saras.

Hei — Oslo, Norway

I'm Shubham.You can call meSaras.

Bringing people, ideas and action together to create meaningful progress.A ten-year treasure trove — enterprise systems, processes, methodologies, and the people who run them. Every kind of person I've worked with taught me something no system could. All of it now goes into applied AI.

Shubhamशुभम्auspicious · the official oneSarasसरस्a lake, flowing water · my mother's name for me

My mother picked the short one. Simple words stick.

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Saras — Shubham Chowkse — in his workspace
  • Applied AI systems
  • Systems thinking
  • Digital business
  • Project management
  • Visualisation
  • Enterprise processes
Saras works across project controls, PMO and portfolio, applied AI systems and digital delivery.

01 · The short version

Every project needs
a bridge.

On one side the people — engineers, planners, finance, the crew on site, each reading the same project differently. On the other the systems. I am the crossing, and traffic runs both ways.

The crossingpeople ↔ systems · both ways
SARAS

Supporter facilitator translator

The span is the job.

02 · The long detour

I have no coding background.
That was the wall.

Machines and automation were always the work. But I think in systems and pictures, not syntax — so what I could see clearly had no route into software.

  • Machine design
  • Industrial automation
  • CAD/CAM
  • Arduino
  • Raspberry Pi
  • 3D printing
  • Home lab
  • Metalwork
Two ways of seeingdrag the handle

Drag the handle — code on the left, the system I actually see on the right.

AI didn't make me a programmer. It removed the wall.

03 · Where I come from

Lucknow Oslo.
The project thread stayed.

The route5 stops · 2012 → 2026
Oslo, Norway · Energy transition

Build forward

Antec Biogas — lifecycle controls across two 150,000-tonne assets.

  1. 2012–16 · Lucknow, India

    Learn the work

    Mechanical engineering by day, 50+ industrial tenders by evening.

    Study + delivery, in parallel
  2. 2016–22 · India

    Own the system

    Founded Rationale Energy. Controls behind 20+ EPC projects, bid to handover.

    Founder · PMO lead
  3. 2022–24 · Oslo, Norway

    Translate context

    A BI degree beside four Norwegian roles. Same problem, new language.

    New country, same question
  4. 2024–26 · Nordic portfolio

    Connect decisions

    Quantafuel — a 30+ project pipeline, a systems migration, 50+ people trained.

    Portfolio scale
  5. 2026 → · Oslo, Norway

    Build forward

    Antec Biogas — lifecycle controls across two 150,000-tonne assets.

    Energy transition

04 · How I got here

2022. A text box,
and a new country.

I arrived in Oslo the same year ChatGPT did. What changed since wasn't the tool — it was what I pointed it at.

What I pointed it at6 steps · 2022 → now
Step 06 · 2025 →

Building the thing itself

Our own ERP, joined to operations and asset management.

  1. Step 01 · 2022BI Oslo

    It started at school

    Digital Business at BI. ChatGPT arrived the same year — reports and text.

  2. Step 02 · 2022–23Around the text

    Then I pointed it at the work

    Models around the writing. Excel work that used to eat a day.

  3. Step 03 · 2024Something real

    First databases and connections

    Databases, integrations, connections that ran without me holding them up.

  4. Step 04 · 2025Organisation scale

    Models for whole organisations

    Organisation models and frameworks, sparred against other companies' methods.

  5. Step 05 · 2025Migration by code

    It moved real systems

    Omega PIMS → Omega 365. Codebases that moved the data and the ERP connections.

  6. Step 06 · 2025 →Our own systems

    Building the thing itself

    Our own ERP, joined to operations and asset management.

05 · Where I sit

Early adopter.
Not an innovator — yet.

An honest place to put yourself. I'm early, I collect the scars, and I carry it across. Still working leftward.

Diffusion of innovationsRogers · 5 segments
I am herestill working left
Current positionEarly adopters13.5% of the adoption curve

Early enough to collect the scars. Practical enough to carry the method across.

