Email: abhishek.gunasekar@outlook.com LinkedIn: in/abhishekgunasekar
With hands-on experience applying Generative AI and LLMs to enhance content delivery, operational efficiency, and customer experiences, I offer a unique edge on how AI transforms TMT business models — from product innovation to M&A strategy.
I’m excited to bring my multidisciplinary mindset — combining engineering, AI, and business acumen — to Investment Banking, helping technology and media clients unlock value at critical inflection points.
Experience
Amazon Aug 2022 - Aug 2025
Deloitte Jan 2022 - Jul 2022
Education
Specializing in Finance and Strategic Management
Specializing in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
Graduated in 2.5 years with distinction in Computer Science
GPA: 3.95/4.00 Organizations: Association of Computing Machinery (ACM), IEEE, SigAI
Graduated summa cum laude Unweighted GPA: 4.00/4.00; Weighted GPA: 4.50/4.00
Certifications
Technology Certifications
Stanford University - Issued: Aug 2022 Credential ID: V7WDCE84LGFX (view)
Google - Issued: March 2025 Credential ID: 96b8c587-84bd-4ec9-915e-58fac1de45e5 (view)
Microsoft - Issued: March 2025 Credential ID: EA592A980A0F5022 (view)
Amazon Web Services - Issued: November 2024 Credential ID: 2afc4e1ede8c47e7951eff3f0b34fc42 (view)
Amazon Web Services - Issued: November 2024 Credential ID: 970085f7-09df-4383-bcd8-d6eae4ff6463 (view)
Amazon Web Services - Issued: July 2021 Credential ID: 24441f5a-ca36-4b42-8b87-d558310c9a3e (view)
Microsoft - Issued: June 2021 Credential ID: 9656b1e7-111d-4a6f-85e2-a1f16eef489c (view)
Google Cloud - Issued: July 2021 Credential ID: c9fb0545-a809-4253-b488-f18e22dddfd4 (view)
Skills
Finance
- Financial Statement Modeling
- DCF Modeling
- M&A Modeling
- Trading Comps Modeling
- Transaction Comps Modeling
- LBO Modeling
- Accounting
- Excel
- Powerpoint
Technology
- Generative AI
- Machine Learning
- Cloud Computing
- Amazon Web Services
- Microsoft Azure
- Google Cloud
- Java
- Python
- C++
- JavaScript
Cross-Functional
- Communication
- Leadership
- Problem Solving
- Teamwork
- Collaboration
Awards & Honors
Amazon – January 2025 Honored for delivering results, showing a bias for action, and ownership in launching auctions for Freevee publisher, generating $382.6MM+ additional revenue for Amazon.
Amazon – August 2024 Recognized for mentorship excellence, helping intern to reduce failure recovery time by 95% (from 3 hours to 10 minutes), preventing potential loss of 40K+ ad impressions.
Amazon – May 2023
Distinguished for spearheading EU EPR regulatory compliance initiative, safeguarding $52B in annual marketplace revenue across DE, UK, and ES regions.
Purdue University – January 2021
Voted by 1100+ CS students for outstanding mentorship and teaching as a Teaching Assistant across multiple core courses.
Purdue University – January 2020 Nominated for highest scholastic achievement among top candidates from a pool of 2,300+ students.
Purdue University – January 2021 Awarded for academic excellence and service among the entire Purdue CS department.
Purdue University – (2019 - 2021) Recognized for maintaining a GPA greater than 3.5 throughout all terms.
Recommendations
“Abhi has consistently demonstrated strong ownership and earned the trust of his team through his communication and being reliable. He was recognized for initiating conversations, providing feedback, building consensus on engineering solutions and his ability to coordinate by effectively communicating across teams. I as his manager, personally received feedback from multiple people who praised his exceptional ownership in driving projects from inception to completion.”
“I worked with Abhi for little over an year, during which I also managed him directly. From his Day 1 in the company, Abhi has continued to amaze me with his technical skillsets, and his ability to learn and adapt quickly to the demands of the projects. He is highly trustable for his commitments and owns the deliverables end to end, including customer interactions. He went above and beyond in many situations, and also created training plan for new joiners in the team and helped to train them. He comes with an open mind to learn new technology, business knowledge. I recommend Abhi to be a great asset to any team.”
