Sai Harshavardhan Reddy Kona

About Sai Harshavardhan Reddy Kona

Hi there! I’m Harshavardhan Kona A passionate Machine Learning Engineer and Data Scientist with around 5 years of experience in building AI-driven solutions and deploying scalable ML pipelines across cloud-native environments. What I Do I specialize in developing end-to-end machine learning pipelines, from data ingestion and model training to deployment and monitoring — particularly in the areas of Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Computer Vision (CV). My experience spans building AI applications using Azure Databricks, PySpark, MLflow, and BERT, and integrating MLOps practices using Docker, GitHub Actions, and Azure Data Factory. Here are a few highlights: → Voice Privacy Assistant (VPASS): Built an NLP model using BERT and PyTorch to detect privacy-sensitive speech, achieving 93.87% accuracy. → Document Management System (DMS): Delivered a full-stack AI-integrated platform that reduced document handling time by 87.5% for a legal client. → Visual Segmentation for Fly Retina Analysis: Designed a CV pipeline with U-Net for scientific image segmentation. → Image Security: Developed encryption and tamper-detection algorithms using OpenCV and Mahotas for biometric and medical imaging. → Kafka-PySpark Pipelines: Built data ingestion flows for real-time systems, integrating with Azure Data Factory and SQL for ML-ready data sets. Tech Stack I Work With * Languages: Python, Java * ML Frameworks: Scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow, BERT, Hugging Face * Cloud & MLOps: Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory, MLflow, Docker, GitHub Actions, AWS EC2 * Data & Tools: PySpark, Pandas, NumPy, SQL, OpenCV, Power BI, Kafka Beyond Code I’m deeply curious about the intersection of AI, privacy, and automation. Outside of work, I enjoy exploring new places, food, tech ideas — and I’m always open to collaboration or a good tech conversation. Let’s Connect Feel free to reach out at h••••••••@outlook.com or drop a message here on LinkedIn. Happy to collaborate or just chat!

Experience

1. Software Engineer

   State Street

   Aug 2023 — Present · Dallas, TX, US

Education

• UMass Boston

  Master of Science

• Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology and Research Academy

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech