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 led 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 serves as a Engineering Manager, Applied ML and Platform and leads teams in Silicon Valley and India to support different projects for various clients.
Patents for Iterate.ai
Patent granted
Modular Machine Learning [Drag and Droppable Quick AI]
9/15/2020
United States of America
App. No. 10,776,686
More About Shomron Jacob
My most successful innovation work ...
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.
Another eye-opener I worked on ...
Frictionless fuel pumping using Computer Vision
An a-ha moment that changed my way of innovating was ...
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.
My most inspiring project at Iterate ...
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.
Qualities of an innovator
- Vision
- Passion
- Commitment
Honors
- Summa cum laude honors: Masters in CS (IIT, Chicago)
Fun Tidbits
Why work 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.
You may not know about me ...
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-Innovator(s) ...
Jeff Bezoz
What school did NOT teach me ...
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