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Pavan Kumar M

Lead AI/ML Engineer (Gen AI & Agentic Systems Specialist)
Dubai

Summary

Senior AI Research Engineer with 15+ years experience building production-grade Generative AI and Agentic Systems. Expert in RAG architectures, LLM fine-tuning, and neural networks, with proven success deploying scalable AI solutions. Combines deep technical mastery with leadership in enterprise AI innovation. Adept at leading cross-functional teams to deliver intelligent systems that optimize business processes.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Sr. Data Scientist

ADIB Bank
AbuDhabi
10.2021 - Current

AI/ML Achievements at ADIB Bank

Autonomous AI Systems

  • Led development of multi-agent RAG document intelligence system (40% faster compliance reviews, 25%↑ accuracy) using Llama-2, LangChain & PG Vector
  • Created Agentic RAG wealth advisor generating hyper-personalized investment advice (60% workflow reduction, 35%↑ engagement) with OpenAI fine-tuning + RLHF
  • Developed voice-enabled Agentic RAG system integrating transaction logs, policy docs, and MS Accelerator-powered voice-to-text, achieving 90%+ retrieval accuracy with real-time sentiment analysis and document summarization

ML Optimization

  • ATM cash forecasting: Hybrid LSTM+Prophet model reduced costs by 18%
  • Churn prediction: XGBoost+SHAP model cut attrition by 22%

Senior ML & Deep Learning Engineer

Emirates Group
12.2017 - 09.2021
  • Developed an ML model (XGBoost/LSTM) to predict last-minute special assistance requests, reducing gate delays by 15% by analyzing historical booking patterns, flight connections, and passenger demographics.
  • Skywards Customer Tier Prediction Engine | Developed an ML model (XGBoost) analyzing 50+ behavioral features to predict member upgrades/downgrades with 88% accuracy, enabling targeted retention campaigns that reduced attrition by 22% through personalized interventions.
  • As part of Supply chain Management, forecast Meal Up-Lift per aircraft. And perform Text Analytics and inventory Planning.
  • As part of POC, Predict categories of Aircraft Engineering parts based on their images Consisting of 80 diverse classes.
  • Developed scalable classifiers and tools by deploying Machine Learning, data regression and rule-based models.
  • Deployed Predictive Modelling techniques including ML & advanced statistics to conceptualize scalable business solutions.
  • Developed and deployed a state of the art 4 layer neural network.
  • Processed terabytes of data via Machine Learning & Predictive Modelling to develop dynamic solutions.
  • Successfully trained the neural network with Computer Vision towards Image Classification & Object detection.
  • Developed state-of-the-art large-scale ML Services & Applications on the Cloud by applying predictive technology.
  • Processed structured/unstructured data & gained insights by leveraging predictive modelling, statistics, ML & data mining.
  • Independently executed project lifecycle management to implement scalable ML solutions & document results.
  • Key Achievements: AED 5M in Meals uplift (Aircraft) optimization revenue in 5 months with Business class travels. Improved 10 times more service rate for Special handling PAX at Emirates Airlines.

Sr. Data Scientist

Wipro Technologies Ltd
12.2015 - 11.2017
  • Analyzing public transportation data (Taxi, Bus, Train) to measure and identifying Accuracy, Loading and headway, route density finding insights with spatial data analysis and passenger demand forecasting.
  • Deployed ML algorithms like k-NN, Naive Bayes, SVM, Random/Decision Forests, Logistic Regression etc.
  • Coordinated with Product teams to implement algorithms for enabling users and creating developer-facing products.
  • Employed Agile methodologies & adopted standard ML techniques for exploiting modern parallel environments.
  • Deployed the latest DL algorithms to user modeling, topic modeling and engagement prediction problems including Regression, classification, learning to rank, Transferred Leaning, etc.
  • Developed deep learning network architectures & DL-based models to evaluate and assess model accuracy.
  • Designed prototypes by manipulating and analyzing complex & high-volume of data from various sources.
  • Coordinated with the Engineering team for processing huge datasets & incorporating the models on the platform.
  • Deployed mathematical, statistical and programming expertise to formulate strategy using a deep learning framework.

Machine Learning Engineer

UST Global Pte Ltd
06.2013 - 11.2015
  • Customer behavior analysis and sentiment analysis for banking products and policy, and then look for specific solutions in the Data Science domain.
  • Also worked on Banking Infra structure asset data of SCOM for correlation between performance, alerts and events data and Automated Analysis - The shout cut to proactive monitoring.
  • Led the development of Machine Learning algorithms & enhanced accuracy of existing algorithms.
  • End-to-end project execution from Requirement gathering, project development to deployment, and project management.

Machine Learning Engineer

NCS Technologies
12.2009 - 05.2013
  • Worked as analyst for two clients for analyzing Customer catalog information and Telecom information which is spatial data.
  • Led the development of Machine Learning algorithms & enhanced accuracy of existing algorithms.
  • Broadened the scope of existing algorithms by deploying various Oracle products.
  • End-to-end project execution from Requirement gathering, project development to deployment, and project management.
  • Boosted the run-time of existing algorithms & developed the necessary infrastructure to operate & maintain algorithms.

Data Analyst / Statistician

Vally Soft
06.2006 - 11.2009
  • Analyzing data of job portal and extracting descriptive statistics for active and inactive users and visualize the user behavior and analyzing Health asset data for optimizing the cost.
  • Involved in the development of exploratory analysis using different statistical tests.
  • Visualize the data using Tools and process the data using data-pipelines.

Education

Master's - Statistics And Mathematics

BITS-PILANI University
04.2021 - 03.2019

Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science, Specialised in Statistics and Mathematical Computations

Acharya Nagarjuna University
Guntur, IN
03.2002 - 04.2006

Skills

AI/ML Specialization

Generative AI Large Language Models (LLMs) RAG Architectures AI Agents Deep Learning (CNN/RNN/Transformers) TensorFlow/Keras Predictive Modeling

Technical Expertise

Python PySpark SQL Vector Databases (Weaviate, PG Vector) Azure/AWS MLOps (FastAPI, Docker) Tableau/Power BI

NLP & Computer Vision

Natural Language Processing Text/Image Processing Multi-modal Models

Leadership

AI Strategy Cross-functional Team Leadership Client Advisory

Timeline

Sr. Data Scientist

ADIB Bank
10.2021 - Current

Master's - Statistics And Mathematics

BITS-PILANI University
04.2021 - 03.2019

Senior ML & Deep Learning Engineer

Emirates Group
12.2017 - 09.2021

Sr. Data Scientist

Wipro Technologies Ltd
12.2015 - 11.2017

Machine Learning Engineer

UST Global Pte Ltd
06.2013 - 11.2015

Machine Learning Engineer

NCS Technologies
12.2009 - 05.2013

Data Analyst / Statistician

Vally Soft
06.2006 - 11.2009

Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science, Specialised in Statistics and Mathematical Computations

Acharya Nagarjuna University
03.2002 - 04.2006
Pavan Kumar MLead AI/ML Engineer (Gen AI & Agentic Systems Specialist)