Ajay Shekhawat

I build intelligent systems, ship fast products, and sometimes make computers do things they weren't supposed to. RAG fan. Open-source contributor. Perpetually caffeinated.

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Hey, I'm Ajay Shekhawat

Results-oriented Data Scientist & AI Engineer with 8+ years of experience tackling complex business problems across diverse industries. Expertise in advanced analytics, machine learning, statistical modelling, and LLM-powered systems.

Currently building RAG architectures and LLM evaluation tools as a freelance consultant, working with vector databases like ChromaDB, Pinecone, and Weaviate. Previously drove measurable impact at AB InBev (12.6% revenue uplift) and Piramal Glass ($500k cost savings).

MSc in AI & ML from LJMU Liverpool. Certified in Azure DP-100, AWS Solutions Architect, and Google Analytics.

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Tech Stack

Python95%
SQL90%
R65%
PySpark72%
Excel / VBA85%

ls skills/

PythonSQLRPySparkExcel / VBALangChainLlamaIndexFastAPIscikit-learnPandas / NumPyKeras / TensorFlowReact / Next.jsChromaDBPineconeWeaviateDatabricksTableau / PowerBIDockerMySQL / SQL ServerMongoDBAzureAWSAzure Data Factory

My Journey

Apr 2024 – Present

Freelance Data Science Consultant

Contextual AI / IndulgeOut

Competitive benchmarking of RAG architectures, vector search platforms, and prompt/memory strategies. Built an annotation platform integrating retrieval & generation APIs, improving annotation speed by 50%. Led rapid prototyping of a mobile app including system architecture, APIs, and technical workflows.

PythonFastAPILangChainLlamaIndexChromaDBPineconeReactExpo

Nov 2021 – Apr 2024

Data Scientist

AB InBev

Designed a Credit Risk ML model that drove a 12.6% uplift in net revenue. Built forecasting models (ARIMA, Prophet, LSTM) improving packaging accuracy by 12%. Built end-to-end Azure Data Factory pipelines, saving 2 hours of planning time per day. Spearheaded a GenAI LangChain POC for the Logistics domain.

PythonLangChainDatabricksAzurePySparkLSTMXGBoost

Oct 2020 – Oct 2021

Data Scientist

Piramal Glass

Built a predictive model for daily fuel consumption enabling anomaly detection and saving $500k in fuel costs. Automated financial transaction reconciliation using ML, reducing reconciliation time by 30%.

PythonRandom ForestPowerBIDatabricksAzurePySpark

Jul 2016 – Oct 2020

Associate

Publicis.Sapient

Performed market mix modelling to estimate effectiveness of marketing and pricing strategies. Developed a BTYD probabilistic model using customer behavioural characteristics, resulting in a 7% increase in campaign effectiveness.

PythonNLPword2vecSQLLogistic Regression

2022 – 2023

M.Sc. Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

LJMU Liverpool

Postgraduate degree specialising in AI, machine learning, and deep learning. Built real-world ML systems as part of the programme.

AIMachine LearningDeep Learning

2020 – 2021

PG Diploma in Machine Learning & AI

IIIT Bangalore

Intensive programme covering supervised/unsupervised learning, NLP, computer vision, and model deployment.

MLNLPComputer Vision

2012 – 2016

B.E. Computer Science

University of Pune

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science. Built strong foundations in algorithms, data structures, and software engineering.

Computer ScienceEngineering

Things I've Built

RAG Annotation Platform

Built an annotation platform integrating response generation and retrieval APIs for enterprise RAG evaluation. Improved annotation speed by 50% and provided a scalable workflow for model evaluation across LLM providers.

PythonFastAPILangChainChromaDBPineconeOpenAIAnthropic

Credit Risk ML Model

Designed and deployed a Credit Risk ML model at AB InBev to segment customers into risk categories and determine optimal credit limits and payment terms. Drove a 12.6% uplift in net revenue between control and test groups.

Pythonscikit-learnXGBoostDatabricksAzurePySpark

GenAI Logistics Assistant

Spearheaded a Generative AI POC using LangChain for the Logistics domain at AB InBev. Capable of ingesting data from multiple sources and generating personalised responses to support daily planning.

PythonLangChainOpenAIAzureDatabricks

Fuel Consumption Predictor

Built a predictive model for daily industrial fuel consumption at Piramal Glass, enabling efficient anomaly detection and saving the company $500k in fuel costs. Automated transaction reconciliation reducing reconciliation time by 30%.

PythonRandom ForestPowerBIDatabricksAzurePySpark

Returnable Packaging Forecasting

Implemented time-series forecasting models (ARIMA, Prophet, LSTM) at AB InBev to predict returnable packaging demand, improving data forecast accuracy by 12% and reducing production loss.

PythonARIMAProphetLSTMAzurePySpark

AI Portfolio Website

This website — a dark hacker-aesthetic portfolio with a RAG chatbot powered by resume PDF, live GitHub stats, animated timeline, MDX blog, and a hidden CLI easter egg. Built with Next.js + FastAPI.

Next.jsTypeScriptFastAPIGroqRAG

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Get In Touch

Have a project in mind, a question, or just want to say hi? Drop me a message.