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Advait Lonkar

Senior Associate, Technology
Morgan Stanley

I am a technology professional with expertise in full stack development, data engineering, and data science.

Professional Experience

Technology Director

Jan 2026 - Present
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Morgan Stanley

  • Developed a custom spaCy NER model that automated 300-500 daily work items for Operations users, eliminating multi-hour manual effort. Engineered a robust ML training pipeline in Azure Databricks utilizing pattern-based synthetic data generation to train models on historical raw text. Architected a FastAPI inference service to serve the model and used Terraform & GitHub Actions for deployment on Azure App Service.

Technology Senior Associate

Jan 2024 - Dec 2025
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Morgan Stanley

  • Developed a workflow to utilize GenAI to semantically compare a critical business process present in both on-premises and cloud environments (Azure), to identify functional differences and improve process efficiency.
  • Engineered a time-series anomaly detection system on data warehouse system logs using Snowflake Cortex ML and Snowpark. Developed a Python training pipeline and Streamlit monitoring UI, accelerating root cause analysis and reducing manual troubleshooting for 10+ application and infrastructure teams.
  • For a data provisioning layer on Snowflake data warehouse, implemented server-side rendering with Angular, utilizing enterprise AG-Grid; along with a custom SQL query builder in Spring Boot supporting dynamic filtering, grouping, aggregation, and pivoting. Developed query management features (create, view, update, delete) with versioning & execution history, ensuring data governance for 120+ daily active users with data reporting needs.
  • Won a global multi-division PowerApps hackathon by creating a utility tool that streamlined a business process. Won a division-wide Talend hackathon by designing modular data pipelines with Apache Kafka and MongoDB.

Technology Associate

Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
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Morgan Stanley

  • Integrated Apache Kafka for batch streaming into an Apache Spark bulk data movement framework. Enhanced Angular UI for role-based access control (RBAC), improving 1,000+ data movement jobs with monitoring features.
  • As Dataiku DSS platform engineer, executed version upgrades (v6-11) across QA/Production and led the migration of 3 departmental workspaces to a centralized hub, saving $12,500/year in license and upkeep costs.
  • Onboarded an Angular project into a monorepo architecture for the data provisioning layer of a Snowflake data warehouse, integrating it within a centralized UI container application.

Technology Analyst

Aug 2022 - Dec 2022
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Morgan Stanley

  • Graduated the Technology Analyst Program (TAP) conducted by the Mallon Associates, on Morgan Stanley's behalf.

Technology Analyst, Spring Intern

Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
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Morgan Stanley

  • Bootstrapped an Angular project for a data provisioning layer on Snowflake cloud data warehouse, with a layout which allowed for multiple workspaces. Implemented a query builder using AG-Grid to query Snowflake database.

Technology Analyst, Summer Intern

May 2021 - Jul 2021
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Morgan Stanley

  • Developed an end-to-end data pipeline using Apache Kafka for reliable ingestion from distributed file systems into PostgreSQL targets. Authored technical documentation that served cross-organization and amassed 2,500+ views.

Education

DegreeInstitutionYear
B.Tech in Computer ScienceInternational Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore2017-2022

Personal Pursuits

Distance Running

I am an avid distance runner who has completed numerous 5K and 10K races. Currently training for half and full marathons, I find that running enhances both my physical fitness and mental clarity, teaching valuable lessons in perseverance and goal-setting that translate to my professional life.

Travel Writing

I maintain a travel blog where I document my journeys and share cultural insights from various destinations. Through my writing, I aim to provide authentic perspectives on global experiences while continuously improving my narrative skills. Recent destinations include [mention a few places if applicable].

Check out my travel blogs