“Abhi is a hard-working and committed SDE who dives deep and views the problem statement from all angles. He acts like an owner and not afraid to challenge status quo that makes him a great engineer to have on the team!”
“I had a great pleasure working with Abhi. One of Abhi's super power is that he approches every task with a keen desire to learn. It's truly impressive how quickly he absorbs new information and new skills. He has a proactive attitue towards self-improvement, which not only benefits him personnal but aslo contributes greatly to everyone around him.”
“Abhishek is an intelligent, hard-working developer. If he gets stuck, it seems to make him even more invested in his work, rather than discouraging him. As the TA in charge of Abhishek’s team, I watched him tackle problems in a coding language he had not been formally taught and use frameworks he hadn't ever used before, all culminating in a production ready software project. No matter what issue or challenge arose, Abhishek threw himself at it and ensured it got completed.”
“I've worked with Abhishek many times, and I can say that he is really talented in CS and a good engineer. He has a drive unlike anything I've ever seen, as he is always eager to learn more. While his technical skills are undeniably great, I can say without a doubt he is one of the most humble, well prepared people I've ever met. He is the type of person who seeks excellence no matter the amount of work needed. He puts in the hours needed to understand the abstract concepts greatly and is always eager to explain them to students who lack the understanding. Anyways although his love for Tamil songs, culture, and movies will always come up after work time (he makes it very clear after we finish working together), he is a fun modest guy to be around, very knowledgeable in CS, and overall a very good asset to any team he is a part of. I know he will exceed the expectations of whichever company he is a part of.”
Courses
- Algorithm Design, Analysis, and Implementation (Computer Science - Purdue University)
- Elementary Linear Algebra (Mathematics - Purdue University)
- Multivariate Calculus (Mathematics - Purdue University)
- Probability (Mathematics - Purdue University)
- Introduction to Statistics (Mathematics - Purdue University)
- Supervised Machine Learning: Regression and Classification (Stanford University Online)
- Advanced Learning Algorithms (Stanford University Online)
- Unsupervised Learning (Stanford University Online)
- Information Systems (Computer Science - Purdue University)
- Introduction to Digital System Design (Electrical Engineering - Purdue University)
- Operating Systems (Computer Science - Purdue University)
- Software Engineering I (Computer Science - Purdue University)
- Software Testing (Computer Science - Purdue University)
- Computer Architecture (Computer Science - Purdue University)
- Data Structures and Algorithms (Computer Science - Purdue University)
- Problem Solving and Object Oriented Programming (Computer Science - Purdue University)
- Programming in C (Computer Science - Purdue University)
Extracurriculars
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
- 1 of 20 selected among 45k+ early users to improve user engagement & retention.
- Provided usability feedback influencing 4 major product releases for AirChat, the world’s first voice to talk social media platform.
- Spearheaded startup discussions with thought leaders like Naval Ravikant (Angel Investor) and Brian Norgard (ex-CPO, Tinder).
Aug 2021 – Dec 2021
Aug 2019 - Dec 2021
- Mentored 1,000+ students across 4 core Computer Science (CS) courses (more than any other undergrad).
- Directed peer tutoring for 575+ freshmen in the CS help room.
- Introduced an online queue system, reducing CS attrition by 20%.
- Counseled students on selecting 1 of 9 CS tracks, and tracked academic progress, ensuring timely guidance and improved retention.
Volunteering
Aug 2022 – Present
- Mentored 10+ engineers, leading to 3 promotions and 2 return offers.
- Led weekly Java training session to develop talent throughout organization.
- Improved team’s code velocity by 180%.
Aug 2022 – Present
- Led mental health awareness initiatives, impacting 480+ employees.
- Participated in Climate Pledge discussions at the annual Austin Affinity Fairs.
Aug 2021 – Present
- Established Purdue’s first Dharmic student center, serving 2,782+ students.
- Organized large-scale cultural events (Diwali & Janmashtami, 500+ attendees).
- Led Vedanta debates & interfaith dialogues, fostering cross-cultural engagement.
Languages
English (Fluent)
Hindi (Fluent)
Tamil (Fluent)
Spanish
(Proficient)
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