Hey! I am Sahithya 👋

Turning Data into Insights, and Insights into Impact.

ABOUT ME
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About Me

Hi again 👋, I’m Sahithya, a data enthusiast passionate about transforming complex data into actionable insights. Currently, I’m pursuing my Master’s in Engineering Science with a focus on Data Science at the University at Buffalo.

My journey in data science involves uncovering patterns, solving problems with algorithms, and building predictive models. I enjoy working with messy datasets and developing machine learning solutions that drive meaningful outcomes. My technical toolkit includes Python, SQL, and various machine learning and big data tools, which I use to analyze data and create impactful solutions.

What motivates me is the potential of data to address real-world challenges, from improving business operations to tackling social issues. I believe every project is an opportunity to make a difference, not just analyze numbers.

Outside of data science, I enjoy hiking, experimenting with cooking, and listening to music. I’m always open to discussing technology, innovation, or sharing recommendations for great coffee spots!

Experience

Graduate Teaching Assistant

University at Buffalo

Jan 2025 - May 2025

  • Assisted Professor Leonid Khinkis in delivering lectures on advanced statistical methods, time series analysis, and data mining, aligning academic concepts with real-world applications.
  • Refined lecture materials with case studies and real-world datasets, contributing to a 15% improvement in student comprehension scores based on course evaluations.
  • Supported 78+ students through grading, timely feedback, and one-on-one help sessions, ensuring clarity in topics like ARIMA models, forecasting, and machine learning.
  • Led review sessions and collaborated on grading rubrics, enhancing consistency and student engagement across the course.

Site Reliability Engineer II

Sabre Travel Technologies

Feb 2021 – Jan 2024

  • Led complex cloud migration projects, including the transition of GetThere services and enterprise endpoints (Oracle, Nexus) to Google Cloud Platform using Terraform, Kubernetes, and load balancing—improving scalability, reducing infrastructure costs by 22%, and maintaining 100% uptime.
  • Designed and executed zero-downtime migration strategies in live, distributed production environments, ensuring seamless deployment and uninterrupted user experience during high-risk transitions.
  • Automated infrastructure operations using Python and Shell scripting, significantly reducing manual intervention and operational toil across multiple systems.
  • Managed system reliability and compliance, implementing solutions for performance monitoring, PCI compliance, disaster recovery, and access management to enhance platform security and maintain regulatory standards.
  • Monitored 24/7 production environments using tools like Grafana, Splunk, and AppDynamics, resolving 95% of incidents within SLA and supporting on-call operations with root cause analysis and resolution workflows.
  • Streamlined release management and support processes by owning end-to-end issue resolution, collaborating cross-functionally to implement fixes, and delivering performance and stability improvements for global infrastructure.

Associate System Engineer

Sabre Travel Technologies

Feb 2021 – Jan 2024

  • Completed a one-month boot camp in technologies like SQL, Java, REST, RabbitMQ, Kafka, and GCP essentials.
  • a ServiceNow API-based application using Flask and Jenkins to automate change record submissions, reducing manual processing time by 60%.

Research Intern

Samsung Prism     Publication

Sep 2020 - Aug 2021

  • Engineered a Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) model in Python 3 to translate sentences of up to 15 words from Hindi to English.
  • Utilized techniques such as tokenization and word embeddings for improved accuracy.
  • The model was published in the International Journal of Intelligent Systems and Applications in Engineering (IJISAE).

40 days, 2019

  • Developed an interactive simulation for designing asymmetric roof trusses using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
  • Enabled real-time parameter adjustments and dynamic visualizations.

Skills

Programming

C, C++, Java, Python, R

Database

PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite

Data Analysis

Python (NumPy, Pandas)

Machine Learning

TensorFlow, scikit-learn

Big Data

Hadoop, Spark, MapReduce

Cloud

Google Cloud, AWS

DevOps

Docker, Terraform, Jenkins

Project Management

Jira, ServiceNow

Data Visualization

Tableau, Matplotlib

Office Tools

Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Version Control

Git, GitHub

Search

ElasticSearch

Operating Systems

Linux, Unix

Projects

Oil Sales Prediction

Prediction of Oil Sales

R, Time series analysis

Nov 2024

Diabetes Risk Prediction

Predictive Assessment System for Diabetes Risk Factors

Python, PySpark, PySpark’s MLlib

Nov 2024

Online Shopping System

Online Shopping System

Python (numpy, pandas, Faker), Postgresql, Tableau

Nov 2024

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Handwritten Digits Classification

Handwritten Digits Classification

Python (numpy, matplotlib, SciPy)

Nov 2024

Linear and Quadratic Discriminant Analysis

Linear and Quadratic Discriminant Analysis with Ridge Regression

Python (numpy, SciPy)

Nov 2024

Support Vector Machine and Logistic Regression

Support Vector Machine and Logistic Regression

Python (numpy, matplotlib, SciPy)

Dec 2024

Real Estate Price Prediction

Real Estate Price Prediction

Python, SQLite3, Seaborn, Matplotlib, MLFlow, Digital Ocean, Docker, Streamlit

Mar 2024

Obesity Risk Evaluator

Obesity Risk Evaluator

R Programming Language

Mar 2024

Bank Marketing Campaigns

Bank Marketing Campaigns

Tableau, Data Visualization

Jul 2024

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Ollama Local LLM RAG

Ollama Local LLM RAG

Python, Generative AI

Aug 2024

Contact Me

Feel free to reach out or connect with me on LinkedIn.

GitHub | LinkedIn