Piyush Makhija

Piyush Makhija

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ABOUT ME
CTO & AI Expert: Bridging Machine Learning Theory and Practice
CTO & AI Expert: Bridging Machine Learning Theory and Practice

I’m Piyush, a seasoned CTO with a Master’s in Computer Science from Georgia Tech, specializing in Machine Learning. I’m committed to harnessing AI to address complex challenges and mentor the next generation of tech talent. My focus is on turning theoretical AI concepts into practical, scalable solutions that drive innovation and efficiency.

Key Professional Achievements:

  • Developed an omni-channel data intelligence platform, significantly boosting direct-to-consumer brand margins through advanced data analytics.
  • Led the creation of proprietary NLP, ASR, and TTS systems, setting new benchmarks for industry performance.
  • Engineered AI products that improve communication in diverse environments, achieving exceptional accuracy in recognition tasks.
  • Authored 2 peer-reviewed papers in NLP and a few patents.

What I Offer:

  • Data Science and Engineering Expertise: I transform complex data into actionable insights, designing solutions that meet the highest standards of innovation and effectiveness.
  • Mentorship in AI: I guide aspiring AI professionals and teams through intricate AI projects, helping them master the latest in machine learning.
  • Project Collaboration: I offer strategic and technical guidance from project inception to completion, aligning cutting-edge solutions with business goals.
  • Insights and Leadership: A regular speaker at tech conferences, I blend technical acumen with strategic insights to drive both technological and operational advances.

Connect with me for mentorship or collaboration that delivers tangible results and drives innovation. Together, let’s leverage AI to tackle the world’s most challenging problems!

Hindi, English
New Delhi (+05:30)
Joined April 2024
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SOCIAL PRESENCE
GitHub
hinglishNorm
A Hindi-English Dataset for Text Normalization
Python
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Cartpole-v1
https://gym.openai.com/envs/CartPole-v1
Python
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EMPLOYMENTS
CTO & Co-founder
Moneyflo
2023-02-01-Present

● Developed an omni-channel data intelligence platform that boosts D2C brand profit margins up to 20%
● Built a 99.68% accurate da...

● Developed an omni-channel data intelligence platform that boosts D2C brand profit margins up to 20%
● Built a 99.68% accurate data ingestion engine using Node.js, Selenium, MongoDB, Redis, and AWS S3 to seamlessly integrate data from platforms like Shopify, Amazon, Flipkart, etc
● Achieved 99%+ accuracy in order-level reconciliation and 98% recall in disputed order identification, enhancing operational reliability
● Designed Moneyflo's under-an-hour onboarding and ready-to-use dashboard for brands of the scale of 500K+ monthly orders
● Integrated a GPT-4 powered chat layer to deliver business insights in seconds at <$0.01 per query, democratizing data access

Python
SQL
Node.js
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Python
SQL
Node.js
MongoDB
Analytics
React
Data Science
Technology Strategy & Roadmapping
LLM
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ML Lead
SkitAI
2022-03-01-2022-10-01

● Led 10+ engineers in developing proprietary English-Hindi ASR and TTS models surpassing Google APIs on production benchmarks
● D...

● Led 10+ engineers in developing proprietary English-Hindi ASR and TTS models surpassing Google APIs on production benchmarks
● Directed in-house ASR using wave2vec and text normalization in PyTorch, achieving sub-10% WER for mixed data-exceeding prior baselines and saving $10K monthly
● Developed a high-performance TTS development by fine-tuning Tacotron-v2, FastPitch, FastSpeech models in PyTorch with ONNX optimization on in-house data
● Enabled tailored on-premise TTS solutions generating $8K MRR and reducing costs by $1K/month

Python
Leadership
Deep Learning
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Python
Leadership
Deep Learning
Technology Strategy & Roadmapping
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ML Lead Engineer
Vahan (YCS’19)
2018-04-01-2021-10-01

● Developed a job screening chatbot on Whatsapp with Python, FastAPI and Rasa NLP, delivering 96%+ F1-score on intent/entity recogniti...

● Developed a job screening chatbot on Whatsapp with Python, FastAPI and Rasa NLP, delivering 96%+ F1-score on intent/entity recognition for noisy English-Hindi text
● Published 2 peer-reviewed papers on NLP for code-mixed noisy text; delivered tech talks in 6 conferences & workshops
● Designed NLP pipeline for the chatbot using Bi-LSTM with attention-based text normalization in Keras, achieving <5% WER
● Implemented an internal ID verification system using YOLOv2 CNN (Pytorch), Google OCR, regex validation, and government database checks-saving $50K annually
● Enhanced tele-calling with a user propensity model using XGBoost, improving efficiency by 38.5% through A/B testing
● Leveraged random forest modeling to identify high-performing user cohorts, boosting Facebook/Google Ads CTR by 135% and outperforming strategic partner, Airtel X, by 2x
● Introduced a culture of collaborative learning through brown bag sessions and leadership roundtables

Python
SQL
Machine Learning
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Python
SQL
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
NLP (Natural Language Processing)
Deep Learning
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