Hi,
I am Sandeep

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About

I am a problem solver who thrives on turning ideas into reality, no matter how complex the challenge. With a passion for continuous learning and teamwork, I am excited to bring my unique blend of hands-on experience and analytical skills to drive meaningful results. I approach challenges step-by-step, consistently delivering complete and functional solutions.

A perfect example is my hand-built go-kart, which won one of the biggest go-kart events —check it out below to see my dedication in action.

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Education

2023–2025

Master of Science

Information Management

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

Illinois, USA

2017–2021

Bachelor of Technology

Mechanical Engineering

GANDHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Visakhapatnam, India

Experience

Gies College of Business

Research Assistant

(Jan 2024 - Present)

Bridged the gap between researchers and business clients by translating technical requirements into data solutions aligned with business goals.
Engineered a comprehensive NLP pipeline for Multilabel Text Classification in collaboration with university faculty, cutting data processing times by 40% and boosting evaluation metrics by 20%.
Applied the complete data science pipeline—cleansing, wrangling, visualization, modeling, and interpretation—to process over 1 million customer reviews, reducing error rates by 15% across diverse categories.

Business Intelligence Group

Data Science Consultant

(Aug 2024 - Jan 2025)

Crafted an innovative Retriever-Augmented Generation (RAG) chatbot tailored to enhance new hire integration within a Fortune 500 firm, resulting in enhanced query response precision by over 40%.
Engineered a document embedding system with FAISS and OpenAI, reducing search times from two minutes to under five seconds by optimizing the underlying architecture with advanced algorithms.
Integrated text-to-speech and speech-to-text functionalities using the gTTS package into the RAG chatbot, enhancing user satisfaction by 20% and improving accessibility and interaction for new hires.

Cognizant

Data Engineer

(May 2021 - Jul 2023)

Pioneered 12 ETL projects in the Analytics department orchestrating requirements gathering, data loading strategies, and development of mappings and workflows.
Spearheaded the client’s outdated business systems transformation to build an Event-Driven Architecture(Kafka/Flink/Airflow) saving $300K in annual operational efficiencies.
Partnered with QA and product teams to implement an automated data validation framework using PL/SQL and Python, resolving 200+ schema mismatches.
Formulated ETL pipelines using AWS Glue and PySpark enforcing seamless processing of datasets and implementing optimizations that slashed query execution time by 50%.

Cognizant

Data Engineer Intern

(Jan 2021 - Apr 2021)

Engineered and deployed 6 Linux shell scripts to streamline Informatica workflows, improving data transformation while leveraging cloud infrastructure to ensure scalability and efficiency in data processing.
Migrated 20 complex datasets into a unified Oracle SQL database, improving data accessibility for cross-functional teams and eliminating three critical data silos that slowed decision-making.
Spearheaded the deployment of Slowly Changing Dimension Types 1 and 2 for the Clinical Trials - Risk Assessment Categorization Tool (CT-RACT) project, enhancing data accuracy by 30% .
Enhanced data-driven decision making by engineering scalable No-SQL data pipelines using Amazon DynamoDB, reducing data retrieval times by 35%.

Society of Automotive Engineers

Vice President

(Jun 2018 - May 2021)

Collaborated on a hands-on Go-Kart construction project, applying theoretical knowledge and engineering skills to a practical challenge within the automobile industry.
Organized and led multiple informational workshops over a three-year period, enhancing the professional development of peers and colleagues by sharing knowledge and best practices in automotive engineering and mobility technology.

Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

Engineering Intern

(Nov 2019 - Jan 2020)

Spearheaded the "Modelling for Linear Transformer Driver-2" project, applying theoretical concepts to practical challenges to improve the functionality and understanding of linear transformer drivers.
Collaborated extensively with a team of expert scientists to develop and refine innovative models, enhancing technical solutions within the field of atomic research.

Visakhapatnam Steel Plant

Mechanical Engineering Intern

(May 2018 - Aug 2018)

Enhanced the efficiency of wire rod production by monitoring and optimizing rolling parameters, ensuring high-quality output while minimizing downtime and material waste.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to maintain rolling equipment, troubleshoot production issues, and ensure compliance with quality standards for diverse steel grades and dimensions.