Jared Nala
@jarednala
AI and Cloud professional transitioning from aviation to technical roles.
What I'm looking for
I am an AI and Cloud technology professional with 12+ years delivering operational excellence and customer-focused solutions. I transitioned from aviation safety and customer service into AI and cloud, earning Oracle Cloud Infrastructure certifications and hands-on experience in generative AI and machine learning.
In my aviation career I maintained a 100% safety record across 12 years while serving 18,000+ annual passengers and achieving consistent 95% customer satisfaction. I led emergency response, trained 25+ crew members, and improved service processes that reduced complaints and response times substantially.
On technical projects I developed NLP systems and machine learning applications—reducing analysis time by 80%, achieving 94% routing accuracy, and creating an LLM-powered training content generator that cut development time by 65%. I built a maintenance RAG chatbot that resolved 89% of queries on first contact and reduced support tickets by 60%.
I bring practical skills in Python, ML pipelines, LLM fine-tuning and RAG architectures, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and IT troubleshooting. I am driven to apply my operational discipline and customer-centric mindset to deliver reliable, scalable AI/cloud solutions.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Cabin Crew Member
South African Airways
Jul 2008 - Aug 2020 (12 years 1 month)
Managed passenger safety and operations for 150+ passengers per flight over a 12-year career maintaining a 100% safety record and achieving 95% customer satisfaction across 18,000+ annual interactions.
Learning and Development Specialist
South African Airways
Aug 2018 - Nov 2019 (1 year 3 months)
Developed automated training programs and content, reducing development time by 65% and improving compliance scores by training 15+ staff on cargo and service procedures.
AI/Cloud Technology Professional
Independent Projects
Designed and implemented AI-powered solutions including an NLP safety analytics pipeline, a customer service classifier (94% accuracy), and a RAG-based maintenance chatbot reducing support tickets by 60%.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Career Transition Program (Post-Secondary Education)
Career Transition Certificate, AI/Cloud Technologies
2020 -
Enrolled in a Career Transition Program focused on AI and Cloud technologies from November 2020 to August 2025.
Rosebank College
Post-Secondary Certificate, Business and Technology Foundations
2003 - 2004
Completed a comprehensive 60-month intensive program in Business and Technology Foundations.
Oosrand Senior Secondary School
Matriculation, Secondary Education
Completed matriculation (secondary school certificate) in 2002.
Continuous Learning (Advanced Certificates)
Professional Certificates, Data Science / Deep Learning
2025 - 2026
Pursued advanced short courses including Advanced Python Programming for Data Science and PyTorch deep learning framework.
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