VP, AI and ML

• Sep 2019 - Present

Director of Data Science

• 2019 - Sep 2019

AI and ML Leadership

• 2018 - 2019

VP, Data Science (Machine Learning and AI)

• Jan 2016 - Jul 2018

- Built and Led a AI/ML/Data Science Team with various skill sets (Machine Learning, Deep Learning, AI, Data Mining, SQL, NoSQL, Hadoop core and ecosystem components, Elastic Stack (Elastic Search, Logstash, Kibana, Beats)), etc.- Helped Devise Data Science Strategy in terms of Road Map, Technologies, Revenue Generation, etc - Improved revenue/customer retention/customer satisfaction by applying various machine learning algorithms in various domains (financial institution, publishing, departmental store, real estate, auto, big enterprise, small business, etc)- Applied various algorithms such as ANN, CNN, SVM (Support Vector Machines), clustering, decision trees, NLP, Naive Bayes, Apriori, recommender systems, regression, etc)

Senior Engineering Manager

• 2012 - Nov 2015

- Managed a Machine Learning project for prognosis of likely failures in the production environment using Logistic Regression. This was to identify components likely to fail and take proactive measures.- Worked with virtual data science teams and program managed experimental projects that used Hadoop (HDFS, MapReduce) and its ecosystem components such as Spark, Hive, Sqoop, etc.- Provided general guidance in choosing machine learning algorithms, and components from the Hadoop ecosystem (Flume vs Sqoop, Hive vs Impala, etc.)- Managed a project that implemented a machine learning application (Anomaly detection) to proactively detect failing systems in a data center environment.- Managed several projects that used machine learning algorithms (supervised and unsupervised)- Led a team of software engineers for the development of a Linux software framework that was used by diagnostics engineers to develop tests and run in parallel on a single board.- Improved manufacturing yield by optimizing test time and executing tasks in parallel. - Successfully led the design and development of Platform Diagnostics software for a complex Cable router platform. Significantly contributed to the customer shipment of this product.- Established interlocks and set expectations among Program Management, Hardware and Software Development, Testing and Manufacturing so that project execution is smooth without any major surprises and delays.- Actively involved in developing software specifications and guidelines for Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG) and software FMEA guidelines to meet SEI standards.

Software and Program Manager, Software Development

• 2006 - 2012

- Improved customer satisfaction by successfully delivering software features that provide RAS (Reliability, Accessibility and Serviceability) for router platforms. - Constantly improved quality of software by intensely focusing on root cause analysis of failures and feeding back in to the software design process by implementing FMEA methodology.- Planned, tracked and monitored project schedules and budgets. Interacted closely with executives & customers to resolve open & critical issues affecting projects. - Stayed up-to-date with latest technologies by successfully completing various online courses (from Stanford and Johns Hopkins) related to Data Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, etc.

Manager, Software Development

• 2000 - 2005

- Managed software delivery of hardware verification testing for several router platforms.- Successfully delivered various software features for multiple router platforms by actively participating in all the phases of the product life cycle from requirements gathering, design, development, testing to release.- Developed close relationships with leaders of other Cisco software organizations to share best practices, formulate better fault isolation techniques, and promote code reuse, ensuring higher quality of Cisco products.

Project Lead

• 1996 - 1999

- Automoation of Semiconductor Fabs using Robots and Software- Worked on projects using OO (object oriented) Languages such C++, Python- Developed scripts using PERL and Python for test automation. - Automoation of Semiconductor Fabs using Robots and Software- Worked on projects using OO (object oriented) Languages such C++, Python- Developed scripts using PERL and Python for test automation.

Software Engineer

• 1992 - 1996

- Developed cruise control firmware for GM made cars (Opal)- Developed firmware for ECM (engine control module) for Cummins for various features such as audit trail, optimal burning of fuels, fault collections, etc- Developed firmware for a diagnostic tool that plugs to the ECM to diagnose and collect fault information. - Developed cruise control firmware for GM made cars (Opal)- Developed firmware for ECM (engine control module) for Cummins for various features such as audit trail, optimal burning of fuels, fault collections, etc- Developed firmware for a diagnostic tool that plugs to the ECM to diagnose and collect fault information.