University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas

Coursework: Big Data Management, Information Retrieval, Natural Language Processing, Artificial Intelligence, Database Design, Machine Learning, Analysis & Design of Computer Algorithms, Developing & Securing the Cloud, Edge, IoT

National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, India

Coursework: Data Structures and Algorithms, Discrete Mathematical Structures, High Performance Computing Architecture, Automata and Compiler Design, Computer Programming, Matrix Theory and Stochastic Process

University of Texas at Dallas

Student Teaching Assistant

• Graded over 30 assignments, projects, and exams in Advanced Algorithm Design & Analysis, and Systems Programming in UNIX.
• Hosted weekly office hours and contributed to course materials for over 250 students.
• Monitored invigilation during tests and organized a classroom lecture and presentation on - "Introduction to Github".

Schlumberger

Software Engineer (Full-stack) Intern

• Developed a new backend service that extracted data from AWS storage and visualized it on the UI, improving data accessibility for process and facility engineers.
• Improved the user experience by linking timeseries data with decorated images from Amazon S3 buckets, leading to a more engaging and informative interface.
• Implemented optical character recognition and digital image processing to contextualize live data, enabling users to better understand and make decisions based on the data.
• Implemented horizontal and vertical edge detection algorithms using convolution kernels built from scratch, to enhance the contrast and sharpness of images.

Citi India

Software Developer / Technical Analyst (C10)

• Conducted a full-stack development project using Agile methodologies from scratch to deployment.
• Spearheaded an inter-departmental process improvement project to create an efficient web-based tool for managing project proposals, budget tracking, and resource tracking across all teams in the business unit.
• Designed the user interface using Angular and implemented backend logic using Java and Spring Boot.
• Managed the database using Oracle SQL and utilized ChartJS and Bootstrap for Live Dashboard.
• Integrated version control, workflow and automation capabilities to streamline the Book of Work process.
• Improved document security measures for a user-friendly tool that was adopted by all senior management.
• Leveraged historical data of department spendings to develop a powerful RNN model from scratch on Python, enabling accurate forecasting of future budget requirements.

Software Developer / Technical Analyst (C09)

• Involved in test-driven development of the Global Alternative Investment Engine, a web platform used by private wealth managers to monitor portfolios of high-net-worth individuals investing with Citi Private Bank.
• Utilized Java for writing backend logic and Drools engine to automate complex business rules for validating transactions in private equity, real estate, and hedge funds.
• Streamlined testing processes by increasing test coverage using JUnit and Mockito, and by implementing Integrated Systems Testing (IST) for an institutional client base of around 13,000 investors.
• Managed the development and release cycle using CI/CD tools like Jira, BitBucket, and UrbanCode Deploy.
• Onboarded and mentored new hires and interns, providing them with technical guidance and support.
• Provided release support by ensuring the stability of the platform during and after the release process.
• Received the Citi Gratitude Gold Award for "Works as a Partner" in the GAMS Platform rollout to NAM/LATAM (2021).

Fidelity Investments

Technology Intern

• Worked with 6 classes of documents and 10,000 images for document image classification, achieving an accuracy of 94.24% by using VGG16 after preprocessing the dataset, benchmarking, and hyper-tuning the model.
• Performed text extraction using Tesseract. Deployed the solution as a Flask application on an AWS EC2 instance.
• Implemented a proof of concept for a low-latency web-socket connection between the server and client, improving real-time data transfer and contributing to the success of the project.
• Used Kafka Consumer Service to publish real-time updates for dynamic dashboard updates, enhancing the user experience on the brokerage and operations platform.