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Basics

Name Omkar Chittar
Label Data Scientist
Email omkarchittar@gmail.com
Url https://omkarchittar.com
Summary Data Scientist with a robotics and computer vision background. I design and ship ML systems in real workflows - from media post-production to robotics - and mentor students through FLL.

Work

  • 2024.08 - 2025.08
    Data Scientist
    FOX Sports
    • Built and deployed ML pipelines to automate media post-production workflows.
    • Developed systems for audio-track selection and video-commentary synchronization.
    • Used BigQuery, Looker and GCP for scalable data pipelines and analytics.
  • 2021.07 - 2022.12
    Computer Vision Engineer
    Sakaar Robotics
    • Implemented localization/navigation and object detection/segmentation/tracking.
    • Improved real-world robustness and efficiency of robotic vision systems.
  • 2020.06 - 2021.06
    Research Intern
    DRDO
    • Worked on 3D vision/rendering; applied ML for recognition and scene analysis.
  • 2018.06 - 2022.06
    Founder & Educator
    SAI Classes
    • Taught Linear Algebra, Calculus, ML, and Computer Vision; managed a team of 10+ instructors.
    • Created materials that simplify complex math/AI concepts.

Volunteer

  • 2024.08 - Present
    Mentor
    FIRST LEGO League (FLL)
    • Coach middle-school teams; simplify robotics/AI concepts and guide innovation projects.

Education

  • 2022.08 - 2024.05
    M.S.
    University of Maryland, College Park
    Robotics
  • 2014.08 - 2018.05
    B.E.
    Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU)
    Mechanical Engineering

Skills

Programming
Python
SQL
Git
Linux
Data/Cloud
BigQuery
Looker
Google Cloud
ML/AI
Computer Vision
Deep Learning
Predictive Modeling
Data Pipelines
AV Sync
Other
Excel Solver
PERT/Monte Carlo
Soft Skills
Mentorship
Cross-functional collaboration
Technical writing

Languages

English
Professional

Interests

Robotics, AI for media, mentoring