Jay Chaniyara
Executive Director, AI/Data Products & Application Engineering
Enterprise data and AI executive specializing in large-scale transformation, monetization of data
assets, and AI-driven business innovation. Proven track record of building organizations, platforms,
and governance frameworks that convert data into competitive advantage, new revenue streams, and
differentiated customer experiences.
Experience
Wind Creek Hospitality — Executive Director, AI/Data Products & Application Engineering
(April 2022–Present)
- Founded AI Center of Excellence & generated ~$200M in new ARR.
- Built net-new data organization of 35 engineers, data scientists, and architects from scratch.
- Deployed 100+ autonomous AI agents reducing manual effort by 40%.
- Launched data-driven B2C MMOG platform from 0 to 200K DAU in 60 days.
- Saved ~$15M annually via enterprise experimentation platforms.
- Modernized legacy systems into cloud-native event-driven microservices processing 20M+ daily transactions.
Booz Allen Hamilton — Senior Lead Engineer / Lead Associate (August 2014–April 2022)
- Led AI/ML platforms across $10M-$300M+ programs serving 400K+ daily users.
- Scaled and led a 40-person global engineering and data science team operating 24/7.
- Oversaw 1,000+ production ML models across 82 organizations, establishing MLOps at scale.
- Advised CDOs and CTOs managing $3B+ portfolios on modernizations and strategic investments.
Education
- Georgia Tech — M.S. Computer Science (Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence)
- Indiana University, Kelley School of Business — M.B.A.
- Indiana University, Kelley School of Business — M.S. Business Analytics
- Virginia Tech — B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering (minors in Biomedical Engineering, History)
Certifications
- ICAgile Certified Professional (ICP) — ICAgile
- Data Science Immersive — General Assembly
- Tableau Desktop Specialist — Tableau
- Product Management Certificate — Georgetown University
- Core Designer — Dataiku
- Generative AI Certification — Databricks
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