About

Hitesh K. is a Staff Machine Learning Engineer at VMware and a Freelance Data Science Trainer with over 9 years of experience in the field. He is an expert in ML, Data Science, Senior Software Engineering, Python, Object Detection, Research Science, Big Data, Reinforcement Learning, AI, Backend, Software Engineering, Mobile, Text Classification, SVM, Computer Vision, Stemming, Deep Learning, Kubernetes, Kafka, and Java. In his current role at VMware, Hitesh is responsible for developing and implementing machine learning algorithms for various projects. He works closely with the CTO office to design and execute machine learning strategies that improve the efficiency of the organization. He is also a freelance data science trainer, where he shares his expertise with others and helps them develop their skills in this field. Hitesh has previously worked at Foghorn Systems, Inc., where he served as a Data Scientist III. In this role, he was responsible for designing end-to-end working and training strategies for models involved in health monitoring solutions. He also led an independent project that involved raising alerts based on video object detection and tracking in the oil and natural gas field. Hitesh mentored new talent in the team and played a vital role in the success of the organization. Before joining Foghorn Systems, Inc., Hitesh worked at Datatorrent as a Software Engineer for Big Data Analytics and Intelligence. Here, he was part of the backend team that optimized various operators and machine learning features. He worked on an end-to-end solution for providing fraud detection on big streaming data using Apache drools for rules and trained a linear regression model. Hitesh also made several open-source contributions in Apache Apex and contributed actively in code reviews and planning of various features. Hitesh holds a Master of Technology (MTech) in Computer Science from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, and a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Computer Engineering from KK Wagh Institute of Engineering Education and Research. He also has a background in H.S.C from Pune University and S.S.C from SPCHS. Overall, Hitesh is a highly skilled and experienced machine learning engineer with a passion for data science. He is an excellent communicator and mentor who is committed to sharing his knowledge and expertise with others.