Akshat Sharma

Akshat Sharma

5 Years 6 Months Overall Experience
With six years of experience, I’m passionate about using AI and IT to help businesses grow and transform. Led projects that improve complex IT systems and product designs, making them more efficient, cost-effective, and profitable. I enjoy breaking down complicated business problems into clear technology solutions that really make a difference. Proven ability to align AI and IT initiatives with organizational goals through effective collaboration with teams and stakeholders.

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Education

Indian Institute of Management, Indore
Master Of Business Administration

2025-2026

Acropolis Institute of technology and research
Bachelor of Engineering - IT

2015-2019

Accomplishment

Infinity Award in Make It Real category, 2024:
Awarded for successful product launch and enhanced business outcomes
Infinity Award in Inspire Change category, 2023
Recognized for driving innovation in the Merkury Clean Room

Certification

Google Cloud Certified - Cloud Engineer
Demonstrates proficiency in deploying applications, monitoring operations, and managing enterprise solutions on Google Cloud Platform.

2025

Experience

Merkle

3 Years

Senior Data Engineer

May' 22 - Apr' 25

  • Reduced resource cost consumption by $250,000 through the implementation of a compute resource monitoring system on Snowflake
  • Redesigned existing products to increase efficiency by 33% and reduced maintenance man-hours by 50% through AI integration
  • Reworked and improved Merkury data source, leading to a profit increase of $10M over one year
  • Led a team to recreate the identity interface product on a cloud platform, decreased processing time by 40% and operational costs by 43%
  • Increased the number of Fortune 500 clients from 4 to 37 by collaborating with data scientists and IT professionals to deliver tailored, customer-centric solutions
Zensar Technologies

2 Years 6 Months

Software Engineer

Aug' 19 - Jan' 22

  • Increased data pipeline efficiency by 20% through optimized filtering and grouping
  • Enhanced data warehouse efficiency by revamping structures to utilize more views and fewer tables
  • Increased reporting efficiency by 30% and saved 270 man-hours per month by implementing Robotic Process Automation using UiPath
  • Increased process efficiency by 57% and saved Cisco nearly $1 million by developing a cloud-based reporting application