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.
- 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.
- 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%.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
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
Volunteer Pittsburgh Robotics Network, science and technology.