Hi there! I'm

Akshay

I'm a Software Engineer specializing in AI/ML and full-stack development. I build intelligent systems that solve real-world problems.

About Me

I'm passionate about leveraging AI and machine learning to create innovative solutions that make a real impact.

Currently working as a Software Engineer (Data & AI) at ADM (Fortune 45), where I build scalable data processing pipelines using Databricks and PySpark, and implement comprehensive MLOps workflows with MLflow.

I recently completed my Master's in Computer Science - AI from the University of Cincinnati with a 3.93 GPA, and I have over 2 years of experience building full-stack applications and AI-powered solutions.

When I'm not coding, you'll find me exploring the latest developments in AI and machine learning, experimenting with new frameworks, or contributing to open-source projects.

Education

Master's in Computer Science - AI

University of Cincinnati

Dec 2024 • GPA: 3.93/4.0

Bachelor's in Computer Science

GRIET

Contact Info

(980) 407-8119
akshaymakutam@gmail.com

Work Experience

Building AI-powered solutions and scalable applications at leading companies.

Software Engineer (Data & AI)

ADM (Fortune 45)Erlanger, KY
May 2024 – Present

Developed scalable data processing pipelines using Databricks and PySpark to handle large-scale agricultural and prospect to cash datasets, improving data processing efficiency by 300%.

Implemented comprehensive MLOps workflows using MLflow for experiment tracking, model versioning, and automated deployment, reducing model deployment time from weeks to hours.

Built real-time data streaming solutions using PySpark Structured Streaming on Databricks, processing millions of records daily for predictive analytics in agricultural operations.

Designed and deployed machine learning models for global business insights, leveraging cloud services and automated pipelines for reliable model updates.

DatabricksPySparkMLflowMLOpsPythonStreamingMachine Learning

Software Engineer

NeudesicRemote
Mar 2021 – Jul 2023

Built the front-end for a large-scale scheduling tool used by over 500 hospital nursing units, using React JavaScript (ES6+) and TypeScript to turn complex data into a clean, easy-to-use interface.

Tackled a huge performance bottleneck in our main app, cutting a load time that took over a minute down to less than a tenth of a second, a 1000x speedup that made a critical feature usable again.

Led the effort to modernize our codebase by swapping out an old, slow library across more than 20,000 lines of code, which made the app faster & secure and future development much easier for the whole team.

ReactTypeScriptJavaScriptPerformance Optimization

Featured Projects

A collection of AI/ML projects and full-stack applications I've built to solve real-world problems.

LLM Helpdesk Chatbot

LLM Helpdesk Chatbot

Created an RAG-based chatbot using LangChain and local embedding models (all-MiniLM-L6-v2) to accurately answer questions from uploaded technical documentation.

Hugging FaceLangChainStreamlitPythonRAGNLP
Multimodal Post Classifier

Multimodal Post Classifier

Built an AI model that classifies social media posts by combining image features from a CNN with text embeddings from BERT, achieving high classification accuracy on a held-out test set.

Hugging Face TransformersCNNOpenCVFlaskPyTesseractBERT
Student Engagement Tracker

Student Engagement Tracker

Developed an ML-powered dashboard to predict student engagement drop-off using Random Forest models, engineering a data pipeline with Pandas and SQLite to improve data accessibility.

PythonPandasScikit-learnStreamlitSQLiteMachine Learning

Skills & Expertise

A comprehensive toolkit for building AI-powered applications and scalable systems.

Languages

PythonJavaTypeScriptSQLC++PySpark

AI/ML

PyTorchTransformers (BERT)RAGLangChainNumPyPandasScikit-learnOpenCV

Cloud & DevOps

AzureAWS (EC2, S3)DatabricksDockerKubernetesCI/CDMLflow

Frameworks & Tools

Spring BootReactElasticsearchGitStreamlitFlaskHugging Face

Let's Work Together

I'm always interested in new opportunities and exciting projects. Let's chat!

Email
akshaymakutam@gmail.com
Phone
(980) 407-8119
Location
Cincinnati, OH / Erlanger, KY
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