Yashas Besanahalli Vasudeva
Charlotte,NC
Summary
Dynamic Data Engineer, AI Specialist, and Software Developer with over three years of experience delivering innovative enterprise software, 5G radio systems, and scalable data solutions for esteemed organizations including Oracle Cerner, Mavenir, Luminity Digital, and UNCC. Proficient in Python, Ruby on Rails, Clojure, Databricks, AWS, and PySpark, achieving a 30% reduction in deployment time at Mavenir and maintaining 99.5% uptime at Luminity Digital. Strong foundation in healthcare applications and automated testing complements expertise in AI/ML technologies utilizing LangChain, LangGraph, vector databases, and CoreML for real-time implementations. Currently spearheading AI-driven iOS research at UNCC while architecting lakehouse solutions and multi-agent systems at Luminity Digital. Recognized as a Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional with a proven track record in CI/CD workflows, containerization, data governance, and full-stack development.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Data Engineer and AI Specialist
Luminy Digital
Charlotte, NC, USA
06.2025 - Current
- Designed and implemented scalable ETL pipelines using PySpark, SQL, and Python in Databricks, achieving 99.5% uptime while processing multi-terabyte datasets for enterprise analytics.
- Architected data ingestion and transformation processes into Delta Lake, optimizing data storage efficiency by 35% and enabling real-time analytics capabilities for business stakeholders.
- Orchestrated complex data workflows leveraging Databricks SQL, Delta Live Tables, and Unity Catalog for comprehensive data governance, lineage tracking, and automated quality assurance.
- Earned Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional and Databricks Certified Data Analyst Associate certifications, validating expertise in advanced lakehouse architecture and modern data engineering methodologies.
- Advanced expertise in modern data engineering and AI integration through hands-on experience with MCP, ACP, CrewAI, vector databases, LangChain, LangGraph and LlamaIndex for automated data processing and multi-agent system orchestration.
Graduate Research Assistant
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC, USA
01.2025 - 05.2025
- Collaborating with the AI and IoS team on AI-driven projects, contributing to advancements in AI, DL, and LLM.
- Leading the Wav2Lip project, focusing on feature enhancements to enable real-time streaming using CoreML.
- Developed a CoreML-powered iOS app for real-time lip synchronization using the Wav2Lip model with STFT and Mel spectrogram-based audio preprocessing.
Software Engineer Intern
Mavenir
Richardson, TX, USA
05.2024 - 08.2024
- Worked on 5G radios with domain knowledge in RF transceivers, RU, DU, CU, Fronthaul PTP switch diagnostics, SFP light levels, RET tests, GNSS and GPS lock status.
- Enhanced MAVDUE with API-based execution and containerization, boosting scalability and cutting deployment time by 30%.
- Built an automated regression testing environment (85% coverage), optimizing MAVDue interfaces for efficiency.
Software Engineer 1
Oracle Cerner
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
09.2022 - 03.2023
- Optimized 10+ backend tasks and validated 20+ test cases, ensuring reliability and gaining hands-on experience in Clojure.
- Automated build and deployment processes using Jenkins, enhancing CI/CD workflows and improving system stability.
- Built web applications with Oracle Apex to manage patient data, boosting accessibility and analysis efficiency by 25%.
Software Intern
Oracle Cerner
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
03.2022 - 09.2022
- Developed CRUD operations in Ruby on Rails for the 'Algo-Builder' project, enhancing functionality and scalability.
- Utilized Postman to validate API responses, ensuring 100% accuracy in output and seamless integration.
- Ensured code quality with Jenkins, Rubocop, and RSpec, achieving 95% test coverage for reliable performance.
Education
Master of Science - Computer Science
University of North Carolina At Charlotte (UNCC)
Charlotte, NC, USA05.2025
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Siddaganga Institute of Technology
Tumakuru, Karnataka , India08-2022
Skills
- Languages: C, C, Python, HTML5/CSS3, SQL, Ruby on Rails, Dart, Java, Swift
- Tools: Git, VS Code, Postman, MongoDB Atlas, MySQL Workbench, Photoshop, Flask, Pytest, Pyspark, Selenium, Robot Framework, Xcode, Pytorch, Coreml
- AI/ML Frameworks, Tools and Architecture: LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, CrewAI, MCP, ACP, RAG, AutoGen, DSPy, Vector Databases (Pinecone, Weaviate)
- Technologies: React, SQL Server, AWS, Google Cloud, Azure Databricks, Delta Lake, Lakehouse, HuggingFace, Tableau
- Development Practices: Test-Driven Development (TDD), Agile, Responsive Design, Code Optimization
Timeline
Data Engineer and AI Specialist
Luminy Digital
06.2025 - Current
Graduate Research Assistant
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
01.2025 - 05.2025
Software Engineer Intern
Mavenir
05.2024 - 08.2024
Software Engineer 1
Oracle Cerner
09.2022 - 03.2023
Software Intern
Oracle Cerner
03.2022 - 09.2022
Master of Science - Computer Science
University of North Carolina At Charlotte (UNCC)
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Siddaganga Institute of Technology
Leadership / Certifications / Extracurricular
- Achieved the honor of being named the second-best project award in the entire graduate class for the development of the wav2lip web application and iOS app development.
- Team Lead for the wav2lip project, focusing on AI and iOS development and training other graduate students.
- Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional (July 2025)
- Databricks Certified Data Analyst Associate (July 2025)
- AWS Academy Graduate – Data Engineering (Dec 2024)
- CCNA: Introduction to Networks
- CCNA: Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials
- Databricks Certified Data Analyst Associate