Debadutta Swain

About Debadutta Swain

Strategic IT program manager: Overs 18 years’ diversified experience in solutions…

Experience

1. Technical Program Manager - Machine Learning and Data Engineering

   Expedia Group

   Oct 2021 — Present

   Managing multiple key agile workstreams with 14 people in 4 geographical locations while adapting to changes and dealing with shifting priorities - 1. Brand Expedia and Hotels.com – building machine learning-powered solutions for user search results - Personalization-based ML models to provide the best traveler experience – - Traveler-segment personalization – Traveler experience based on traveler origin and preferences - Personalized pinning – Traveler experience based on past bookings - Explainability – Explain traveler – why these properties are the best suited for him/her - Enabled guest experience scores for the travelers to choose the best possible hotels - Enabled Tensor flow serving instead of MLEAP models for better model management and customer service - Enabled interleaving capabilities to run multiple tests in parallel and find out the winners quickly - 1.5% of conversion gain with 22M USD revenue increase in Q2 2. Brand VRBO – Building Machine Learning models to serve the customer in finding the best possible property - Partner Cancellation – Wrongdoing partners (Frequent property cancellations) are penalized and the property is ranked lower - New property Pinning – New properties are boosted in rank based on the different signals like amenities, distance from downtown, etc- Segment-based Personalization – Properties are ranked based on the traveler\'s origin and preferences - Personalization pinning – Properties are ranked based on the user\'s past bookings - 1% of conversion gain with 15M USD revenue increase in Q2 Travel Ads – Advertise the property at specific positions based on the profit margin and the user experience score 3. Expedia Group Recommendations – - Package recommendations – Best possible packages when a traveler plans for a trip - Car recommendations – Car recommendations when travelers book the flight or the hotels Following Agile practices with multiple teams across the globe(Geneva, London, India & USA)

Skills

• Program Management
• Pmp
• Pmo
• Pre-Sales
• Project Portfolio Management
• Cmmi
• User Acceptance Testing
• Requirements Analysis
• Software Project Management
• Sdlc
• Vendor Management
• Agile Project Management
• Team Management
• Solution Architecture
• Project Delivery
• Resource Management
• Service Delivery
• Business Analysis