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Madhan Seduraman

Madhan Seduraman

Summary

As a seasoned AI and ML professional and possessing over four years of hands-on experience in deploying more than 20 AI solutions to production environments, with a focus on delivering tailored solutions to the insurance sector. Recognized as a subject matter expert in AIML and Six Sigma methodologies, coupled with a track record of teaching AIML concepts for four years and aiming to become as a leading figure in the realms of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, and Transformation.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Head of OPEX (Automation & AI)

Prudential Singapore
01.2020 - Current
  • Design & architected scalable solutions using Machine Learning, Deep learning, AI cognitive services, to solve real insurance business problems. More than 7 AI solutions have deployed to production and delivered business benefits.
  • New open sourced LLM models, Open AI services leveraged for upgrading or integrating existing AI solutions, chatbots boost efficiency gains, enhance business value, insurance STP rates and chat bot effectiveness.
  • Build roadmaps for AI projects, chat bot projects & RPA projects from strategy workshops and execute projects in right prioritized sequence to deliver maximum benefits.
  • Evaluate business processes, classify & design automation projects for RPA, Intelligent Automation & Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning.
  • Direct, Lead and Manage team of Data Scientists & Automation Engineers to review project progress, provide consulting & mentoring technically in the field of AIML, RPA, solution architecture, etc.
  • Offer training sessions on Prompt engineering, AIML topics to drive adoption of AI across organization.
  • Lead the developmental work under Machine Learning, Deep Learning, NLP, Computer Vision projects using python, jupyter notebook, azure platforms, etc.
    Review & provide detailed solutioning of applications of AIML & Deep Learning algorithms & build a scalable AI solution for production deployment.
  • Ensure SDLC process is strictly adhered in AIML, RPA projects that are planned, executed & delivered. Ensure solutions are built with the organization engineering team’s involvement to adhere to the CI-CD pipelines & associated processes

Solution Architect

EY
12.2013 - 01.2020
  • Solutions Lab: Build AI solutions, products, micro services by ideating new use cases in areas of NLP, NLU, NLG, Machine Learning & Deep Learning. Proactively build Prototypes, Develop, Test algorithms to solve business problems; Liaise with business stakeholders, automation delivery managers to identify, build & deploy solutions related to NLP, CV, machine learning (& DL) projects.
    Lead team of Data Scientists & also hands-on worked on NLP, Machine Learning & Deep Learning projects. Built solutions on NLP, NLU, Text Similarities, Text Summarization, rule engines based on regex, NLTK, Scikit Learn, Text Classification models, DNN, CNN, LSTM models using Tensfor flow & Keras, Gensim, Wordnet, spacy, etc…
    Build solution architecture leveraging Azure platform, other multiple technologies like Blue Prism, UI Path, OCR, Cognitive Services in Azure, Python or C# scripts, ML or DL models, Azure ML workspace & other technologies to solve end to end business problems.

Project Manager

Allianz
09.2011 - 12.2013
  • Led 11 improvement projects spanning IT Operations, Application Development & Maintenance (AD&M), Insurance Business Processes, and Travel & Logistics Processes. Introduced DART (Data Analysis & Reasoning Techniques) training for Managers & above, utilizing analytical skills to forecast AHT for voice processes and execute regression modeling for volume inflow projections. Conducted end-to-end customer satisfaction surveys and action planning workshops, delivering various training programs including Yellow Belt, Blue Belt, Lean, and Data Analytics to enhance quality standards. Organized Kaizen Events, Lean AWO, Value Stream Mapping workshops, and Statistical Process Control deployment, culminating in the successful management of the ACIS OPEX Day event and winning the Asian Outsourcing Leadership awards for OPEX innovation.

Project Manager

HP
07.2010 - 07.2011
  • Led Black Belt projects aligned with business goals and customer satisfaction, focusing on reducing Transport Cost in the Measure Phase and diminishing Discount Lost % in Invoice Processing during the Improve Phase.
  • Mentored over 12 Green Belt projects to enhance Turnaround Time (TAT), boost productivity, reduce cycle time, and minimize Discount Lost%. Provided consultation and mentorship for Yellow Belt Projects, deploying Quality Tools and operational techniques like Heijunka (Level Loading).
  • Spearheaded Kaizen ideas, ensured their successful implementation, and tracked progress for certification.
  • Conducted Value Stream Mapping sessions to identify and address Non-Value Added Activities, driving mitigation plans. Led DNA Drive initiatives, delivering training modules on Yellow Belt, Green Belt, and White Belt levels, covering topics ranging from TQM and Lean Philosophy to Six Sigma methodologies. Additionally, ensured validation of Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for efficient operations.

Assistant Manager

CRISIL-S&P Global
04.2008 - 07.2010
  • Developed methodologies, practices, and processes for establishing data quality metrics and conducting due diligence studies. Identified and documented Service Level Agreements (SLAs), managed DQ transitions, and finalized Critical to Quality (CTQ) metrics.
  • Led Quality Drive initiatives, providing training on Lean Methodology, Basic & Advanced Statistics, and Yellow Belt sessions. Drove Lean projects to enhance productivity and implemented Six Sigma projects for BPM-related initiatives, including Green Belt Projects focusing on improving Timeliness % in US Corporate Bonds and Escrow documents processing productivity.
  • Created End-to-End Process flows to identify Value-Added (VA) and Non-Value-Added (NVA) activities, employing Time & Motion studies to derive process enhancements. Analyzed Quality Index and Management Information Systems (MIS) reports to identify trends and formulate mitigation plans.
  • Initiated Kaizen efforts through Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to pinpoint areas for improvement and continuously implement preventive actions. Implemented Statistical Process Control (SPC) methodologies across teams to monitor common and special cause variations.

