Who We Are | Meet the Team Behind BlackBox Learning
  Who We Are

Built by Practitioners. Taught for the Real World.

We don't teach theory. We teach what actually works because we've done it ourselves.

Gireesh Padoli – Founder, BlackBox Learning
Founder
10+
Years
Experience
Gireesh Padoli
Founder & Data Scientist

Gireesh built brands that scaled from zero to market leaders. With 15+ years spanning AI strategy, brand architecture, and product design he distills that playbook into curriculum that gets you hired. The reason BBX exists is simple: he kept seeing brilliant students who couldn't execute, and decided to fix it.

Brand Architecture AI Strategy Product Design Data Science
Jeeshma Prakash – Full-Stack Developer, BlackBox Learning
Web Developer
3+
Years
Experience
Jeeshma Prakash
Full-Stack Developer

Jeeshma specialises in building production-grade React ecosystems and modern UI/UX systems. Her students don't just learn React they ship real apps. She bridges the gap between great design and clean, maintainable code, and her graduates consistently land callbacks on the strength of their portfolios alone.

React Ecosystem UI / UX Design Full Stack Dev
Shahid Masood – SEO & Digital Marketing Mentor, BlackBox Learning
SEO Specialist
4+
Years
Experience
Shahid Masood
Digital Marketer & SEO Expert

Shahid has spent 4+ years scaling brands organically the right way. He teaches the SEO strategies that agencies charge ₹2L/month for. From technical audits to content architecture and link acquisition, his students learn to rank on Google and build traffic that compounds without paying for every click.

SEO Meta Ads Brand Growth Analytics
Farsana N Performance Marketing Mentor, BlackBox Learning
Performance Marketer
3+
Years
Experience
Farsana N
Performance Marketing Specialist

Farsana has managed ₹1Cr+ in ad budgets across Meta and Google platforms and she teaches exactly how that's done. ROAS optimisation, conversion tracking, audience segmentation, A/B testing her students learn from live campaign data, not mock scenarios.

ROAS Optimisation Conversion Tracking Data Analytics
Saravana Perumal - Python & GenAI Mentor, BlackBox Learning
GenAI Mentor
4+
Years
Experience
Saravana Perumal
Python & GenAI Engineer

Saravana teaches Python, backend APIs, and LLM integrations the way industry engineers actually build them. From zero to automating real workflows with AI in weeks his approach is methodical, practical, and production-focused. Students leave with backend systems they're proud to show.

Backend Architecture AI & ML Integrations API Development
Alfiya S – Frontend & AI Interface Developer Mentor, BlackBox Learning
AI Frontend Developer
3+
Years
Experience
Alfiya S
Frontend & AI Interface Developer

Alfiya bridges the gap between design thinking and clean code. She teaches students to build interfaces users actually love pixel-perfect, responsive, and performant including the AI-powered ones: chat UIs, streaming LLM responses, and React apps wired to real model APIs. Her graduates earn callbacks not just for their skills, but for portfolios that look better than most professional agency work.

Frontend Dev AI-Integrated UIs Modern Frameworks
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