# Akshay Ambekar

> Forward Deployed Engineer

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/akshayambekar

MBA and MS-IS Graduate Student at Iowa State University, Class of 2019.

Former Full Stack Software Developer at Principal Financial Group and TATA Consultancy Services.

Proficient in data analytics, data privacy and test data management consultation. 

Experienced in Data Analytics, SDLC and Agile web application development.

Knowledgeable in Java, JavaScript, PHP, Python, HTML5, XML, SQL, Facebook Marketing, Google Analytics, Tableau, Salesforce, MailChimp, Wordpress, Zapier, Intercom, Postman.

Passionate about solving real-world customer problems, exploring new places, playing sport, cooking, teaching and playing live music.

## Work Experience
### Forward Deployed Engineer @ DataHub
Jan 2026 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area

### Director, Solution Architecture & Engineering USA | Professional Services @ Domino Data Lab
Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area

### Director, Solutions Engineering USA @ Domino Data Lab
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Lead Field Engineer (West) @ Domino Data Lab
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Senior Field Engineer @ Domino Data Lab
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Field Engineer @ Domino Data Lab
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Technical Support Engineer - Rotation Program @ Domino Data Lab
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area

### DevOps Engineer @ Insight Data Science
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area
‣ Deployed a machine learning model in production to help developers obtain 3D images from 2D images using Terraform, Ansible, and AWS
‣ Designed production environment in a highly available and scalable manner and tested for fault-tolerance using Gremlin

### Marketing Analyst/Software Engineering Intern @ Denim®
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Des Moines, Iowa Area
‣ Progressively profile users using web cookies and design intuitive web forms to improve customer experience on the corporate website
‣ Integrate third-party applications, and design automation workflows in Salesforce to improve the internal user experience of tools
‣ Build API test suite in Postman for testing Denim platform API calls
‣ Analyze and track key metrics using Google Analytics to gather insight on what content within the website blog viz. ebooks, articles, audiobooks, news posts are performing better
‣ A/B test ads to improve audience engagement
‣ Configure Facebook Pixel to help Denim power better ads to relevant social media users

### Graduate Assistant @ Iowa State University - Ivy College of Business
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Iowa
‣ Gather, analyze and visualize data using Python to aid professors in research
‣ Assist students in software development and resolve technical challenges

### System Analyst @ Principal Financial Group
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Pune Area, India
‣ Developed web applications for Principal Financial Group’s flagship group insurance products
‣ Presented new features to business decision-makers and incorporated feedback to enhance applications
‣ Adapted the agile methodology of work and analyzed project metrics to identify areas of improvement
‣ Conducted technical and domain training for new team members

### System Engineer @ Tata Consultancy Services
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016
‣ Analyzed the complex CRM system used by Relationship Managers (RM) of a US Bank to update client data
‣ Streamlined the data update process from ~15 screens to 1 screen by developing an intuitive web application
‣ Expedited RM data update process, which improved customer service and increased their productivity by 60%

### Assistant System Engineer @ Tata Consultancy Services
Jan 2013 – Jan 2016
‣ Developed test data management and data privacy products by following end-to-end software development lifecycle
‣ Consulted clients around the globe on test data management and data privacy. Client consultation earned ~20K USD
revenue and grew existing customer base
‣ Incorporated customer feature requests and feedback to enhance products. One of the products of the data suite won
Runner up award in ‘IT CSI Awards for EXCELLENCE in IT, 2014’
‣ Received two ‘Faculty of the Month’ awards for the product training conducted


## Education
### Master of Business Administration - MBA in Business Administration and Management, General
Iowa State University - Ivy College of Business

### Master's degree in Management Information Systems, General
Iowa State University - Ivy College of Business

### Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Terna Engineering College

### Higher Secondary Certificate
KJ Somaiya College Of Science and Commerce

### Secondary School Certificate
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/akshaybambekar

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Last updated: 2026-04-05