Apurva Sriram
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EDUCATION EXPERIENCE
New York University PAYPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER (FTE) Jul ‘21 – Jun ‘ 22 MS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
May 2024 NY, USA
Cum. GPA: 3.9/ 4.0
NIT TRICHY
B. TECH (HONs.) IN ECE
MINOR - COMPUTER SCIENCE
May 2021 INDIA
Cum. GPA: 9.13/ 10
LINKS
LinkedIn: apurvasriram
Github: Apurvasriram
Portfolio: apurvasriram
COURSEWORK
Data Structures and Algorithms
Database Management System
Software Engineering
Optimization Techniques
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Big Data
Cloud Computing
Networks and Protocols
Internet, Security and Privacy
Financial Information Systems
Natural Language Processing
PROJECTS
Restaurant Concierge Chat Bot
Smart Photo-Album System
Image Search Engine
Food Recipe Website
Song Playlist Recommender System
Customer Segmentation Analysis
Sarcasm Detection in Social Media
Fraud Detection System
Churn Prediction System
Cryptogram Puzzle Solver
Email Verifier Tool With Go
SKILLS
• Python • C \ C++ • Java • R • ReactJs
• SQL • AWS • Git • Docker
• Kubernetes • Jenkins • Terraform
• MongoDB • TensorFlow • PyTorch
• Spark • HTML • CSS • JavaScript
• Flask • Linux • GCP • GO
• Developed Recommender app using Python and Tableau with an accuracy of 97% to optimize redirects in customer complaint calls
• Conducted data-driven research and analysis, leading to a 20% reduction in build time and 15% increase in stability for the Jenkins pipeline, exhibiting expertise in data-informed decision-making, process optimization, and continuous integration/deployment practices
• Developed a template in Terraform for regression pipeline to be created as part of any new component created in the future
NYU COURSE ASSISTANT Sep ‘23 – May ‘24
• Spearheaded teaching initiatives for 500+ students in a Python course, creating 20+ instructional slides and 20 interactive lab notebooks, resulting in 85% pass rate and top ratings for the quality of course materials, showcasing expertise in Python, instructional design, and communication.
VOLT AI DATA SCIENCE INTERN May ‘23 - Aug ‘23
• Enhanced LLM model precision by 20% through implementation of a Python- based web scraping tool, designed to gather Q&A format data for model training.
• Developed and deployed a highlighting feature to provide insights into sources of response from the LLM model, boosting customer satisfaction by 15% SAMSUNG SOFTWARE ENGINEER INTERN May ‘20 – Jun ‘20
• Implemented customized Contiguous Memory Allocator with DMA-BUF API buffer Sharing mechanism for multimedia applications using C and Linux
• Devised kernel modules for importer and exporter enabling user-space buffer access sans memory location knowledge.
MICROSOFT (ALLY.IO) SOFTWARE ENGINEER INTERN Dec ‘19 – Jan ‘20
• Increased subscription management by 10% by modifying the admin dashboard using Ruby on Rails framework.
• Demonstrated proficiency in the Software Development Life cycle (SDLC) by participating in every stage, including creating JIRA stories, coding, testing, and deploying changes into live production.
OTHER PROJECTS
DOCONNECT - AI-POWERED MEDICAL CONSULTATION PLATFORM
• Engineered a symptom-based disease prediction chatbot, leveraging a Random Forest model trained and deployed using SageMaker. This formed a key component of a full-stack web application for doctors, which also included a networking platform for knowledge sharing and event updates, as well as a patient data record system utilizing Elasticsearch, DynamoDB, Lambda, Amazon S3 PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS FOR NYC PARKING
• Analyzed 15M+ parking records, finding top violations, and developing a Random Forest model for predicting next expected time and type of violation. This strategic intervention will optimize staff management and boost efficiency by 5%. OPTIMIZING ONLINE SPORTS RETAIL REVENUE
• Optimized online sports retailer’s revenue by 12% through exploratory analysis of multi-table dataset records on product, pricing, and customer data. Utilized advanced SQL techniques such as aggregations, correlations to identify key customer segments and tailor pricing strategies ACHIEVEMENTS
• Grace Hopper Celebration '23 Scholar
• Represented Government of India (GOI) at Youth Summit