Chaitra Thimmaiah

Technical Lead with 10+ years of experience in AI and data automation, product engineering, and enterprise software development. Passionate about building scalable AI systems, deploying LLM-based applications, and architecting memory-enabled solutions across the entire AI development lifecycle—from experimentation and evaluation to production.

Lead - AI & Data Solutions at Omnicom Media Group / Annalect India (2021-09 – Present)

• Led AI adoption initiatives across engineering and business teams, driving enterprise-wide automation and innovation.
• Designed N8N and Dify workflows for reports and team management.
• Evaluated and deployed agentic and multimodal AI solutions for enterprise applications.
• Mentored engineers and graduate trainees on AI technologies, automation frameworks, and quality engineering practices.
• Partnered with clients and stakeholders to deliver scalable data platforms, analytics solutions, and data governance initiatives.
• Contributed to data mesh modernization, data quality engineering, and enterprise analytics architecture.
• Increased AI tool adoption by 75% and reduced architecture documentation effort to 30 minutes per design cycle.
• Reduced production failures by 30% through AI-driven issue detection solutions.
• Cut campaign validation and testing effort by 75% while improving accuracy through GenAI-powered frameworks.
• Improved reporting efficiency by 40%+, enabling faster business insights and decision-making.
• Reduced manual data validation effort by 80% and improved defect detection by 40% using automated quality frameworks.
• Increased data quality coverage and reduced reporting issues by 35%, while enhancing governance across 10+ critical data platforms.

Senior Product Engineer at Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions (2015-07 – 2021-08)

• Led configuration, integration, validation, and user acceptance testing for embedded software products across global releases.
• Managed end-to-end testing activities, including communication protocol validation across software and hardware modules.
• Established and optimized testing environments to improve integration and release efficiency.
• Conducted quality audits, defect analysis, and root cause investigations to enhance product reliability.
• Collaborated with cross-functional global teams to coordinate testing, deployment, and release readiness activities.
• Contributed to innovation initiatives through IoT and sensor-based prototype development.
• Delivered AI-driven analytics solutions that improved campaign targeting effectiveness and business ROI.
• Reduced integration testing setup effort by 60% through the establishment of a dedicated walking lab testing environment.
• Achieved a 25% reduction in production defects through defect leakage analysis and quality improvement initiatives.
• Ensured reliable system performance by validating embedded communication protocols across 10+ software and hardware modules.
• Developed an IoT prototype that converted haptic sensor vibrations into digital signals, demonstrating innovation in connected device solutions.
• Improved release coordination and deployment efficiency through successful collaboration with global teams across India and Germany.

Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical & Electronics Engineering – Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering (2015-07)