Mayur Ranchod

Experience

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  AlphaNomad

  Feb 2019 - Jan 2020

  Scrum Master & Android Developer

  I played the role of Scrum Master and Android Developer for a project that was required for a Software Design Project. This project, called AlphaNomad, is a mobile application which allows the University and tutors to handle the claim form process more efficiently. This is achieved by allowing tutors to create a new claim form on the AlphaNomad app which would then be validated by a lecturer to process the payment which is payable to tutors. One of the main focuses is to make the claims process go paperless! Show less

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  University of the Witwatersrand

  Jan 2021 - Dec 2022

  Responsible for managing a class of ±60 postgraduate students.My responsibilities included: - Assisting students with their understanding of the course content - Marking of assignments/tests

  • Head Tutor: Multi-Agent Systems

    Jul 2022 - Dec 2022

  • Head Tutor: High Performance Computing

    Jan 2022 - Jul 2022

  • Head Tutor: Multi-Agent Systems

    Jul 2021 - Dec 2021

  • Head Tutor: Adaptive Computation & Machine Learning

    Jan 2021 - Jul 2021
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  TrolleyDrifter

  Jun 2021 - Dec 2021

  Co-Founder & Director

  Established a grocery delivery service during the COVID-19 lock-down that caters for a unique range of products available in Lenasia. The business has continuously supported small local businesses and has positively impacted countless customers, especially those working from home and the elderly community.My responsibilities include:- Engaging to customers to understand their requirements- Logistics Planning- Designing Advertisements- Creating Invoices

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  FruitPunch AI

  Mar 2022 - May 2022

  AI Engineer & Scrum Master (Volunteer)

  - Voluneered as part of the AI for Wildlife 3 Challenge which pertains to using aerial drones to mitigate poaching in South Africa.- I was assigned to the CI/CD team (Team Lead and AI Engineer) that was responsible for automating the MLOps pipeline that processes new drone footage, trains and evaluates the model, performs hyperparameter tuning (if required), and finally, performs model deployment.

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  Sybrin

  Jul 2022 - Sept 2022

  Machine Learning Engineer

  Developed a cutting-edge semantic segmentation solution leveraging an advanced Convolutional Neural Network (CNN). This groundbreaking solution plays a crucial role in the Know-Your-Customer (KYC) process for several banking institutions across the African continent. In essence, the solution accepts an image of an ID card, and segments the region within the image that contains the ID card. This simple yet pivotal task lays the foundation for several downstream tasks such as OCR, document understanding, etc. Show less

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  Sybrin

  Mar 2023 - now

  Machine Learning Engineer

  - Specialize in developing advanced AI-driven solutions for document fraud detection, setting new standards in safeguarding against identity theft and fraudulent account creation- My work integrates cutting-edge machine learning with cybersecurity principles for robust fraud prevention. Additionally, I’ve developed numerous other solutions, including automatic document classification systems, liveness detection solutions, and more, addressing diverse challenges with innovative AI technologies. Show less