of Autonomous Agents in PM

What changes about the PM role when the tools start making decisions on their own.
Jan 1, 2026→ Project Mgmt

Unexpected Challenges in Our Last Project

What actually went wrong on a recent project, and what we did about it.
betacraft.com→ Engineering

How to Use SOLID Principles Daily

Practical examples improving codebase maintainability.
betacraft.com→ Methodology

Why Agile Worked in My Last Project

What made it work on that project specifically — not the usual reasons.
betacraft.com→
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/ Interlude

Beyond the code.

I speak three languages — English, Hindi, Bengali — and switch between them depending on which city I'm in. When work's done, I'm usually on a motorbike somewhere, behind a camera, or making something questionable for dinner.

✈

Travel

New cities, often solo. Three languages mean three different ways of navigating somewhere unfamiliar. Getting genuinely lost is usually the best part.

Destinations
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Photography

Street and travel. Looking for the frame before the moment disappears, which turns out to be useful training for project work.

Street · Travel
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Riding

Long highways, no fixed itinerary, preferably somewhere the signal drops before the fuel does.

Open Road
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Cooking

Mostly improvised. Rarely from a recipe. Strongly opinionated about what constitutes a proper meal.

Kitchen
/ Leadership: Beyond the build
[A]

PHP Intern Batches · 2023 & 2024

Led end-to-end training for two consecutive PHP intern cohorts at WebCodeGenie, from onboarding through to live project contribution.

[B]

Training Modules & Assessments

Built training modules and assessments from scratch, mapped to what the job actually requires — not what a course outline says it should.

[C]

Soft Skills & Client Communication

Taught interns how to communicate with clients: writing requirements, running calls, and handling the difficult conversations.

As Senior Engineer and Project Lead, I spent as much time teaching as I did building. Onboarding two intern cohorts end-to-end — designing the curriculum, running the sessions, getting them to a point where they were contributing to live projects — is where I learned that managing people is harder than managing code.

/ Contact

Let's talk.

Senior technical delivery roles, preferably the kind where reading the codebase is part of the job. Open to remote and international.

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