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Available for new experience and projects

Turning raw data into actionable intelligence.

Hi, I'm Shashank. I specialize in building large-scale data pipelines to AI-driven decision systems, I bridge data science, machine learning, and real-world impact.

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"Data is the new oil. It's valuable, but if unrefined it cannot really be used. My job is to refine it."

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Current Status

Building next-gen LLMs

About Me

Turning data, models, and systems into real-world impact.

I am a Data Scientist and Machine Learning Engineer with 3+ years of experience building end-to-end data and AI systems that move beyond experimentation into production. My background spans applied statistics, scalable data engineering, and modern machine learning, with a strong focus on delivering measurable business outcomes.

I have designed and deployed forecasting, analytics, and automation pipelines using Snowflake, Azure, and cloud-native tooling, driving up to 60 percent efficiency gains and 25 percent accuracy improvements across large-scale, real-world datasets. I enjoy working at the intersection of data, engineering, and stakeholders to turn complex problems into reliable systems.

Currently, I specialize in Generative AI, LLMs, and MLOps, building high-performance inference engines, RAG-based applications, and OpenAI-compatible APIs with streaming, observability, and production-grade constraints. I believe strong models matter, but robust systems, scalability, and trust matter more.

Outside of work, I contribute to open-source projects, experiment with new AI architectures, and write about applied machine learning, system design, and responsible AI practices.

20+ Projects
2B+ Records Scale
5+ AI Systems Built

Featured Projects

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LLM Inference vLLM Python

Production-Grade Video Summarization and Q&A Platform using Whisper, and Distributed Workers

Scalable asynchronous pipeline for video summarization and Q&A using Whisper, FastAPI, and Redis.

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LLM Inference vLLM Python

High-Performance LLM Inference Engine with Grammar-Constrained Decoding

Built a local LLM inference engine implementing and enabling deterministic and grammar-constrained text generation through token masking and incremental parsing.

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LLMs RAG LangChain

TutorMind - Personalized AI

AI-powered assistant that answers context-specific questions using user-uploaded documents, LLMs, and vector-based retrieval.

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Technical Proficiency

Building production-grade data and AI systems across machine learning, large language models, data engineering, and cloud-native MLOps.

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Languages

Python SQL R C++ MATLAB Javascript HTML CSS
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Machine Learning & AI

Supervised/Unsupervised ML Deep Learning NLP LLMs RAG Vector Databases PyTorch TensorFlow LangChain vLLM
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Data Engineering

ETL/ELT Data Pipelines Data Modeling Data Warehousing Apache Spark Apache Kafka Apache Airflow
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MLOps

Docker Kubernetes DagsHub MLflow CI/CD Git Distributed Computing
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Cloud Platforms

AWS Azure Google Cloud (GCP) Snowflake Databricks
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Analytics & Visualization

Streamlit Tableau Power BI SPSS Dashboard Design Business Metrics Looker Studio
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Database Systems

MySQL PostgreSQL MongoDB BigQuery GraphDB Firestore Vector Store
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Experimental Design

A/B Testing Hypothesis Testing Statistical Inference Casual Inference Experimental Design

Professional Experience

A track record of delivering high-impact solutions across various industries.

Education

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2024 - 2025

M.S. in Data Science

University at Buffalo (SUNY) open_in_new

Specialization in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. Interned at New Era Cap as an Data Scientist.
GPA: 3.9/4.0

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2019 - 2023

BTech. in Computer Science and Engineering

Lovely Professional University open_in_new

Engineering Major: Data Science.
GPA: 3.6/4.0

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Get In Touch

Let's connect and build something impactful.

I'm currently open to new opportunities in Data Science and AI/ML engineering. Whether you have a question or just want to say hi, I'll try my best to get back to you!
Open to full-time roles, internships, and meaningful collaborations in data science and AI/ML

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Email

shashankmankala.5@gmail.com

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Phone

+1 716 547 1045

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Location

NY, USA (Remote available)

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