Early adopters

Adopt early, deliberately — then translate it for everyone behind them.

Me This is where I am.

06 · The pattern

Every tool, the same way:
learn it on myself first.

Primavera, Omega365, Power BI — and now AI. The same four steps every time.

The pattern4 steps · then it repeats

I learn it on my own work first. I never hand over a method I haven't carried.

Primavera · Omega365 · Power BI · now AI

Not the gatekeeper. The one who makes it usable.

07 · Before the four systems

None of this started
as a product.

It stacked up. Smia, VEV, LOOM and Kontor came out of the top of this stack after the work exposed where each system was needed.

What it produced4 layers · L1 → L4

L4Decision layer

Organisation models, frameworks and methodology sparring — the layer leadership actually reads.

08 · What I built

Four systems.
One rule: the human decides.

Product built with the systems

Weaveplane v6 carries the practice into project setup.

The product gives teams one governed Project Setup before work moves into their existing tools. Its foundation and interaction prototype are approved; usability and demand still need testing.

P.01 / PRODUCT · V6Approved foundation · clickable prototype · usability untested

Weaveplane

A governed start for every project.

Prepares, governs, approves and publishes a Project Setup across the tools an organisation already uses.

Context enters one saved Draft. People accept or change each recommendation. Review, approval and publication stay separate. Missing authority, capacity, budget or destination details block launch.

Actual Weaveplane v6 Project Setup prototype showing governed setup records and decision gates
Actual v6 prototype · Project Setup · interaction verified
  1. Context
  2. Project Setup
  3. Review
  4. Approve
  5. Publish

09 · How I work

Six stages.
Always in that order.

Same shape every time — a £10M production line or a set of AI agents. The last stage is the one people skip.

How I work6 stages · always in order

Understand

Who decides, and what the schedule is really carrying.

10 · How I contribute

I connect people,
ideas and action.

A Strategic Connector: people-centered, analytical and adaptable. I create clarity in complexity, connect the right people and help ideas move forward.

Strategic thinker. Collaborative problem-solver. Relationship builder.

I work especially well in collaborative environments where different perspectives need to become a shared direction.

SARAS5 letters · 7 strengths
My name, as a working modelFive letters. Seven strengths. One connected practice.Hover · focus · click
S / 01

Strategy

Think ahead. See beyond the immediate.

Strategic Mindedness helps me see beyond immediate goals and identify future opportunities and risks.

  • Strategic Mindedness
  • future opportunities + risks
  • decision clarity

Insights from my completed Strengthscope professional strengths assessment. They describe recurring strengths, not a score or proof of suitability for a specific role.

11 · What I value

Six values. Five are checkable.

He advocates for transparency, measurable KPIs, and clear accountability structures.

René Ortiz
  • I over-scope before I startSo I define the smallest next action.
  • I say yes too readilySo I scope the help first.
  • I answer before I've summarised youSo I say your position back first.

12 · What other people say

Not my words. Theirs.

  • Systems thinking

    He demonstrated strong systems thinking. He approached digitalization and planning infrastructure with a product mindset.

    René OrtizHead of Engineering & Plant Technology · managed me directly
  • Method, not tooling

    A deep understanding of planning systems and the philosophy behind each of them.

    Jaime ArenillasSenior Process Engineer & Project Lead
  • Improvement instinct

    With his strong interest in IT, he has a keen eye for improvements and is always looking for better ways to do things.

    Mona WachenfeldtSenior Advisor HR · was on my hiring panel

Public on LinkedIn. All checkable.

13 · The evidence

The numbers live in the CV.

Every number explained, in context, with what produced it. The Norwegian one is the one to read.

Designed by Smia One CV, four method routes.

14 · The next useful edge

If it's complex and
nobody can see it — call me.

Planning meets people; AI meets real delivery. That's where I'm useful.

A portfolio nobody can see, and a board that needs a decision.

Send me this one