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Jared Nala

@jarednala

AI and Cloud professional transitioning from aviation to technical roles.

South Africa
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What I'm looking for

I am seeking hands-on AI/cloud engineering roles where I can apply ML, LLM, and OCI expertise to build reliable, customer-focused solutions and grow within collaborative, operationally disciplined teams.

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

IP

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

CE

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.

RC

Rosebank College

Post-Secondary Certificate, Business and Technology Foundations

2003 - 2004

Completed a comprehensive 60-month intensive program in Business and Technology Foundations.

OS

Oosrand Senior Secondary School

Matriculation, Secondary Education

Completed matriculation (secondary school certificate) in 2002.

CC

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.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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