Vikas
Singla

Founder. Engineer. Operator.

25+ years building technology companies, security platforms, automation systems, and real-world infrastructure. Today, my focus is helping executives and teams use AI to reduce complexity, eliminate busywork, unlock new opportunities, and make work fun again.

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About Me

I'm a builder.

Builder. Problem solver. Lifelong tinkerer.

As a kid, my world revolved around Legos, Transformers, taking things apart, and figuring out how they worked and fit together. Looking back, that curiosity about systems, problem solving, and how things could be improved shaped a lot of who I became.

That curiosity turned into a career spanning more than 25 years across engineering, sales, and operations.

Vikas Singla with family in Atlanta
Career

I'm originally from Tennessee and later moved to Georgia, where I earned a Business Management degree from Georgia State University. Early in my career, I worked with organizations including McAfee and later joined a relatively unknown startup called Zscaler. Watching that company grow into one of the most recognized names in security gave me an incredible perspective on how disruptive ideas can reshape industries.

As my family grew, I wanted a path that kept me closer to home while still allowing me to build and create. That led me to help start Teknas, a technology services company based in Atlanta, and later start IoT Secure, where I serve as CTO and designed and built the company's Exposure Management platform.

One of the things I'm most proud of is the team we've built at IoT Secure. As that team has taken on more day to day responsibility, it has allowed me to focus on the next chapter: building, experimenting, learning, and helping others navigate new technology.

Why AI

At my core, I love solving problems. Whether the challenge involves software, workflows, operations, business strategy, or something completely unrelated to technology, I enjoy simplifying complexity and finding better ways to do things.

That's why AI and automation excite me. Not because of hype, but because these tools can help people reduce friction, eliminate repetitive work, unlock creativity, and create new opportunities.

Today, I'm excited about helping executives and teams use AI and automation in practical, meaningful ways, not to replace people, but to help them think bigger, move faster, and create new opportunities.

Life Outside Work

Outside of work, my life revolves around family and community. My wife and I live in the Atlanta area and have two daughters who keep us busy. I've spent a lot of time supporting Walton High School's Science Olympiad program, including back to back Georgia state championships, and helping around my daughters' lacrosse teams. Along the way, I learned two things: there's always a way to contribute, and high school girls absolutely do not want to listen to 80s music during pregame warmups.

Outside of technology, I still love building and tinkering. During COVID, I picked up woodworking, which somehow turned into building an entirely new kitchen from scratch. I also love gardening, especially growing peppers, at one point growing 19 different varieties. The hottest was a Ghost Pepper, but my favorite was a lesser known variety called the Mushroom Pepper.

And if you have questions about remodeling your kitchen or keeping chipmunks away from your tomatoes, I can probably help with that too.

At the end of the day, I still see myself the same way I always have: A builder who loves solving problems.

Why AI
Matters To Me

I believe the people and organizations that learn how to properly use AI and automation will have an enormous advantage over the next decade.

My Journey

Still building. Still learning.

The projects, people, and experiences that shaped who I am.

2026

Teaching Others to Build with AI

Focused on helping executives and teams better understand AI, automation, and workflows, not just as technology trends, but as practical tools that can simplify work, solve problems, and create entirely new opportunities.

2025

Fell Down the LLM Rabbit Hole

My team began experimenting with LLMs from OpenAI and Anthropic, exploring how generative AI could improve workflows, automation, operational efficiency, and the way teams interact with information and systems. It quickly became clear this technology would fundamentally reshape how people work and build.

2024

Joined IoT Secure as CTO

Designed and built the company's Exposure Management platform, focused on visibility, operational intelligence, and helping organizations better understand and secure their environments.

2022

Cancer Changed Everything

In 2022, I was diagnosed and treated for cancer, something I rarely talked about in public for a long time. It was one of the hardest chapters of my life and took a real bite out of me physically and emotionally, but I fought back.

What carried me through was the incredible support of family, friends, and people who showed up for me when I needed them most. That experience changed how I think about life, work, health, and balance. It also taught me that none of us should face battles like this alone. If sharing my story helps even one person ask for help or find the will to keep fighting then it's worth talking about.

2020

Bought a Table Saw & Built a Kitchen

During COVID, I accidentally fell into woodworking after buying a table saw, which somehow escalated into building an entirely new kitchen from scratch. What started as a hobby quickly turned into another reminder that I genuinely love building things, solving problems, and learning new skills.

