Balaji Shyamkumar is an experienced professional with a diverse background in engineering and data science. Balaji currently serves as the Head of Engineering & Data Science at Noonum, where they utilize LLMs and ChatGPT to analyze relationships between individuals, products, and organizations to improve investment decision-making. Prior to joining Noonum, Balaji worked as an Engineering Manager at a stealth startup from 2020 to 2022. Balaji also held the position of Technical Fellow/Senior Director at Motorola Solutions, where they played a pivotal role in building a cloud-based data platform for public safety information. Balaji's previous roles include being the VP of Engineering at OpenMail, where they focused on developing a platform for identifying and monetizing content, as well as the VP of Engineering at Infospace, where they built tools to assist digital publishers in monetizing their content. Balaji also served as the Director of Product Development, Paid Internet Marketing at eBay Inc, overseeing the development of an ML platform for optimizing keyword selection and revenue attribution. Balaji's career began at Microsoft, where they worked as a Dev Manager at Bing and contributed to the launch of Satori, a knowledge graph. Balaji also held the position of VP of Engineering at TranSenda International, LLC, leading the design and development of a clinical trial management system. Additionally, Balaji gained valuable experience at Amazon, where they served as Sr Manager and worked on projects related to vendor delivery predictions and technical support for the electronics store front. Prior to that, they held various management positions at Netflix, Stratify, and Read-Rite Corp, where they focused on software development and building systems for data mining and statistical inference. Overall, Balaji Shyamkumar has demonstrated expertise in engineering management, data science, and platform development across various industries.
Balaji Shyamkumar holds a PhD in Electrical & Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, which they obtained between 1985 and 1990. During their time at Carnegie Mellon University, they also completed a Master of Science in Physics in 1986. Balaji completed their undergraduate studies at the Indian Institute of Technology in Madras, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science degree. The specific field of study for their undergraduate degree is not provided.
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