Defence & AI2022· Classified Government Client — India

Project GARRISON

AI-Augmented HRMS for Defence Personnel

Offline-first HR platform for 12,000+ personnel at a classified installation, with AI-powered scheduling and biometric integration.

At a glance

12K+

Active users

across the installation

80%

Less roster planning

AI-assisted scheduling

18 min

Duty-cycle scheduling

down from 4 hours

Cloud dependency

LAN-only

Built with

DjangoReact NativePostgreSQLBiometricAIAI SchedulingAir-gapped

Overview

Managing 12,000+ personnel across a classified installation required an HRMS handling duty rosters, leave, performance, and promotions — all without cloud connectivity.

The Challenge

The legacy setup was a patchwork of spreadsheets and legacy Windows apps with constant data-integrity issues. No internet meant no SaaS HR tools, and the system had to integrate biometric hardware under strict data-classification rules.

How it fits together

Architecture

Biometric Devices

fingerprint + face

On-prem Server

LAN-only

AIAI Scheduler

duty rosters

Field Apps

offline-first

The Solution

We built a Django HRMS on an on-premise server with React Native field apps. AI-powered duty scheduling cut manual roster planning by 80%, integrated with fingerprint and face-recognition hardware over LAN, with automated reporting and a promotions workflow.

Results

Scheduling-time reduction4 hrs → 18 min

Manual roster effort−80%

Paperwork for standard ops−100%

The Outcome

Deployed to 12,000+ active users; duty scheduling fell from 4 hours to 18 minutes per cycle, with zero paperwork for standard HR operations. Now the installation's primary HR system.

12,000+ users · 80% less scheduling time · zero cloud dependency

Highlights

12,000+ personnel on a single offline-first platform
AI duty scheduling — 4 hours to 18 minutes
Biometric hardware integrated entirely over LAN

From brief to production

Delivery timeline

Month 1

Discovery & data model

Mapped legacy spreadsheets + rules

Months 2–3

Core HRMS + biometrics

On-prem build, LAN integration

Month 4

AI scheduling + apps

Rostering engine, mobile rollout

Month 5+

Adoption

Phased onboarding to 12K users

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