2018

Implemented Workflow Automation

Integrated Make (formerly Integromat) into our business operations long before workflow automation became mainstream. Platforms like Make and n8n are now becoming the backbone for modern AI driven workflows and connected automation systems, something we were already experimenting with years earlier.

2014

Early Adoption of Go (Golang)

Had my team build and deploy our first Go (Golang) application back when the language was still very new and years before it became one of the dominant languages powering modern infrastructure and cloud platforms. We were drawn to its speed, simplicity, lightweight concurrency model, and ability to build high performance systems efficiently.

2013

Deployed Elasticsearch v0.19

Began experimenting with Elasticsearch (now Elastic) during its very early days, eventually deploying and load testing an Elasticsearch 0.19 cluster with more than 1 billion documents. It was an early glimpse into the future of distributed analytics, operational intelligence, and large scale search platforms.

2012

Co Founded Teknas

Built an Atlanta based technology services company focused on infrastructure, operations, and security. It gave me the opportunity to stay closer to home while continuing to build teams, solve problems, and work directly with customers and technology.

2008

Joined Zscaler as Employee #20

Joined Zscaler before cloud security became mainstream and helped grow the company during one of the biggest shifts in modern security architecture. Being part of that early team gave me an incredible perspective on innovation, scale, execution, and how disruptive ideas can completely reshape industries.

2004

Married the Love of My Life

Married Darshana, still the best decision I've ever made and the person who has been beside me through every chapter since.

Moved into IT Security by Accident

Joined McAfee and unexpectedly found myself pulled into the world of enterprise security, a path that would ultimately shape the rest of my career.

2003

Finished at Georgia State University

Completed my Bachelor of Business Management (BBM) at Georgia State University, building a foundation that would later shape both the technical and operational sides of my career.

A Difficult Chapter

In June 2021, the United States Department of Justice issued an indictment related to events that became a difficult chapter in both my personal and professional life. From the beginning, I respectfully disagreed with the government’s position and the assertions that were made.

While this website is not the place to debate legal matters, I also believe it’s important not to ignore difficult parts of life or pretend they never happened. In 2022, Judge Regina D. Cannon recommended the unconditional dismissal of all charges.

Today, this chapter is behind me, but the experience permanently changed my perspective on life, accountability, and moving forward. For those interested, the official court filing can be downloaded below.

Official court filing (PDF)
My Approach

Clarity first. Then momentum.

Build something that works.

Imagine having a clear starting point, practical guidance, and visible progress you can actually see. Confidence with AI and automation comes from building real things, solving real problems, and creating meaningful results in days, not months.

The goal is not just to save time, but to use AI in ways that make work more effective, more creative, and honestly, more fun again.

Start with the opportunity

I start by identifying where the biggest opportunity exists and how technology, including AI and automation, could create an immediate impact.

Once the opportunity is clear, I work with your team to identify the right workflows, automation platforms, systems, and AI tools to support it. In many cases, that includes platforms like n8n or Make combined with AI services, APIs, and custom integrations designed around the way your business actually operates.

  • Reduce repetitive manual work
  • Respond to customers faster
  • Turn reporting hours into minutes
  • See deliveries, inventory, projects, or status faster
  • Move information automatically between systems
  • Create capabilities that were too time-consuming before

Let's Build Something Together

I spend most of my time building, experimenting, teaching, and exploring how technology, including AI and automation, can help solve real-world problems. If any of this resonates with you, here are a few ways to connect.

YouTube is where I'll share practical learning content, how-to videos, AI walkthroughs, automation ideas, and workflow examples.

Instagram is where I'll share quick snapshots of what I'm building, testing, learning, and exploring day to day.

LinkedIn is where I'll share professional updates, business thoughts, and conversations around AI, operations, automation, and technology.

Work With Me is for people who have a problem to solve, an idea to explore, or a system they want to improve.

If you've made it this far and feel like we think similarly, there's a good chance we'd enjoy working together. I'm most energized by people and teams who genuinely want to solve problems, iterate quickly, and build useful things. Project size matters far less to me than curiosity, momentum, and a willingness to improve together.

The best conversations usually start with a simple idea, a frustrating problem, or a question someone has been wanting to explore.

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