Shomron Jacob
Engineering Manager, Applied Machine Learning and Platform
Innovation Platform and AI
Shomron joined Iterate in 2017 as a Machine Learning and Platform Engineer after graduating from Illinois Institute of Technology with a Masters in Compter Science (AI/ML). He started his professional career as a Software Engineer but soon found himself learning ML/AI and therefore switched his career to being a full Time Data Science professional. During his frist two years at Iterate, he lead multiple high profile projects for clients such as Jockey, Ulta, Central, PartyCity, Chanel, CircleK, PamperedChef etc. He created end-end solutions from scratch using state-of-the-art ML/AI techniques clubbed with software solution inside our low-code no-code platform, Interplay. He has also filed for 3 patents for his work on Interplay. Currently Shomron servers as a Engineering Manager, Applied ML and Platform and leads teams in Silicon Valley and India to support different projects for various clients.
More About Shomron Jacob
Most Successful Innovation Project You've Worked On
I worked on a school project, something similar to Spotify but more text related where a user can give out a few words that he/she likes, and the AI model would then go back and suggest the top 5 songs with the highest ratings with those words in it. This way, the user gets to pick what kind of lyrics he/she wants to listen to and then get recommendations based on ratings, genre, artists, etc.
Second Most Successful Innovation Project You've Worked On
Frictionless pumping using Computer Vision
Have You Experienced An A-HA Moment That Changed the Way You Operate as an Innovator?
Even though I graduated with a perfect GPA, it took me eight months to find a job that was, in a way, the best eight months of my life. It taught me to be patient, work hard, and wait for it to come to you.
Most Inspiring Project You've Worked On At Iterate or Elsewhere
Worked on a project in school, something similar to Spotify but more text related where a user can give out few words that he/she likes and the AI model would then go back and suggest top 5 songs with highest ratings with those words in it. This way the user gets to pick what kind of lyrics he/she wants to listen to and then get recommendations based on ratings , genre, artists etc.
Three Most Important Qualities of An Innovator
- Vision
- Passion
- Commitment
Honors
- Summa cum laude honors: Masters in CS (IIT, Chicago)
Patents
Drag and Drop Modular AI. Container Architecture for Modular Machine Learning.
Fun Tidbits
What do you like about working with Iterate?
The fast-paced, ready to make things happen type of attitude, and how extremely knowledgeable everyone is. These are a few of the many things why I love working with the Iterate Engineering team.
Interesting Thing People Might Not Know About You?
Shomron likes to have a good time. Pre-COVID, he liked to bar hop on weekends while updating Arul on the current release that happens on Fridays.
Most Inspiring Leader Who Was/Is An Innovator
Jeff Bezoz
What Did School (College) NOT Teach You?
How to approach a live tech event and make the most out of it.
Free Time
Travelling, meeting people, making new friends, gym and definitely attending his dance classes!
Favorite Books About Innovation and Why
Another Favorite Book
by Scott Belsky
Favorite Quotes About Innovation
“The More You Sweat on Practice, the Less You Bleed in Battle.”
~ Richard MarcinkoFavorite Video About Innovation and Why
Favorite Music and Movie?
Drake, Ed Sheeran, Skrillex , David Guetta, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and the list goes on and on!
Mission Impossible , Fast and Furious , Matrix, John Wick