Yashwanth Boddu is an innovative Big Data Engineer and AI Engineering Leader with extensive experience architecting large-scale, enterprise-grade data platforms across transportation, healthcare, and telecommunications sectors. Currently serving as a Data Analytics Engineer at Union Pacific, he specializes in modernizing legacy ecosystems and implementing AI-powered analytics solutions that drive transformational business outcomes.
At Union Pacific, Yashwanth has led groundbreaking initiatives, including the enterprise data lake migration that transformed 200+ legacy ETL pipelines into a cloud-native framework, achieving a 70% reduction in ETL time and over $1.5M/year in cost savings. His AI-powered freight forecasting platform revolutionized rail operations by unifying telemetry, dispatch, and GPS data, improving planning accuracy by 38% and enabling real-time operational insights across 3,000+ miles of track.
During his tenure at Molina Healthcare, Yashwanth architected mission-critical data integrity and analytics platforms that processed over 60 TB of multi-source claims data daily. His provider data deduplication engine reduced duplication by 93% across 30M+ records, while his real-time claims processing system identified $3.4M+ detected fraud and achieved 70% faster adjudication.
Yashwanth's technical arsenal spans cloud platforms (Microsoft Azure, AWS), big data technologies (Apache Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Snowflake, Databricks), and machine learning frameworks. He has demonstrated exceptional proficiency in stream processing, ETL pipeline design, and implementing robust data governance frameworks. His expertise extends to programming languages including Python, Java, Scala, and SQL, with deep knowledge of distributed computing and real-time analytics.
Throughout his career, Yashwanth has delivered cumulative infrastructure cost savings exceeding $5M across projects while pioneering data governance strategies adopted across multiple lines of business. His platforms have been recognized for enterprise transformation capabilities and regulatory compliance readiness, supporting critical audits and enabling advanced predictive analytics.
Yashwanth holds a Master of Science in Computer Engineering from Wayne State University with a G.P.A 3.66/4.00, and a Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, India. His academic foundation in engineering principles, combined with hands-on industry experience, positions him as a thought leader in data engineering and AI implementation. His proven ability to reverse-engineer complex legacy systems, architect scalable cloud-native solutions, and deliver measurable business value makes him a sought-after expert in enterprise data transformation initiatives.