Khushali Shah

About Khushali Shah

With over 16+ years of experience in the search domain, I specialize in enhancing the relevancy of search results through advanced search engine technologies, such as Apache Solr and Elasticsearch. I have a proven track record in leading search engine projects, building intelligent crawling systems, and delivering robust Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics solutions.Key Highlights:• Expertise in leading search engine implementations using Solr and Elasticsearch.• Strong focus on user intent analytics, context analysis, and improving search relevance.• Experienced in data modeling, information extraction, and unstructured data analytics using taxonomy and ontology-based techniques.• Hands-on experience with BI analytics, recommendation engines, and the ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana).• Skilled in integrating large-scale crawling and scraping systems for data extraction.Technical Expertise:Enterprise Search Technologies: Solr, Lucene, ElasticsearchBI Systems: ELK Stack, PentahoData Extraction: Crawling/Scraping, ConnectorsNLP-Based Concept Extraction: OpenNLP, StanfordNLPTaxonomy/Ontology for Unstructured Data AnalyticsLog Analytics with ELK StackTechnologies & Tools:Solr, Lucene, Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, MongoDB, Shell scriptingOpenNLP, Pentaho, Java, Node.js, Apache KafkaMySQL, Concourse CI/CD Pipeline, JenkinsSoft Skills:• Consistent record of delivering high-quality results within tight timelines.• Quick to grasp new concepts and implement solutions from start to finish.• Strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills.• Experienced in client interaction and requirement gathering.• Proven ability to work in agile environments.• Customer-obsessed, always focusing on user needs and delivering value.I am passionate about leveraging data and advanced search technologies to solve complex problems and enhance user experiences. I thrive in collaborative, fast-paced environments and am always eager to take on new challenges.

Experience

1. Senior Specialist Eng

   LTIMindtree

   Dec 2022 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Search and Data Pipeline Lead | Retail Domain Expert• Implemented and led data pipelines to integrate diverse data sources, transforming them into unified JSON documents for seamless ingestion into Mono for search and analytics.• Acted as a Retail Domain Search Expert, ensuring the search solutions catered to retail-specific needs, optimizing product search results, and enhancing customer experience.• Played a key role in requirement gathering and client interactions, collaborating closely with stakeholders to understand their needs and deliver tailored search solutions.• Led efforts in data ingestion and transformation, ensuring high-quality, accurate data feeds for real-time search processing.• Delivered actionable search solutions, improving the relevancy of search results through advanced data processing and integration techniques.

Education

• Ganpat University

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

  2004 — 2008

Skills

• Hibernate
• Mysql
• Jdbc
• Web Crawling
• Servlets
• Core Java
• Ajax
• Requirements Analysis
• Pl/Sql
• Java
• Adf
• Web Services
• Xml
• J2ee Application Development
• Spring Di
• Business Intelligence
• Jsp
• Javascript
• Solr
• Predictive Analytics
• Java Enterprise Edition
• Struts