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Merril Lionel D Almeida

Tech lead
Bengaluru

Summary

As a dedicated AI researcher and developer, I have the privilege of working across diverse industries such as automotive, aerospace, and life science. My work is driven by a deep belief in the democratization of AI evolution and research, ensuring that the transformative power of artificial intelligence is accessible to all. I thrive on challenging assignments and have a particular passion for collaborating with startups. By leveraging AI and ML, I help build impactful, cutting-edge solutions that push the boundaries of what's possible. My journey is fueled by curiosity and a commitment to creating a better, more intelligent world. Let's connect and explore how we can innovate together

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior AI Engineer / Technical Lead

Akkodis
1 2022 - Current
  • Led General Motors project to reduce High-definition Map data collected at the front end of the vehicle and decompress at the back office in the cloud for ADAS applications using math programming and ML, achieving KPIs effectively
  • Prototyping of multiple ADAS POCs: Driving behavior analysis using IMU sensor and mobile data, drowsiness detection, lane keep assist, anomaly detection in road environment
  • Managed and co-developed the HR Recruitment tool as a POC framework for streamlining and expediting the recruitment process with Generative AI & Conv AI with deploymen on Streamlit and PostgreSQL db

Senior AI Engineer

Phlexglobal - a PharmaLex company now part of Cencora
08.2021 - 09.2021
  • Document processing of clinical trials of patient's in vivo stage

Senior AI Engineer Consultant

Pucho
04.2020 - 02.2021
  • Built OCR module for automating the gate entry for a retail warehouse on the supplier bills
  • Researched and developed a POC for denoising technique using deep learning for filtering white noise from a background from the audio file.

Junior Data Scientist

MyHealthcare Technologies
06.2019 - 02.2020
  • Worked on a medical transcript bucketizing the script into Subjective, Objective Assessment, and Prescription/Plan
  • Diagnosing Parkinson's disease stages through GAIT analysis using pose estimation, time series modeling of landmarks, and severity categorization.

Control System Engineer

National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore
01.2013 - 01.2015
  • Researched and developed control laws algorithm for visually aided guidance and navigation system
  • Understood classical AI approach for image and video analytics for drones.

Education

Manipal Institute of Technology

Skills

    Machine Learning

    Data Science

    Python

    Generative AI - GPT 4-o, LLama3, Claude 35

    AWS

    Azure

    Git

    PostgreSQL

    Streamlit

Industry

Aerospace | AI | Drone | Ed-tech | Health-tech | IoT

Timeline

Senior AI Engineer

Phlexglobal - a PharmaLex company now part of Cencora
08.2021 - 09.2021

Senior AI Engineer Consultant

Pucho
04.2020 - 02.2021

Junior Data Scientist

MyHealthcare Technologies
06.2019 - 02.2020

Control System Engineer

National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore
01.2013 - 01.2015

Senior AI Engineer / Technical Lead

Akkodis
1 2022 - Current

Manipal Institute of Technology
Merril Lionel D AlmeidaTech lead