Abhishek Nair

Robotics Compliance/Engineering Lead

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Berlin, Germany

Experience

Jan 2025 - Present
1 year 1 month
Berlin, Germany
Remote

Robotics Compliance/Engineering Lead

Bearcover GmbH

  • Defined AI modules for the remote-operator dashboard: real-time anomaly detection on sensor streams and predictive maintenance recommendations.
  • Developed Python inference services exposing REST endpoints; collaborated with Angular frontend and backend teams for seamless integration.
  • Containerized AI microservices with Docker and Helm; automated deployment workflows in GitHub Actions targeting Kubernetes clusters.
  • Authored technical design docs and API specifications; led design reviews to ensure functional safety compliance and performance SLAs.
Jun 2023 - Nov 2024
1 year 6 months
Berlin, Germany

Systems Architect / Co-Founder & COO

VoltVogel UG

  • Prototyped EV-charging status detection using OpenCV on PiCamera; achieved 95% success under varied lighting conditions.
  • Roadmapped AI integration into ROS navigation stack: sensor fusion, docking automation, OPPC telemetry analytics, and energy optimisation.
  • Defined AI feature backlog, KPIs, and sprint priorities; led cross-functional scrums between robotics, backend, and frontend teams.
  • Developed proof-of-concept anomaly-detection models for charger health monitoring, integrated with Grafana dashboards.
Mar 2023 - Jun 2024
1 year 4 months
Berlin, Germany

Lead AI Software Developer

CarbonFreed GmbH

  • Collected, labeled, and curated large-scale document datasets; fine-tuned Azure Document Intelligence models to boost OCR accuracy by 35%.
  • Built a LangChain-based document-chatbot microservice on FastAPI; deployed via Uvicorn behind Azure Functions with zero-downtime upgrades.
  • Orchestrated Kafka and RabbitMQ pipelines for streaming OCR outputs to downstream vector indexing; managed model registry and versioning.
  • Implemented end-to-end CI/CD for ML services using Jenkins, Docker, and Helm; integrated unit, integration, and performance testing into release pipelines.
Mar 2022 - Aug 2022
6 months
Berlin, Germany

Software Developer in Electronic Verification

Bertrandt AG

  • Developed OpenCV routines to verify haptic-sensor alignment on robotic arms; automated test scripts in Python to accelerate QA cycles.
  • Created RESTful endpoints in Flask to trigger and collect test-bench diagnostics, integrating with DOORS and JIRA workflows.
  • Wrote test reports, reviewed release builds, and collaborated with software QA teams.
Jan 2020 - Feb 2022
2 years 2 months
Berlin, Germany

Deployment Engineer / Technical Operations Manager

Enway GmbH

  • Conducted SLAM and GNSS/IMU sensor-fusion experiments; improved localization RMSE by 15% through tuned EKF pipelines.
  • Built Python data-collection tools for 3D-LiDAR backpack mapping missions; processed point clouds and extracted features for map-optimization.
  • Automated deployment scripts; managed container lifecycles.
  • Coordinated field trials; provided feedback loops to control system optimisation and tuning.
Feb 2019 - Jul 2019
6 months
Berlin, Germany

Master's student

MAN Energy Solutions SE

  • Applied FFT and advanced signal-processing in MATLAB to extract blade-vibration modes; validated with ANSYS simulation results.
  • Built a MATLAB GUI for interactive mode-shape visualization and automated data export for further AI-based anomaly detection.
  • Proposed a vision-guided turntable and OpenCV routines to automate target tracking in future test-bench upgrades.
Oct 2013 - Jun 2014
9 months
New Delhi, India

Assistant Manager

Premier Infra Pvt. Ltd.

  • Coordinated technician teams, preventive maintenance, and field operations under extreme conditions.
  • Implemented Flask-based maintenance dashboards; scheduled daily ETL jobs via Python cron scripts.
  • Designed PostgreSQL schemas and optimized queries for large-volume sensor logs.
Sep 2012 - Oct 2013
1 year 2 months
New Delhi, India

Assistant Manager

Monnet Ispat Pvt. Ltd.

  • Built services interfacing with PLCs over OPC-UA to stream real-time plant metrics.
  • Developed REST endpoints for monitoring; logged data in database for later analysis.
  • Worked on electrical layout validation and field deployment of control systems.

Summary

Lead AI engineer with 5+ years architecting document-intelligence, vision, and conversational AI pipelines. Skilled in LangChain, Ollama, Azure ML, HuggingFace, Kafka, and containerized deployment. Proven track record of boosting OCR accuracy, scaling inference services, and integrating AI into robotics and IoT systems.

Skills

  • Nlp & Document Ai: Azure Cognitive Services, Openai, Anthropic
  • Computer Vision: Opencv, Pytorch, Custom Cv Pipelines
  • Frameworks & Apis: Langchain, Ollama, Fastapi, Rest, Websocket
  • Orchestration & Infra: Docker, Helm, Terraform, Kubernetes, Aks
  • Messaging & Data: Kafka, Rabbitmq, Mqtt, Vectordb, Mongodb, Sql
  • Ci/cd & Devops: Jenkins, Github Actions, Helm Charts
  • Agile/scrum & Metrics: Kpi Tracking, Sprint Planning

Languages

German
Advanced
English
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Education

Oct 2017 - Jul 2019

HTW Berlin

Master of Science · Mechanical Engineering · Berlin, Germany

Oct 2008 - Jun 2012

GGSIPU New Delhi

Bachelor of Technology · Mechanical and Automation Engineering · New Delhi, India

Certifications & licenses

Data Science Certification

SPICED Academy

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