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Dheeraj Thuvara

AI/ML Engineer | Full Stack Developer

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About Me

AI-driven Full Stack Developer with 12+ years of experience crafting scalable web applications using Ruby on Rails and modern JS frameworks. Passionate about building intelligent systems with NLP, Computer Vision, Deep Learning, LLMs, and RAG. As Co-founder & CTO at Cocociti, I led full-cycle product development and data-driven decisions. With 7+ years in engineering leadership, I blend backend mastery, DevOps expertise, and a sharp AI focus to deliver impactful digital solutions.

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AI Applications

Traffic Signal Analysis App

An ML model using YoloV8 to analyze traffic density and optimize signal durations for better urban traffic management.

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Sentiment Analysis App

Turn Paragraphs into Emotions – Instantly understand what text really feels and decode the emotional tone using spaCy model.

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Text Summarizer App

A web app to instantly summarize any text into one paragraph, two paragraphs, or bullet points using LLM.

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Ruby on Rails Projects

WishBoard

Wishboard is a social media platform built on Ruby on Rails, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to share, track, and monetize wishes.

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Cocociti - A Rental Aggregator

A full-featured rental aggregator platform with listing, search, and payment integration built on Ruby on Rails, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

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Professional Experience

  1. Technical Manager - Encora Innovation Labs, Bengaluru, India
    03/2019 – 12/2024
    • Led development for WebAdMIT, an admissions solution, managing a team of 7 professionals using Agile and Scrum.
    • Improved website accessibility from 20% to 95% by implementing 508 standard and NVDA screen reader support.
    • Built an AI PoC to analyze applicant profiles and recommend courses or specializations with a confidence score.
    • Performed data analysis using SQL and Tableau to uncover insights that improved the admissions process by 15%.
    • Managed peak loads of 100,000+ college applications per minute, maintaining system stability and performance.
    • Implemented CI/CD pipelines using TravisCI, Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes for streamlined, reliable deployments.
    • Developed unit and integration tests for Ruby on Rails applications, achieving 97% test coverage.
  2. Senior Software Developer - GrabOnRent Int. Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru, India
    11/2017 – 03/2019
    • Developed Ruby on Rails modules for an online rental platform, managing inventory of 300 products and 5,000 SKUs.
    • Migrated frontend technologies to ReactJS and integrated them with Rails-based REST APIs.
    • Implemented Elasticsearch, improving product search performance by 40%, resulting in faster search results.
    • Managed DevOps pipelines using Docker and Kubernetes for efficient deployments.
  3. Founder and Chief Technology Officer – Cocociti Int. Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru, India
    10/2015 – 11/2017
    • Built a social media platform with instant messaging for users to share and monetize their wishes.
    • Led a team of 5, overseeing coding, server operations, database management, and UI design.
    • Utilized Google Analytics, Mixpanel, and Hotjar, cutting bounce rate by 20% and increasing engagement by 25%.
    • Built an online rental aggregator platform with 30 categories and 10,000 products and integrated vendor payments.
  4. Systems Engineer – Tata Consultancy Services, Kochi, India
    02/2013 – 10/2015
    • Developed modules for corporate projects, including fitness tracking and Corporate Social Responsibility platforms.
    • Migrated databases from MySQL to PostgreSQL for enhanced performance.
    • Designed and developed Ruby on Rails applications and revamped UIs for seamless user interactions.

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