Experienced IT Consultant specializing in Machine Learning, DevOps, and CAE/FEA Simulation. Currently working at s+c building data-driven forecasting and anamoly-detection models, experimenting with LLMs, managing cloud HPC environments and performing big data-analytics with Splunk/Elasticsearch/Opensearch. Strong background in computational mechanics and data-driven engineering solutions.
About
Key Skills
Core Competencies
                                AI/Data Analytics
                                IT Consulting
                                Cloud Computing
                                CAE/FEA Simulation
                            
                        Programming & ML
                                Python
                                MATLAB
                                BASH
                                PyTorch
                                
                            
                        Work Experience
IT Consultant - AI and Cloud Computing
Jun 2023 - PresentScience + Computing AG
- RAG: Building Retrieval Augmented Generation (PDF Chatbot) systems - Based on open-source LLMs such as Llama and Mistral AI
 - DevOps: Provisioning and management of Cloud HPC Environments - IaC - Terraform, Ansible, AWS/Azure
 - Analytics, Observability and Alerting: Big-data analytics with Elasticsearch/Kibana, Prometheus/Grafana, Opensearch and Splunk in complex environments
 - Time Series Forecasting: Development of Time Series Forecasting models for CAE license usage prognosis
 - Training: Preparing and regularly conducting internal training sessions on the topic of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
 
Master Thesis - Machine Learning/Data Analytics - Brakes Development
Nov 2022 - May 2023EDAG Engineering GmbH
- Data-driven thermal and hydraulic dimensioning of Disk Brakes with classical Machine Learning models like Random Forests and Gradient Boosting
 - Feature Engineering / Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)
 - Predicting rough brake dimensions during the early development phase
 - Accelerated the System-development phase by about 85% compared to a conventional approach
 
Intern/Working Student - CAE and Vehicle Safety
Nov 2021 - Oct 2022EDAG Engineering GmbH
- FE-Explicit Dynamic modelling of Body-in-white parts for Crash Simulations (Solver: LS-DYNA | Preprocessor: ANSA)
 - Head-impact analysis of Bicycle helmets according to norms EN 1078 and EN 960
 - Automation of frequently used ANSA routines with ANSA Python API
 
Student Assistant - Reinforcement Learning
Oct 2021 - Apr 2022Institute für Konstruktionstechnik und Techniches Design, Uni Stuttgart
- Complete development of a Q-Learning model (Reinforcement Learning) to adjust the contour to Homogenize the pressure in a press-fit between a Shaft and a Hub joint according to DIN 7190
 - Iterative optimization (based on Material properties) to achieve the same
 - Creation of a dataset with optimal contours and prediction of contours for certain parameters with deep neural networks
 
Education
Master of Science - Computational Mechanics of Materials and Structures
Oct 2020 - May 2023University of Stuttgart
Grade: 1.9 • Stuttgart, Germany
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Jul 2016 - Sep 2020Anna University
Grade: 1.7 • Chennai, India
Languages
                            English
                            
                            Fluent 
                        
                        
                            German
                            
                            Proficient (B2)
                        
                    Tools & Technologies
Programming
                                    
                                    Python
                                
                                
                                    
                                    MATLAB
                                
                                
                                    
                                    BASH
                                
                            ML & Data
                                    
                                    PyTorch
                                
                                
                                    
                                    Scikit-learn
                                
                                
                                    
                                    TensorFlow/Keras
                                
                                
                                    
                                    Pandas
                                
                                
                                    
                                    NumPy
                                
                                
                                    
                                    SQL
                                
                            Search & Analytics
                                    
                                    Elasticsearch
                                
                                
                                    
                                    Opensearch
                                
                                
                                    
                                    Splunk
                                
                            Gen AI
                                    
                                    LLMs - RAG
                                
                                
                                    
                                    Finetuning
                                
                                
                                    
                                    LLM Agents
                                
                            Cloud & DevOps
                                    
                                    AWS
                                
                                
                                    
                                    Azure
                                
                                
                                    
                                    Terraform
                                
                                
                                    
                                    Ansible
                                
                            CAE
                                    
                                    ANSA
                                
                                
                                    
                                    LS-DYNA
                                
                                
                                    
                                    LS-prepost
                                
                                
                                    
                                    Animator4