Chaitanya Babhulgaonkar
Vice President - Analytics Manager
Hyderabad,TG
Summary
Passionate Analytics, AI/ML and Technology Leader with 16+ years of experience ensuring project success. Deep and hands-on experience in the wider technology landscape in the Data Analytics, ML, NLP, Data Engineering and Data platforms including emerging technology era of Generative AI and LLM (large language modeling). Proven leadership track record in delivering complex and innovative solutions with Engineering Excellence and great business impact. Decent domain understanding of Capital Markets, Wholesale Banking, Lending and the Banking Regulatory programs.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
35
35
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Associate ANALYTICS MANAGER – AVP – Enterprise Analytics and Data Science (EADS) LOB
WELLS FARGO
03.2020 - 01.2023
- Working with EADS LOB as AVP and providing Data Science, Data Engineering, and MLOps solutions by managing a team of 15+ team members in the direct span.
- Leading a diverse team of data scientists, engineers, and MLOps team members.
- Developed an ML (NLP) solution to extract unstructured data from complex PDF documents with contextual output.
- Built a text classifier, entity extraction models to classify and extract information - by transfer learning and fine-tuning, using BERT, Elmo, and Glove embedding language models in TensorFlow, Python, TF-Hub, and Keras.
- Helped to build data pipelines, deployed the model, and provided a technical solution by implementing an innovative approach to improve data transfer rate by 300% and model performance by 30%.
- Built forecasting models for different KPIs using machine learning and data visualization tools.
- Developed and architected a framework for scalable, faster, and resilient model adoption, fine-tuning, and deployment.
Project Manager – Wholesale Banking Technologies
WELLS FARGO
03.2017 - 01.2020
- Delivered a complex and large-scale automation for the manual operations process for the legacy application.
- Built an innovative product from scratch with the robust, integrated technology integration of multiple technology and data platforms.
- 1st Project and Team to implement Agile Methodology and Product Management practice in the Bank.
Project Manager – AVP – Capital Markets Technologies LOB
WELLS FARGO
06.2014 - 02.2017
- Built CVA application from scratch while working in the multi-stakeholder environment.
- Played the role of a solution architect and contributed to the design of the application platform.
- Developed comprehensive project plans with clear timelines, milestones, and budget requirements, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality results.
Apps System Engineer – WIM Technologies LOB
WELLS FARGO
03.2012 - 04.2014
- Providing Application Platform Support and managing deployment.
- Executing small-scale automations for application performance enhancements.
- Running SQL queries for application performance KPIs.
ANALYTICS MANAGER – VP – Customer Excellence and Data Analytics (CEDA) LOB
WELLS FARGO
02.2023 - Current
- Working with CEDA LOB as VP and providing Analytical and AI solutions for the ECR (Enterprise Complaints and Remediation) business by managing diverse and multidisciplinary teams with analytical, data science, data engineering, and reporting capabilities.
- Providing leadership for a team of 55+ members and serving as a manager of managers for the direct span.
- Drive strategy and roadmap of AI/ML and Analytics solution for the Business with smooth transition.
- Built scalable automations to improve 60% turnaround time for respective remediation use cases.
- Developed and deployed AI semantic search, email classification, document classification, and entity extraction use cases using NLP algorithms.
- Initiated a data-based decision-making culture, impacting operational efficiency by 15%.
- Revamped data visualization and reporting methodologies, improving clarity and accessibility for partners.
- Created a culture of innovation and a product mindset by implementing Agile and SAFe methodology in the organization.
- Mentor, Guide, and Coach Managers, Leads, and Data Scientists to solve complex business problems by providing thought leadership.
- Initiative: I own the Research and Innovation initiative for the entire LOB, which fosters and encourages the creation of patents and the publication of research papers on various forums in emerging areas.
- Streamlined data collection processes to enhance accuracy and reduce errors, ensuring high-quality datasets for analysis.
- Improved data-driven decision making by implementing advanced analytics techniques and tools.
- Modeled predictions with feature selection algorithms.
- Led cross-functional teams in the design and implementation of company-wide analytics initiatives, fostering a data-driven culture.
SENIOR ENGINEER
INMAGE SYSTEMS
09.2011 - 03.2012
- Supporting the Enterprise clients for the implementation of the Inmage Product.
- Performing product consulting for Enterprise clients.
SUPPORT ENGINEER
CA TECHNOLOGIES (on pay role of Teksystems)
12.2009 - 09.2011
- Providing the CA's product support for the Enterprise Clients.
- Ensuring the bug fixing reported by the clients or the support teams.
Education
PGP in Data Science -
03.2019 - 03.2020
BE – Mechanical Engineering -
03.2005 - 12.2009
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering -
04.2002 - 05.2005
06.2000 - 03.2002
04.1999 - 03.2000
MBA -
04.2001 - 05.2024
Status: Pursuing
Skills
Data science research methods
Passion
- Innovation and Patents
- Data Science Research Papers
- Writing Technical and Leadership blogs
Techniques
Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Predictive Analytics, Data Modeling, Logistic and Linear Regression, Reinforcement Learning, Text Mining, Sentiment Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, Time Series Analysis, Computer Vision, OCR, TTS, NLG, Convolutional Neural Nets, Recurrent Neural Nets, Generative Adversarial Neural Nets, Spiking Neural Nets, MLOps, Enterprise Architecture, Generative AI, RAG, LLM, Python, Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, XGBoost, Keras, BERT, NLTK, PySpark, IBM OSDS, H2o.ai, Data Robot, Google cloud platform, Hadoop, Yarn, Hive, HBase, Alteryx, Tableau, Kafka, Flume, Storm, Spark, Tensor flow, Keras, PyTorch, MXNET, SAS, SPSS, R, Java, .NET, SQL, Teradata, AUTOSYS, Air flow, Vector DB, Mongo DB, Graph DB, Tableau, Power BI, Databricks.
Timeline
ANALYTICS MANAGER – VP – Customer Excellence and Data Analytics (CEDA) LOB - WELLS FARGO
02.2023 - Current
Associate ANALYTICS MANAGER – AVP – Enterprise Analytics and Data Science (EADS) LOB - WELLS FARGO
03.2020 - 01.2023
INSOFE - PGP in Data Science,
03.2019 - 03.2020
Project Manager – Wholesale Banking Technologies - WELLS FARGO
03.2017 - 01.2020
Project Manager – AVP – Capital Markets Technologies LOB - WELLS FARGO
06.2014 - 02.2017
Apps System Engineer – WIM Technologies LOB - WELLS FARGO
03.2012 - 04.2014
SENIOR ENGINEER - INMAGE SYSTEMS
09.2011 - 03.2012
SUPPORT ENGINEER - CA TECHNOLOGIES (on pay role of Teksystems)
12.2009 - 09.2011
IME - BE – Mechanical Engineering,
03.2005 - 12.2009
IME - Diploma in Mechanical Engineering,
04.2002 - 05.2005
IIM, Vishakhapatnam - MBA,
04.2001 - 05.2024
HSC/12th - ,
06.2000 - 03.2002
SSC/10th - ,
04.1999 - 03.2000
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