# Resume (/resume) ## Overview - $98M+ — Business Impact (/projects) - $273K+ — Proven Savings (/resume) - 470+ — GitHub Stars (https://github.com/vivekVells/mcp-pandoc) - 120+ — Developers Enabled (/projects) - 13K+/mo — Downloads (https://github.com/vivekVells/mcp-pandoc) - 2× MVP — Awards (2024-25) (/resume) - Research — Published (/publications) - AI Summit — NYC Speaker (/speaking) ## Technologies ### AI/ML - AI Agents, Model Context Protocol (MCP), RAG, LangGraph, Strands Agents, LangChain, LlamaIndex, Prompt Engineering, Context Engineering, AI Evals, AI Observability, Amazon Bedrock, Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, AgentCore Memory, Databricks, Langfuse, Google A2A, BrowserUse ### Frontend - React, TypeScript, JavaScript, Tailwind CSS, SCSS, Micro Frontend, Browser Extensions ### Backend - Node.js, ExpressJS, Python, Kotlin, GraphQL, REST APIs ### DevOps & Cloud - Kubernetes, Docker, Helm Charts, Jenkins, Spinnaker, AWS, Azure ### Testing - Playwright, Jest, Cypress, React Testing Library, E2E Testing Frameworks ### Tools & Practices - Git, Jira, Splunk, Datadog, Cursor, Kiro, Copilot, Agile, Scrum, Spec Driven Development (SDD) ## Experience ### [Expedia Group](https://www.expediagroup.com) ### Senior Software Development Engineer | AI/ML Engineer April 2026 - Present - Architecting and leading the migration of Vrbo's partner virtual assistant from a legacy platform to a modern AI agent platform stack. Owning system design, production readiness, and phased rollout while leading a team of 3 engineers and driving alignment across 4+ teams. Now live in production with zero critical errors and scaling toward full legacy decommission, laying the foundation for future conversational AI agentic chat experiences. - Built a pipeline powered by LLMs that converts unstructured property listing data into validated, standardized output, compressing partner onboarding from a process that took 45 to 120 minutes down to under 10 minutes and removing a key friction point in the partner onboarding journey. - Researching and prototyping partner level personalization for the assistant using managed agent memory, so it can adapt across sessions by retaining preferences, past decisions, and conversation context without asking for the same information again. ### AI/ML & Full Stack Engineer October 2022 - March 2026 - Leading cross-functional LangGraph agent migration across multiple teams and time zones. Architected first LangGraph-to-platform integration framework enabling seamless agent communication. - Spearheaded KAI, an AI assistant enabling documentation Q&A, automated actions, and agentic workflows, contributing to a $98M business opportunity. - Led Partner Feedback Intelligence system targeting 2.5M annual records, completed POC and MVP achieving target accuracy thresholds, designed production roadmap projecting $8-40M operational savings. - Solo-architected AI Agent reducing critical incident investigation from 10-20 minutes to <30 seconds. Secured CTO demo, scaled to 4 production teams. - Created EG Console Connect browser extension reaching 740+ weekly active users, ranking as 4th most-used official EG extension within 2 years. - Built Enterprise E2E Testing Framework adopted by 120+ developers across 30+ teams, standardizing testing practices organization-wide. - Led Playwright migration initiative (consecutive MVP awards Q4 2024, Q1 2025), identifying ~$150K annual savings opportunity. - Reduced infrastructure costs by $86K+ annually via strategic Kubernetes pod resource optimizations. - Won Brainwave AI Hackathon 2025 (87 teams, 390+ participants) transforming guest reviews into actionable ROI insights. - Served as AI Champion for Austin location and Core AI Group member, evangelizing AI adoption across engineering organization. ### Software Development Engineer II July 2021 - September 2022 - Developed Enterprise applications and SDK frameworks for Open World platform, creating unified B2B & B2C ecosystem for Expedia Group offerings. - Enhanced data search & discovery through web dashboard development, improving data ingestion and adoption organization-wide. - Won first place in EG Hackathon 2022 for creating the 'Travel Widget', a multi-tenant configurable solution for seamless partner integration. ### [athenahealth](https://www.athenahealth.com) ### Member Of Technical Staff September 2019 - April 2021 - Developed web applications improving medical appointment scheduling UX for hospitals and patients. - Built reusable component library to increase developer productivity and standardization. ### [Tesla](https://www.tesla.com/about) ### Full Stack Developer Intern January 2019 - May 2019 - Developed real-time web application for Quality Technicians, automating non-conformance issue resolution in Tesla's car assembly lines, delivering projected annual savings of $1.2 Million. ### [Express Scripts](https://www.express-scripts.com) ### Software Architect Intern May 2018 - August 2018 - Built the foundation of Developer Portal platform to help business leaders understand API value and provide resources for developer teams. ### [Marist College](https://www.marist.edu) ### Web Developer (Student Employee) January 2018 - December 2018 - Spearheaded modernization of Digital Education Department's web platform using Liferay CMS. - Developed IBM Watson chatbot integration for student support. - Contributed to open-source Sakai LMS project as QA tester. - Developed automated email delivery system reducing manual efforts for course instructors. ### [IQZ Systems](https://iqzsystems.com) ### Associate Software Developer January 2017 - April 2017 - Designed generic framework for web and mobile automation using Selenium with Python. - Created comprehensive case-study on automation framework selection. ### [athenahealth](https://www.athenahealth.com) (India) ### Software Analyst in Test July 2015 - July 2016 - Created DB Settings Management Tool and Interface Message Generator Tool, improving team productivity. - Led production monitoring and issue resolution as ISEWATCH team member for critical workflows. - Direct Responsible Individual for Claim Workflow and Claim Rule Engine. ## Education ### [Marist College](https://www.marist.edu) - Master of Science in Computer Science - 2017 - 2019 - Coursework: Software Design & Development, Software Verification, Database Systems, Security Protocols - Student Developer at Digital Education Department: Spearheaded modernization of department's web platform using Liferay CMS, IBM Watson chatbot integration for student support. Contributed to open-source Sakai LMS project as QA tester. ## Awards & Recognition - 2× MVP Awards (Q4 2024 & Q1 2025) — Consecutive organization-level Most Valued Person recognition for eliminating 100% false positive alerts while delivering $37K annual proven cost savings through Selenium to Playwright migration. - Brainwave AI Hackathon Winner 2025 — Won hackathon (87 teams, 390+ participants) by creating Guest Review Insights, transforming reviews into actionable ROI insights. - EG Hackathon 2022 Winner — First place for creating 'Travel Widget', a multi-tenant configurable solution for seamless partner app integration. - "Trailblazer" Recognition — Recognized for driving modern testing framework (Playwright) adoption across organization through close collaboration with platform teams.