Faisal Javed

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Work Experience

Senior AI Engineer (Team Lead) at Schechter
January 1, 2024 - Present
Architected and productionized LLM-powered systems (GPT-4/ChatGPT) for recruitment automation, retail personalization, and social media analytics serving 18M+ users. Designed end-to-end ML pipelines for data ingestion/validation, inference, deployment, and production monitoring using Python, FastAPI, and Django. Containerized workloads with Docker and deployed on AWS EC2 with MLflow for experiment tracking and model versioning. Implemented CI/CD via GitHub Actions and established observability using AWS CloudWatch and Grafana. Managed relational, NoSQL, and vector databases including PostgreSQL, MySQL, FAISS, and Pinecone to support retrieval, inference, and recommendation workflows.
Senior AI Engineer (Team Lead) at Schechter Jan
January 1, 2024 - Present
Architected and productionized LLM-powered systems (GPT-4, ChatGPT) for recruitment automation, retail personalization, and social media analytics for 18M+ user domains. Designed and maintained end-to-end ML pipelines covering data ingestion, validation, model inference, deployment, and production monitoring using Python, FastAPI, and Django. Containerized ML workloads using Docker for consistent deployments. Deployed and operated ML services on AWS EC2 with MLflow for experiment tracking and model versioning; implemented CI/CD pipelines via GitHub Actions for automated testing and controlled rollouts. Established observability using AWS CloudWatch and Grafana. Managed relational, NoSQL, and vector databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, FAISS, Pinecone) to support inference, semantic retrieval, and recommendation workflows.
Senior AI Engineer (Team Lead) / Consultant at Innovadel Technologies Limited
January 1, 2024 - Present
Architected and productionized LLM-powered systems for recruitment automation, retail personalization, and social media analytics; supported 18M+ user domains. Designed and maintained end-to-end ML pipelines using Python, FastAPI, and Django. Containerized ML workloads with Docker for reproducible deployments. Deployed ML services on AWS EC2 with MLflow for experiment tracking. Implemented CI/CD with GitHub Actions and established observability with CloudWatch and Grafana. Managed relational, NoSQL, and vector databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, FAISS, Pinecone) to support inference, retrieval, and recommendations. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to accelerate delivery from experimentation to production.
Data Scientist – Team Lead at Proactive Technology
June 1, 2021 - December 1, 2023
Led a team of 18 data scientists delivering ML solutions for advertisement recommendation engines, social media analytics, and energy forecasting products. Designed and productionized ML models using Python and scikit-learn, including custom pipelines for predictive analytics and recommendation systems. Deployed ML services within a microservices-based architecture on AWS to improve scalability and independent deployments. Managed and optimized data platforms including PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB, and Redis for caching and high-throughput performance. Delivered projects in Agile/Scrum environments using Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket.
Data Scientist – Team Lead at BlueOrbit Solutions
June 1, 2020 - December 1, 2023
Led a team of 18 data scientists delivering ML solutions for advertisement recommendations, social media analytics, and energy forecasting. Designed and productionized ML models with Python and Scikit-learn, including custom pipelines. Managed data lifecycle (ingestion, transformation, feature engineering, training) and deployed services within a microservices architecture on AWS. Optimized data platforms (PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB, Redis) for caching and throughput. Enforced performance and reliability through code reviews and health checks; delivered projects in Agile/Scrum using Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket.
Senior Software Engineer – Data Science & ML at Proactive Technology
May 1, 2020 - June 1, 2021
Delivered end-to-end ML and data science solutions for telecom and e-commerce clients focusing on predictive modeling and behavioral analytics. Performed exploratory data analysis, feature engineering, and model development for churn prediction and product recommendation. Mentored junior data scientists and contributed to internal best practices for model deployment and documentation.
Software Engineer – Data Science & ML at Lightning Kite
November 1, 2019 - April 1, 2020
Built ML models and analytical pipelines for sports analytics (NBA) and automotive industry clients. Performed data collection, cleaning, transformation, and exploratory analysis to support predictive model development.
Senior Software Engineer – Data Science & ML at BlueOrbit Solutions
May 1, 2019 - June 1, 2020
Delivered end-to-end ML and data science solutions for telecom and e-commerce clients, focusing on predictive modeling and behavioral analytics. Performed EDA, feature engineering, and model development for churn prediction and product recommendations. Mentored junior data scientists and contributed to internal best practices for deployment and documentation.
Software Engineer – Data Science & ML at Blue Orbit Solutions
November 1, 2018 - April 1, 2019
Built ML models and analytical pipelines for sports analytics and automotive clients. Performed data collection, cleaning, transformation, and exploratory analysis to support predictive modeling.
Software Engineer – Natural Language Processing at Lightning Kite
September 1, 2018 - October 1, 2019
Developed NLP pipelines using Python, NLTK, SpaCy, and scikit-learn for text classification, named entity recognition, and sentiment analysis. Deployed NLP microservices and managed MySQL / MS SQL Server databases for ML-driven applications.
Software Engineer – Natural Language Processing at Tecshield
September 1, 2017 - October 1, 2018
Developed NLP pipelines using NLTK, SpaCy, and Scikit-learn for text classification, NER, and sentiment analysis. Built data ingestion and preprocessing workflows with web scraping. Deployed NLP services in a microservices architecture and managed MySQL and MS SQL Server databases for ML-driven applications.
.NET Developer at Tecshield
July 1, 2016 - September 1, 2017
Developed backend systems using C# and ASP.NET MVC; built WPF-based desktop applications and collaborated with clients on requirements, delivery, and post-launch support.

Education

Master of Computer Applications (MCA) at Stanford University, Stanford, CA
February 1, 2014 - October 1, 2016
Master of Computer Applications (MCA) at University of Management and Technology
February 1, 2016 - October 1, 2018
Master of Computer Applications (MCA) - Computer Science at University of Management and Technology
February 1, 2016 - October 1, 2018
Master of Computer Applications (MCA) at University of Management and Technology
February 1, 2016 - October 1, 2018

Qualifications

AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty
January 11, 2030 - April 6, 2026
DeepLearning.AI – Lang Chain for LLM Application Development
January 11, 2030 - April 6, 2026
AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty
January 11, 2030 - August 12, 2026
LangChain for LLM Application Development
January 11, 2030 - August 12, 2026
AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty
January 11, 2030 - August 12, 2026
LangChain for LLM Application Development
January 11, 2030 - August 12, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Energy & Utilities, Retail, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Telecommunications, Other