Akshay Uppal

About Akshay Uppal

I love code and data.Experienced professional with over 4 years in software development and machine learning engineering. Proficient in cloud platforms, containerization tools, and ML frameworks. Dedicated to optimizing ML workflows for seamless deployment and operations.

Experience

1. Machine Learning Engineer

   Amazon

   May 2021 — Present · Sunnyvale, CA, US

   Developed React and AWS RDS based full stack application that tracked the wakeword models for each customer release.• Implemented automated dashboard view leveraging AWS Lambda and AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) to vend latest models, resulting in a significant reduction of 10 man-hours per month• Automated tests using Java rules-based engine and cucumber.io for Alexa device certification. Impacting 20+ third-party partners and 100+ device architectures through a JavaScript UI portal• Achieved 70KB memory reduction (from 320KB to 250KB) for CNN-based neural network on a Neural Network Accelerator DSPthrough 16-bit to 12-bit quantization utilizing C and TensorFlow while maintaining an error rate below 7%• Ported TensorFlow models to PyTorch, expanding supported frameworks. Added RNN, CNN, and custom LSTM/Dense layers, boosting ML workflow productivity by 20%• Mentored 4 interns involving daily 1-1 syncs, facilitating knowledge transfer about the team, setting up projects, and reviewing their code

Education

• Maharaja Surajmal Institute Of Techology ,Janakpuri New Delhi

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science

  2010 — 2014

• University of Illinois Chicago

  Master's degree, Computer Science

  2017 — 2019

Skills

• Css
• Sap Po
• Linux
• Html
• C
• Programming
• Php
• Java
• Python
• Core Java
• Matlab
• Mysql
• Microsoft Office
• Data Analysis
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Sap Abap
• Photoshop
• Microsoft Word
• Windows
• C++
• Adobe Photoshop