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Harsha Sikha

Mid-level AI/ML Engineer specializing in Generative AI and data engineering

IBMSaint Peter's UniversityArmonk, New York4 Years ExperienceMid LevelWorks On-Site

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IBM engineer who built and deployed a production RAG-based LLM assistant using LangChain/FAISS with a fine-tuned LLaMA model, served via FastAPI microservices on Kubernetes, achieving 99%+ uptime. Demonstrates strong practical expertise in reducing hallucinations (semantic chunking + metadata-driven retrieval) and managing latency, plus mature MLOps practices (Airflow/dbt pipelines, MLflow tracking, monitoring, A/B and shadow deployments) and effective collaboration with non-technical stakeholders.

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Key Strengths

  • Built and deployed production RAG LLM assistant at IBM
  • Reduced hallucinations via semantic chunking and metadata-filtered/boosted retrieval
  • Latency optimization through vector index tuning
  • Production reliability focus (monitoring, drift/confidence tracking, health checks)
  • Experimentation rigor (offline benchmarks, A/B tests, shadow deployments)
  • End-to-end data pipeline orchestration for RAG using Airflow + dbt
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration translating business goals into AI requirements
  • Communicates AI progress in business outcomes (fewer escalations, faster resolution)
  • Achieved 99%+ uptime in production

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Experience

Machine Learning Engineer | Generative AIIBM · Aug 2025 – Present
AI/ML Engineer (Intern)IBM · Feb 2025 – Jul 2025internship
Data AnalystCitiusTech · Jun 2021 – Aug 2023

Education

Saint Peter's Universitymaster, Data Science (2025)
Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation (KL University)bachelor, Electronics and communications Engineering (2022)

Languages

English

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Harsha SikhaMid-level AI/ML Engineer specializing in Generative AI and data engineering