Sr. Director of Engineering, Personalization & Machine Learning Platform
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Indian School of Business Management & Administration, Maharashtra, India
MBA, E-commerce & Software Project Management
January 1, 2009 – January 1, 2011
Albertsons Companies
Sr. Director of Engineering, Personalization & Machine Learning
June 1, 2025 – Present
Pleasanton, California, United States
Albertsons Companies
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Pleasanton, California, United States
Shipt
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March 1, 2021 – July 1, 2022
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Albertsons Companies
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June 1, 2020 – March 1, 2021
Pleasanton, California, United States
Macy's
Engineering Leader, Personalization, Recommendation and Machine Learning Platform @Macys
August 1, 2017 – June 1, 2020
San Francisco Bay Area
Publicis Sapient
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January 1, 2013 – August 1, 2017
United States
Ascend Technology Inc.
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July 1, 2012 – January 1, 2013
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June 1, 2004 – June 1, 2012
India
International Paper
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December 1, 2001 – June 1, 2004
India
Everest - Target
August 1, 2009 – December 1, 2011
Target.com is a web based e-Commerce application for Target USA to re-brand and re-platform its online e-commerce application. It is a B2C e-commerce application branding various products online, providing online shopping cart, checkout and online payment functionality. Have been involved in the design, implementation and leading the team for the following functionality Shopping cart & Checkout functionality. Payment services integration with BAMS, PayPal, Gift Cards and Target Business Cards. Integration of WCS with Sterling Commerce for the Order Management and Order Returns. Performance tuning of Promotion Engine and Checkout functionality. Guest Account and Gift Registries functionality.
Architect Certification for Apache Cassandra
O'Reilly
June 24, 2026 – Present
Cultural Fit Analysis
The candidate has a long and consistent career progression in large enterprise environments (Target, Macy's, Albertsons, Publicis Sapient), indicating an ability to thrive in structured organizations. The focus on e-commerce, personalization, and machine learning aligns with modern data-driven product development. The MBA in E-commerce & Software Project Management further supports a business-oriented technical mindset. However, the project diversity is somewhat limited to e-commerce and advertising, which might require adaptation to other industry contexts if the target role is outside these domains. The target role 'Big Data Engineer' aligns well with the candidate's experience in data processing pipelines and ML platforms, but the most recent roles are more managerial/leadership than hands-on engineering.
Soft Skills & Operational Fit
The candidate's extensive leadership experience in engineering roles, particularly in personalization and machine learning, suggests strong operational fit for driving technical initiatives. The descriptions of mentoring engineers and speaking at meetups indicate good communication and collaboration skills. However, without specific psychometric test results, a detailed assessment of work attitude, stress handling, and team collaboration is not possible.