Graduate Teaching Assistant at UMBC with 5+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Data Science, and AI. I help organizations build scalable software and data-driven solutions, leveraging expertise in Machine Learning, Generative AI, Web Development, and Big Data Analytics. Key achievements include: • Developed full-stack web applications for Microsoft Minecraft and TD Bank using Java, React, Spring Boot, and Adobe Experience Manager (Accenture). • Built scalable backend APIs optimizing latency by 30%, and led microservices migration enhancing maintainability (Accenture). • Designed ML models improving accuracy by 20%, implemented data governance and automated pipelines enhancing data integrity by 25% (Rapid Acceleration Partners). • Created big data pipelines with Databricks, PySpark, and Google Cloud DataProc for efficient, large-scale data processing. • Conducted research on controlling LLM hallucinations using Chain-of-Thought reasoning and Semantic Entropy for interactive AI storytelling. I am actively seeking opportunities in Data Science, Machine Learning Engineering, AI Research, and Big Data Analytics. I love connecting with fellow professionals—feel free to reach out via LinkedIn or at lalithd1@umbc.edu