Divya Gurram
Building a 100-year-old startup
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I definitely see myself working with Amsted when AI becomes a real-live possibility here in the next five years.”
When Divya Gurram accepted a Data Scientist position with Amsted Rail in 2016, the company was just starting to use advanced data analytics to optimize their operations. She knew from the beginning that building a data science team in a manufacturing environment would be a challenge — but it was one she was excited to take on.
In contrast to Amsted Rail’s 100+ year history, Divya’s new team was starting from scratch. They were tasked with building the team, the data sets, and the infrastructure that would allow Amsted to reduce defects on Amsted Rail products, such as side frames and bolsters, by optimizing different variables through data analytics.
Working together toward a common goal
The people and the culture are what make Divya most proud to be a part of Amsted Rail. She explains that cross-departmental relationships are key to the company’s culture; everyone works together to achieve business goals.
Divya is especially grateful to her current manager, who started a few months after she did.
“He guided me and encouraged me from the start, and listened to my ideas on things like how I think we should build our team and what kind of infrastructure we need.”
The journey continues
Looking back over the last five years, Divya is confident that she made the right choice joining Amsted Rail. She and her team have had lots of success in their experiments to reduce defects and improve operations. And now, Divya says, they are just two steps away from being able to implement artificial intelligence.
“I definitely see myself working with Amsted when AI becomes a real-live possibility here in the next five years.”
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