Vinod Kanna R
Bengaluru
Summary
Accomplished Software Engineer with extensive experience at Cisco, specializing in machine learning and supply chain management. Built an award-winning AI/ML model that improved inventory and material management with multimillion-dollar impact. Skilled in optimizing supply chain operations using GCP. Engineered a high-accuracy intent classification system and automated training pipelines to boost efficiency. Proficient in Machine Learning, Python and GCP, with strong cross-team collaboration skills to deliver impactful solutions.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Software Engineer III
Cisco
Bengaluru
08.2023 - Current
- Engineered a robust intent classification system to categorize 2000 document names based on user inquiries.
- Engineered scalable microservices with FastAPI and integrated them into a custom ML pipeline architecture.
- Automated training pipelines and continuous evaluation, reducing training time from 2 hours to ~35 minutes with 90 percent accuracy
- Created a Snowflake MCP tool to convert natural language questions into optimized SQL, enhancing data safety.
Software Engineer II
Cisco
Bengaluru
08.2022 - 07.2023
- Developed industry-leading forecasting algorithms for product planning and demand accuracy, which form the Base Forecast Stream of the Cisco Supply Chain Plan from 2022 to 2025, achieving 85 percent accuracy.
- Led cloud migration initiatives and designed GCP-based AI/ML workflows to enhance analytical capabilities.
- Implemented solutions that integrated data across the Cisco Supply Chain, improving overall efficiency.
- Developed custom kubernetes pipeline for model training.
Software Engineer
Cisco
Bengaluru
08.2020 - 07.2022
- Developed Customer Concentrated Data in Supply Chain Plan to identify critical Plids based on order quantity and cost.
- Created Cycle Time to Replenish View, enabling demand planners to analyze component forecasts effectively.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to publish data to downstream Plan applications, enhancing overall supply chain efficiency.
Undergraduate Intern
Cisco
Bengaluru
01.2020 - 06.2020
- Developed Commodity Forecast View in Supply Chain Plan application
Education
Master of Technology - MTech - Artificial Intelligence
Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
08.2025
Bachelor of Engineering - BE - Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
PSG College of Technology
01.2020
Skills
- Time Series Forecasting
- Machine Learning
- Artificial Intelligence
- Digital Image Processing
- Supply chain management
- Deep Generative Models
- Google Cloud Platform
- Kubernetes
- Pyspark
- Python
- Snowflake
- MongoDB
- Kafka
Awards
The International Business Awards Stevie Awards - Silver Steve Winner
Timeline
Software Engineer III
Cisco
08.2023 - Current
Software Engineer II
Cisco
08.2022 - 07.2023
Software Engineer
Cisco
08.2020 - 07.2022
Undergraduate Intern
Cisco
01.2020 - 06.2020
Master of Technology - MTech - Artificial Intelligence
Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Bachelor of Engineering - BE - Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
PSG College of Technology