Disha Sawant - AI Application Engineer

Education

Master of Science in Computer Engineering

San Diego State University

Aug 2024 - May 2026

GPA: 3.5/4

Relevant Coursework:

AI for Unmanned Systems (Grade A)
Data Mining and Analysis (Grade A)
Reinforcement Learning (Grade A)

Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering

University of Mumbai

Jul 2018 - Jul 2022

GPA: 3.7/4

Relevant Coursework:

Java OOP (10/10)
Python (10/10)
Data Mining (10/10)
Data Structures (10/10)
Operating Systems (9/10)

Certifications

Big Data Specialization

6 Courses: Introduction to Big Data, Big Data Modeling & Management, Big Data Integration & Processing, ML with Big Data, Graph Analytics, Capstone Project

UC San DiegoCourseraSep 2021

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Deep Learning Specialization

5 Courses: Neural Networks, Hyperparameter Tuning & Optimization, Structuring ML Projects, CNNs, Sequence Models

DeepLearning.AICourseraJul 2021

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Introduction to Data Science

4 Courses: What is Data Science, Tools for Data Science, Data Science Methodology, Databases & SQL with Python

IBMCourseraJul 2021

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AWS Machine Learning

Getting Started with AWS Machine Learning - Cloud-based ML services and deployment

Amazon Web ServicesCourseraJan 2022

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The Data Scientist's Toolbox

Data Science fundamentals, R programming, version control, and reproducible research

Johns HopkinsCourseraJan 2022

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Continuous Learning

Beyond formal certifications, I've completed 72 LinkedIn Learning courses across multiple domains

Courses Completed

Certifications

Data & SQL

12 courses

Advanced SQL, Data Reporting, SQL Server, Excel Analytics

Python & ML

10 courses

Data Analysis, OOP, Feature Engineering, Recommendation Systems

AI & NLP

4 courses

LLMs, BERT, AI for Cybersecurity, GraphQL

Data Visualization

5 courses

Tableau Dashboards, Data Analysis, Presentation Design

Web Development

6 courses

React.js, HTML/CSS, Django, ASP.NET, Cloud Foundations

Programming

4 courses

Java, C++, C#, Python Advanced

Professional Skills

8 courses

Communication, Conflict Resolution, Career Development

Engineering & Design

5 courses

AutoCAD, SOLIDWORKS, Blender, CATIA

Professional Experience

AI Application Engineering Intern

Ema Unlimited

June 2025 - Aug 2025Mountain View, CA

MSIG: Improved operational efficiency by 90% implementing AI-powered insurance claims triage for Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group.
Ticket Management: Streamlined Zendesk/Freshdesk automation with robust workflows. Reduced manual effort by 82%.
Expense Management: Designed Expensify workflows for user/policy/expense creation with modular architecture.
HR Management: Architected Ashby API recruiting workflows with intelligent filtering, reducing 75% turnaround time.

Data Engineer

Image Computers

Dec 2022 - Aug 2024Mumbai, India

ETL Pipeline Development: Architected scalable ETL processes using Python, Apache Airflow, and SQL to handle 500,000+ daily records with 99.5% data accuracy.
Predictive Maintenance: Engineered ML models achieving 17% increase in system uptime and 40% reduction in unplanned downtime, saving $50K+ annually.
Real-time Dashboard: Developed interactive analytics dashboard using Angular, D3.js, and Tableau.

Data Analyst Intern

Saint Louis University

Jan 2022 - Feb 2022St. Louis, MO (Remote)

Campaign Analytics Leadership: Led analysis of Facebook ad performance analyzing 50,000+ data points across 13 international markets.
Performance Optimization: Delivered recommendations achieving projected 15% improvement in campaign efficiency and 10% reduction in advertising costs.

Data Science Intern

PlotMyData

Jun 2021 - Jul 2021Remote

Parkinson Disease Detection: Built early diagnosis model achieving 94% accuracy using Random Forest and XGBoost.
Academic Performance Prediction: Developed regression model with 89% R² score.
Fake News Detection: Implemented NLP classifier achieving 92% F1-score using TF-IDF and Naive Bayes.

Artificial Intelligence Intern

Beat The Virus Startup

Jun 2021 - Jul 2021Remote

Object Recognition: Built CNN-based image classifier achieving 91% accuracy on CIFAR-10 dataset.
Handwritten Digit Classification: Developed model achieving 98.5% accuracy on MNIST images.
News Classification: Implemented multi-class text categorization achieving 88% accuracy using LSTM networks.

Data Science Intern

GreatAlbum LLC

Apr 2021 - Jul 2021Boston, MA (Remote)

Photo Clustering Algorithm: Developed logic to recognize "clusters" of photos based on date/time metadata using K-Means.
Metadata Processing: Engineered data pipeline to import and process photo metadata enabling automatic event creation.

Recommendations

"I would highly recommend Disha for any project or job role in which she seems qualified. She will be a delight to any team! During this project, Disha worked really well independently when assigned tasks and also as a team member, collaborating with others."

Erik Britt-Webb

Founder & CEO, GreatAlbum LLC

"Given Disha's success with demanding problems in short time frames, I would work with her again and highly recommend her for future opportunities. She played a major role in building an Expensify integration completed on a tight deadline for a customer demo."

Jay Lowe

Supervisor, Ema Unlimited

"I sincerely believe Disha will bring her unique energy, optimism, passion, and tireless creativity to your class and University as a whole. I appointed her as the head of the ML team, and her knowledge of deploying models using FlaskAPI, Django and TensorFlow.js enabled her team to deploy live on the internet."

Dr. Mahendra Pawar

Associate Professor, VPPCOEVA College Mumbai

"Disha is really intellectual, attentive and possesses a positive attitude towards academics. Her fantastic research and presentation skills saved the day and made her project stand out. She gracefully accepted recommendations and constructive criticism, which helped improve her work for the best."