Nikhil Kejriwal

Software Engineer

Oakland, California, United States17 yrs 2 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in developing high-end computational models.
Awarded best graduate project for machine learning innovations.
Proven track record in energy risk analytics.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Senior Software Developer specializing in Energy Risk Analytics and Computational Modeling.

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Skills

Core Skills

Software DevelopmentMachine LearningSimulation

Other Skills

C/C++ STLJavaSASMatlabRLinuxData MiningSQLFinancial ModelingSimulationsDistributed SystemsProgrammingAnalyticsOptimizationAlgorithms

About

Nikhil is a senior software developer at Ascend Analytics overseeing the implementation and development of Ascend’ s software solutions. Nikhil has had a profound impact on wide range of Ascend products like curve developer, Hydro models, Credit Risk Management, valuation of options and of gas storage facilities. He specializes in implementation of simulation engines, developing high end computational models and handling big data. His quantitative and analytical skills have helped Ascend deliver high end analytics to its customers. Nikhil holds a master’s degree in computer science from Cornell University where he had also been awarded the best graduate project award for his work in modeling the African pastoral systems using latest machine learning techniques like inverse reinforcement learning. Nikhil also holds a degree in electrical engineering from India’s premier institute, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). In his previous job he was on the team developing simulation kernels for CAD VLSI design.

Experience

17 yrs 2 mos

Total Experience

5 yrs 9 mos

Average Tenure

14 yrs 10 mos

Current Experience

Ascend analytics

Senior Developer, Risk Analytics

Jun 2011 – Present · 14 yrs 10 mos · Oakland, CA

Development of analytical products and models concerning energy markets for utilities and investment banks.
Developing and implementing innovative algorithms involving applied probability/statistics on large data sets, financial engineering and programming.
Applying leading software development practices and standards to develop robust and maintainable solutions.
Architect, design and build highly scalable, robust and high performance infrastructure.
Continuously improve performance and scalability by pinpointing bottlenecks and finding solutions.

C/C++ STLJavaSASMatlabRLinux+15

Cornell university

Teaching Assistant

Jan 2011 – May 2011 · 4 mos · Ithaca, New York Area

Held supplementary lectures and discussion sessions for the course Signals and Systems.
Tested and debugged student MATLAB code to fix errors and increase programming efficiency.
Proctored and graded student exams

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Senior Member Technical Staff

Jul 2008 – Jul 2010 · 2 yrs

Worked as software development engineer in the Questasim group. Questasim is a leading simulation and verification tool for digital designs.
Optimizing simulation time for RTL simulation and verification engine.
Developing and maintaining the event-driven simulation kernel.
Tuning RTL simulations for optimal performance for large VHDL circuit designs.
Developing software using engineering best practices such as code reviews, unit testing, technical documentation, CVS repositories, shell scripting and Linux development environment.

Software DevelopmentSimulationLinuxVHDL

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Summer Intern

May 2007 – Jul 2007 · 2 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Circuit design and chip development for IBM P7 series of processors.
Patented an innovative solution with IBM to self detect and turn off broken and leaky capacitors.