Pranay Goud

About Pranay Goud

Results-driven Data Professional with 5+ years of experience in data engineering and data…

Experience

1. Data Engineer

   Northern Trust

   Apr 2023 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Designed and implemented scalable data pipelines using Apache Spark and Databricks, improving data processing efficiency by 40%. Automated the extraction and transformation of financial data from unstructured sources (e.g, SEC filings, earnings reports) using LangChain, Hugging Face Transformers, and FAISS, reducing processing time. Built and deployed predictive models for financial market forecasting (e.g, stock prices, commodity futures) using advanced machine learning techniques (LSTM, Prophet, Random Forest, GBM, and Neural Networks), incorporating macroeconomic indicators and market sentiment. Deployed and maintained cloud-based data infrastructure on AWS, including S3 for data storage, Lambda for real-time processing, and RDS for relational data management. Utilized SQL and PySpark for parallel processing and optimization of large-scale financial datasets, ensuring data quality, consistency, and accessibility. Built real-time Tableau dashboards for portfolio performance, risk exposure, and market trends, enabling data-driven decisions. Designed and deployed an Anomaly Detection System for transactional data using hierarchical clustering, graph-based methods, and Causal AI, improving fraud detection efficiency.

Education

• Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT)

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech

• University of Houston

  Master's degree