About

Vivek Palakkat is an experienced data professional with expertise in building data lakes and ETL pipelines for business intelligence solutions and internet businesses. He currently works as an Assistant Manager at KPMG and has over 7 years of relevant experience in the field. Vivek is proficient in various technologies such as AWS, Apache Airflow, Python, ETL, Software Engineering, and Data Engineering. He has a Bachelor of Technology degree in Computer Software Engineering from the University of Calicut. In his previous roles, Vivek worked as a Senior Software Engineer and Junior Data Scientist at Dew Solutions. He successfully implemented a data lake for India's biggest internet company, Times Internet, and developed ETLs for data sources used in production reporting for marketing and operations teams. He also worked on a research-driven POC on Abstractive Text Summarization using Pointer Generator Networks based on the ACL 2017 Paper Get To The Point: Summarization with Pointer-Generator Networks. (#Deep Learning #GRU-RNN #NLP). Additionally, he worked on an adaptive learning system for an e-learning company and evaluated open-source software products available in the market, come up with benchmarks and working with project owners for the right product selection. Vivek's LinkedIn profile summary highlights his expertise in Python, AWS, Data Lake, and Airflow. He is skilled in building ETL pipelines and data lakes to provide business intelligence solutions. Vivek is a dedicated and detail-oriented professional who is passionate about his work and strives to deliver the best results.