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Shilpa A R

Generative AI Software Engineering Cloud Data Science

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Being curious is all it takes to begin a journey, and commitment takes it to the best destinations!


12+ years of overall experience in Data Science (7 years) and Software Engineering(12 years).

Experience with LLMs, Python, SQL, Tableau, PyTorch, NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Scikit-Learn, Tensorflow, Deep Learning, NLP, Neural Networks, Image Classification, Plotly, Kafka, ElasticSearch, Snowflake, AWS, Microsoft Cognitive Services, batch and streaming data analysis and more.

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Skills

  • Data Science
    Generative AI, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Advanced Deep Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, Microsoft Bot Framework, Microsoft Cognitive services, IBM Watson, AWS Sagemaker, MLOps
  • Programming Languages
    Python, Java
  • Cloud Technologies
    Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Cognitive Services, AWS services (S3, ECS, Sagemaker, EC2, RDS, Lambda, Glue, CloudWatch, IAM, EventBridge, DynamoDB, CloudFormation, CloudTrail)
  • Data Engineering
    Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Tableau, NodeRed, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Snowflake, SQL, MongoDB, OrientDB, PostgreSQL, DocumentDB, Athena, AWS Glue
  • Architecture
    Monolith, Micro services
  • Code Versioning
    SVN, Git, Liquibase
  • Project Management
    Agile, Waterfall, Kanban
Portfolio

What have I been up to lately?

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Work Experience

SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER II

Amazon (Sept 2022 - Present)

Dublin, Ireland

Lead and develop Data Science and Software Engineering initiatives within the org

    Responsible for owning and implementing Software Engineering and AI solutions for multiple services within the organisation.
    Additional responsibilities include contributing to org goals, cross team collaboration on SE and AI topics, analysing data and working with stakeholders and customers to determine the path forward.
    Leading AI career transition track for Women in AI/ML @ Amazon.

LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER (IoT & Data Science)

Nissan Digital Hub (Sept 2018 - Sept 2022)

Trivandrum, Kerala, India

Technical Lead, Individual Contributor, SPOC for Data Science and IoT solutions in Manufacturing & Supply Chain unit

    As overall lead for IoT and data science (DS), was responsible for setting up the technical team to establish Data Science practice within the business unit.
    Key role in developing the overarching architecture for all IoT and AI solutions.
    Hands-on involvement in end-to-end delivery of multiple award-winning projects.
    Led 3 teams ranging from 5-15 developers.

TECHNOLOGIST (AI TEAM)

WIPRO DIGITAL (MAR’16- SEP’18)

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Technical Lead, Individual Contributor, SPOC for Microsoft Cognitive Services within Wipro Digital's AI Wing, AI Evangelist

    Played a key role in in transitioning various projects within the business unit to niche & relevant technologies like AI and Big Data.
    Established and managed Microsoft Cognitive Services solution team to work on projects across various business units.
    Owned end-to-end delivery of various projects: requirement elicitation, solutioning, development, testing, code reviews & deployment.
    Led 2 teams ranging from 5-15 developers.
    Worked with customers in Customer Support, Oil&Gas, Media to define tangible solutions using AI, Cloud and Big Data.

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER (BIG DATA & CLOUD)

INFOSYS LIMITED (JUL’12- MAR’16)

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Module lead, Individual contributor, Member of Big Data and Cloud CoE

    Selected to work on Apple's projects due to high performance demonstrated during training period on Big Data solutions.
    Owned end-to-end delivery of critical modules within multiple projects including HR system modernisation and case management tool revamp using Big Data technologies.
    Worked closely with Apple's Senior technology leader and architect on exploratory tasks and POCs on graph and document databases, which transformed to production deliverables of high quality revamping the 20+yrs old employee system of Apple

Education

Certificates

Udemy

OrientDB - Getting Started with Graph and Document Databases, Django Rest Framework, Big Data, and more.

Udacity

Data Wrangling with MongoDB, Continuous Integration, Reinforcement Learning, Intro to Computer Vision, and more.

Simplilearn

Python for Data Science, Data Science with Python, Machine Learning, Deep Learning with Tensorflow and Keras, Advanced Deep Learning and Computer Vision, NLP and Speech Recognition, Reinforcement Learning, and more.

LinkedIn

Learning ECMAScript 6+ (ES6+), Elasticsearch Essential Training, Kafka Essential Training, React.js Essential Training, Prepare for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate) Exam (SAA-C01), Creating Bots with the Microsoft Bot Framework, Learning Docker, and many more

Post Graduate Program

2020 - 2021

Purdue University

Post Graduate Program in AI ML

Bachelor's Degree

2008 - 2012

Amrita Vishwa Vidyaapeetham

B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering

Where to find me

Dublin
Ireland

Email Me At
shilpaar90@gmail.com

(shilpaar90@gmail.com)