Akash Ganesamurthy

Akash Ganesamurthy

Embedded Systems and Robotics Intern

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Data Engineer @ Ancestry

  • Education

    • College of Engineering, Guindy

      2017 - 2021
      BE Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering 8.48/10.0
    • Northeastern University

      2021 - 2023
      Master of Science - MS Computer Science 4.0/4.0

      Coursework:Fall 2021: Programming Design Paradigm, Database Management SystemsSpring 2022: Algorithms, Information Visualization - Theory and ApplicationsFall 2022: Theory and Methods in HCISpring 2023: Information Retrieval, Web Development

  • Experience

    • AICRA-All India Council for Robotics & Automation

      May 2019 - Jul 2019
      Embedded Systems and Robotics Intern

      • Worked with AVR microcontrollers to implement small scale projects such as motion detectors and traffic system optimization• Designed IoT based home automation system using NodeMCU and ArduinoSoftware and worked with ECE team to develop real-time object detectionusing YOLO Algorithm

    • Barola Technologies

      Nov 2019 - Jan 2020
      Software Development (Data Analytics) Intern

      • Built data visualizations using Tableau for business KPIs.• Analysed and visualized data sets scraped from social groups and responses received on peer-review websites using SQL to identify procedural areas for improvement, resulting in ~30% increase in retention rate.• Designed and implemented A/B experiments for products to improve conversion rate and increase enrollment in technical courses and practicums.

    • Lifespark Technologies

      Apr 2021 - Sept 2021
      Product Design Intern (UX Research and Development)

      Lifespark Technologies is a rapidly growing digital therapeutics start-up that aims to improve the quality of life of patients with Parkinson’s Disease(PwP).• Facilitated stakeholders’ product vision by understanding their business needs and translating the needs into actionable reports in Tableau.• Worked closely with the leadership team to validate the market opportunity, flesh out product concepts, and develop business cases.Project WALKo Collaborated with the hardware team to develop a non-invasive wearable device based on sensory cueing to facilitate gait alignment in people with Bradykinesia and freezing of gait.o Actively worked with physicians, patients, and caregivers through conducting user interviews, deriving insights, prototyping multiple digital interfaces for each category of stakeholder along with user-testing. Show less

    • Northeastern University Information Technology Services

      Feb 2022 - May 2022
      Digital Experience Assistant
    • Ancestry

      Jun 2022 - Dec 2022

      • Created ETL workflows and data warehouse tables for engagement operations• Designed data architecture pipelines to load data from numerous sources including MySQL and AWS (S3 and Redshift).• Integrated data lineage parameters into data pipelines to monitor and analyze data flow.• Developed a multithreaded data pipeline application to enable the parallel pull of data records from SSIS for parallel load into Amazon Redshift.

      • Associate Data Engineer Co-op

        Sept 2022 - Dec 2022
      • Data Engineer Intern

        Jun 2022 - Sept 2022
    • Diall

      May 2023 - Sept 2023
      Software (Full-stack) Engineer Intern

      • Developed and maintained a front-end React Native application to load video on demand with additional features like share and bookmarks.• Integrated multiple backend APIs using Node.js and Express.js to manage content data and handle user authentication.

    • Ancestry

      Jan 2024 - now
      • Data Engineer

        Mar 2025 - now
      • Associate Data Engineer

        Jan 2024 - Mar 2025
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Understanding Financial Statements: Company Performance - UIUC

      Coursera
      Jul 2020
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    • Understanding Financial Statements: Company Position - UIUC

      Coursera
      Jul 2020
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    • Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Explained - University of Michiga

      Coursera
      Jul 2020
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    • Neural Networks and Deep Learning - deeplearning.ai

      Coursera
      Jul 2020
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    • Competent Gavelier Leader

      Toastmasters International
      Jan 2015
    • R Programming - Johns Hopkins University

      Coursera
      May 2020
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  • Volunteer Experience

    • Student Volunteer

      Issued by National Service Scheme on Aug 2018
      National Service SchemeAssociated with Akash Ganesamurthy
    • Campus Ambassador

      Issued by E-Cell, IIT Bombay on Jul 2020
      E-Cell, IIT BombayAssociated with Akash Ganesamurthy