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Eleven years, five chapters.

From plant-floor automation in Coimbatore to satellite-imagery models and production data and LLM systems at the University of Pittsburgh.

  1. SEP 2024 — DEC 20251 YR 3 MO

    Data Engineer

    University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    Architected Python ETL pipelines pulling from the Coursera and Salesforce APIs into clean, query-ready SQL tables, and orchestrated 10+ production workflows in Apache Airflow with automated retries and failure recovery. Built and deployed a RAG-based Slack assistant with semantic re-ranking that cut repetitive student support requests by 30%. Also facilitated courses for 300+ students in Python, Tableau, and Power BI.

    • Python
    • Airflow
    • SQL
    • LangChain
    • RAG
    • Tableau
  2. MAR 2025 — APR 20251 MO

    AI Software Developer

    AiroversePittsburgh, PA

    Built an AI-powered rooftop HVAC detection platform to generate business leads. Trained YOLOv8 and RF-DETR models to 90% precision and 80% recall on satellite imagery, integrated the Google Maps and Roboflow APIs for automated real-time collection, and shipped a FastAPI + React stack. Cut manual detection time and cost by 90%.

    • YOLOv8
    • RF-DETR
    • FastAPI
    • React
    • GCP
  3. JUN 2020 — DEC 20222 YR 6 MO

    Data Automation Engineer

    Shraddha Engineering & Facility ServicesCoimbatore, India

    Led end-to-end IoT and automation deployments across 15+ facilities, saving 2,000+ engineering hours a year. Designed Python and SQL ETL pipelines with Power BI dashboards that cut manual data work by 50%, and built real-time monitoring with sensor streams and alerting that reduced downtime by 30%. REST APIs for facility-management integrations; Git and Agile throughout.

    • IoT
    • ETL
    • Python
    • SQL
    • Power BI
    • REST APIs
  4. APR 2018 — JUN 20202 YR 2 MO

    Systems & Analytics Engineer

    Blue Star LimitedCoimbatore, India

    ML-driven predictive maintenance that reduced failures by 22% across commercial HVAC deployments. Built PLC/SCADA automation across 25+ projects for an 18% efficiency gain, and led a cross-functional team of ten on analytics and sensor-network deployments.

    • ML
    • PLC/SCADA
    • Pandas
    • Predictive maintenance
  5. JUN 2015 — APR 20182 YR 10 MO

    Automation Engineer

    Chennai Engineering ServicesCoimbatore, India

    Automated data acquisition and reporting with Python and SQL, improving reliability by 15%. Designed control logic for commercial electrical projects and cut project delivery times by 10%. First real exposure to the gap between what's elegant on paper and what survives the field.

    • Python
    • SQL
    • Industrial automation

In a teammate's words.

Jeeva built the app from the ground up, turning our messy ideas into something real and functional. He was always clear in communication, kept the team updated, and never overpromised — just quietly delivered solid work week after week.

Ngoc (Frances) PhanTeammate on the Airoverse consulting project, MBA Analytics, University of Pittsburgh

Where I trained.

M.S. Information Science, AI SpecializationUniversity of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
2023–2025GPA 3.83 / 4.0
Master of Business AdministrationTamil Nadu Agricultural University, India
2017–2019GPA 3.0 / 4.0
B.E. Electrical & Electronics EngineeringAnna University, Chennai, India
2009–2013GPA 3.5 / 4.0Class Topper, PPG Institute of Technology

Certified, on paper too.

  • AWSSolutions Architect — Associate
  • CanonicalUbuntu Linux Professional
  • LinkedInSix Sigma: Green Belt
  • GoogleIT Support Professional Certificate
  • PendoAI for Product Management
  • IBMData Science Professional
  • MicrosoftAzure Fundamentals
  • UdacityData Analyst Nanodegree

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