Quality Control Associate

08.2003 - 04.2008

Developed methodologies, practices, and processes for establishing data quality metrics and conducting due diligence studies. Identified and documented Service Level Agreements (SLAs), managed DQ transitions, and finalized Critical to Quality (CTQ) metrics. Led Quality Drive initiatives, providing training on Lean Methodology, Basic & Advanced Statistics, and Yellow Belt sessions. Drove Lean projects to enhance productivity and implemented Six Sigma projects for BPM-related initiatives, including Green Belt Projects focusing on improving Timeliness % in US Corporate Bonds and Escrow documents processing productivity. Created End-to-End Process flows to identify Value-Added (VA) and Non-Value-Added (NVA) activities, employing Time & Motion studies to derive process enhancements. Analyzed Quality Index and Management Information Systems (MIS) reports to identify trends and formulate mitigation plans. Initiated Kaizen efforts through Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to pinpoint areas for improvement and continuously implement preventive actions. Implemented Statistical Process Control (SPC) methodologies across teams to monitor common and special cause variations.

Education

Master of Science - Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning

Liverpool John Moores University
UK
12.2023

Bachelors in Computers Science Engineering - Computer Science Engineering

Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
India
04.2001

Skills

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Generative AI certifications
  • Machine Learning
  • Deep Learning
  • Natural Language Process (NLU/NLG)
  • Data Science & Analytics
  • Python Programming
  • Cloud Deployment
  • Solutions Architect
  • RPA & Intelligent Automation Consulting
  • Program Management
  • AIML Teaching experience
  • Coaching & Mentoring

Certification

  • Generative AI certification (2024)
  • Masters of Science in AI and machine learning (2023)
  • Post Graduate Program in Cloud Computing, University of Texas, Austin (2021)
  • Post Graduate Program in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Great Learning Institute (2019)
  • Text Mining with Python, Data School (2018)
  • Certified Six Sigma Master lack Belt, ISI Bangalore (2018)
  • Certified ASQ Six Sigma Black Belt & PMP Certified, PMI (2017)
  • Analytics 360 from Analytics Training Institute, Bangalore (2016)
  • ITIL Intermediate - CSI (2015)
  • Data Mining & Business Intelligence, ISI Bangalore (2012)
  • Lean Practitioner, BMGI (2010)

Languages

English
Tamil
Malayalam
Kannada
Hindi

Additional Information

Deputy Vice President, AI & Automation, Singapore, 01/2020, Present, Solution Architect, EY, Trivandrum, 12/2013, 01/2020, Manager, Operational Excellence, Allianz, Trivandrum, 09/2011, 12/2013, Manager, OPEX, HP Financial Services, Chennai, 07/2010, 07/2011, Assistant Manager, Quality, CRISIL, Mumbai, 04/2008, 07/2010, Quality Control Associate, Thomson Reuters, Bangalore, 08/2003, 04/2008

Passport

Indian

Linkedin Profile

linkedin.com/in/madhan-seduraman-13b31b14

Visa

Employment Pass

Projects

Multiple roles for the below projects: Senior Data Scientist, AI engineer, Solution Design and Delivery Head

LLM & Open AI integrations for email support transformation for customer support desk, chatgpt 3.5

Claims adjudication model built and deployed completely in-house to uplift the medical claims stp by 100%. Azure Data Factory, Tree based models

PruLens: Automated QA solution for insurance operations governance. AKS, Kafka, Azure cognitive services

Digitizing medical claims with transfer learning of Azure form recognizer API and bundle of solutions built with NLP.

Image Redaction for credit card, Custom object detection with YoloV5, Python, YoloV5, OpenCV, Pytesseract, Flask, Docker container, AKS Azure,  Image quality classification for OCR yield, Python, CNN, OpenCV, Flask, Docker container, AKS Azure, Senior Data Scientist, 

Claims risk scoring model (PRUDART), Azure Data Bricks, Jupyter notebook, Docker, AKS Azure, Azure Blob, Senior Data Scientist, 

Legal Language Identification, NLP, NLU, Python, NLTK, Scikit Learn, ML Classification models, custom ensembling, 

Predicting the probability of pursing the bid, Python, PDFMiner, DOCX, RegeX, NLTK, ML classification models & DNN, Data Scientist, Transformation lead Text Summarization, Python, PPTX, NLTK, Gensim, Data Scientist

Timeline

Head of OPEX (Automation & AI)

Prudential Singapore
01.2020 - Current

Solution Architect

EY
12.2013 - 01.2020

Project Manager

Allianz
09.2011 - 12.2013

Project Manager

HP
07.2010 - 07.2011

Assistant Manager

CRISIL-S&P Global
04.2008 - 07.2010

Quality Control Associate

08.2003 - 04.2008

Master of Science - Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning

Liverpool John Moores University

Bachelors in Computers Science Engineering - Computer Science Engineering

Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
Madhan Seduraman