Hi, I’m Hari Shankar Raghuraman, a Senior Data Scientist/AI-ML Engineer with 5+ years of experience building and deploying machine learning, statistical modeling, and predictive analytics solutions across large-scale cloud and big data environments. I specialize in forecasting, customer analytics, anomaly detection, NLP, experimentation, and optimization, using Python, SQL, Spark, TensorFlow, and PyTorch. I enjoy turning complex business problems into scalable data-driven solutions that improve model performance, operational efficiency, and decision-making. In roles at Cisco Systems and Accenture, I’ve designed end-to-end ML pipelines, deployed production-grade models on AWS, and collaborated with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into measurable business impact. I thrive in cross-functional environments and continuously learn to stay ahead in ML/AI.

Hari Shankar Raghuraman

Hi, I’m Hari Shankar Raghuraman, a Senior Data Scientist/AI-ML Engineer with 5+ years of experience building and deploying machine learning, statistical modeling, and predictive analytics solutions across large-scale cloud and big data environments. I specialize in forecasting, customer analytics, anomaly detection, NLP, experimentation, and optimization, using Python, SQL, Spark, TensorFlow, and PyTorch. I enjoy turning complex business problems into scalable data-driven solutions that improve model performance, operational efficiency, and decision-making. In roles at Cisco Systems and Accenture, I’ve designed end-to-end ML pipelines, deployed production-grade models on AWS, and collaborated with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into measurable business impact. I thrive in cross-functional environments and continuously learn to stay ahead in ML/AI.

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Hi, I’m Hari Shankar Raghuraman, a Senior Data Scientist/AI-ML Engineer with 5+ years of experience building and deploying machine learning, statistical modeling, and predictive analytics solutions across large-scale cloud and big data environments. I specialize in forecasting, customer analytics, anomaly detection, NLP, experimentation, and optimization, using Python, SQL, Spark, TensorFlow, and PyTorch. I enjoy turning complex business problems into scalable data-driven solutions that improve model performance, operational efficiency, and decision-making.

In roles at Cisco Systems and Accenture, I’ve designed end-to-end ML pipelines, deployed production-grade models on AWS, and collaborated with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into measurable business impact. I thrive in cross-functional environments and continuously learn to stay ahead in ML/AI.

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Work Experience

AI/ML Engineer at Cisco Systems
February 1, 2024 - Present
Designed and deployed scalable ML pipelines processing 50+ TB of structured and unstructured data using Python, PySpark, and Apache Spark, boosting data processing efficiency by 40% and accelerating model training cycles. Built predictive models with Scikit-learn, XGBoost, and TensorFlow for customer behavior analysis and anomaly detection, increasing accuracy by 28% and reducing false positives by 22%. Developed end-to-end deep learning models with PyTorch and Transformer architectures for NLP tasks (sentiment analysis and text classification), improving classification performance by ~30%. Implemented MLOps pipelines with MLflow, Docker, and Kubernetes to automate training, versioning, and deployment, reducing deployment time by 45% and enabling scalable production. Integrated models into RESTful APIs via FastAPI and deployed on AWS SageMaker and EC2 for real-time inference with latency reduced by 35%. Engineered robust ETL pipelines with Apache Airflow and dbt to automate ingestion,
Machine Learning Engineer at Accenture
July 1, 2019 - July 1, 2022
Developed and implemented machine learning models using Python, Scikit-learn, and TensorFlow for predictive analytics and classification tasks, improving forecasting accuracy by 26% across multiple client projects. Processed and analyzed large-scale datasets using SQL, Pandas, and PySpark, handling over 30 TB of data and optimizing data pipelines to reduce processing time by 35%. Built data preprocessing and feature engineering pipelines to clean, transform, and standardize raw data, improving data quality and model performance by 22%. Designed and implemented ETL workflows using Apache Airflow and SQL-based pipelines, ensuring reliable data integration and improving pipeline efficiency by 30%. Developed NLP-based solutions using NLTK and Transformer-based models for text classification and sentiment analysis, enhancing customer insights and improving analysis accuracy by 27%. Deployed ML models using Docker containers and cloud services such as AWS EC2 and S3, ensuring scalable and re

Education

Masters in Information Systems and Technologies at University of North Texas, Denton, US
August 1, 2022 - December 1, 2023
Bachelor's in Electronics and Communication Engineering at Keshav Memorial Institute of Technology, India
July 1, 2016 - November 1, 2020

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Software & Internet, Professional Services, Telecommunications, Media & Entertainment