Maria Cherian

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Software Engineer Intern at UVJ Technologies
April 1, 2018 - October 1, 2018
Contributed to software engineering tasks and supported ML/AI initiatives; assisted in data preprocessing and building small-scale ML pipelines.
Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Core Strat
January 1, 2023 - February 28, 2025
Led development of end-to-end Gen AI systems; designed and deployed RAG pipelines using LangChain, Pinecone, Neo4j, and Qdrant; orchestrated data ingestion and ML Ops using Azure DevOps; built real-time dashboards and monitoring.
Software Engineer at Temenos
July 1, 2019 - November 30, 2021
Supported high-volume data pipelines and analytics workflows for regulatory/compliance systems used by UAE banks like FAB, Mashreq Bank, and Shariah Islamic Bank. Integrated AI-driven automation with core banking platforms and financial regulations. Automated reporting workflows using SQL and Power Automate, reducing manual processing time by 35%. Built Power BI dashboards for compliance and reconciliation monitoring, enabling data quality checks and governance.
Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Core Strat
July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2019
Prototyped route optimization using RL/LSTM map approaches; built forecasting models (ARIMA/LSTM) for utilization planning. Developed and deployed predictive credit risk models using Decision Trees and Random Forest, achieving an F1-score of 0.87. Led end-to-end ML model development, testing, and deployment.
Software Development Intern at UVJ Technologies
April 1, 2018 - October 31, 2018
Designed and built scalable microservices using FastAPI; contributed to data pipelines, testing, validation, and deployment processes. Gained experience in AI-enabled workflows and hands-on software development.

Education

Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science and Engineering at Christ University, Bangalore, India
June 1, 2021 - May 1, 2023
High School / Grade 12 at Sunrise English Private School, Abu Dhabi, UAE
January 11, 2030 - March 2, 2026
Master of Science, Data Analytics at Christ University, Bengaluru, India
January 11, 2030 - March 2, 2026
High School at Sunrise English Private School, Abu Dhabi, UAE
January 11, 2030 - March 2, 2026

Qualifications

Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science and Engineering
June 1, 2021 - May 1, 2023

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Education, Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Transportation & Logistics, Retail, Financial Services