Degala Sri Harsha

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Lead Data Engineer/Data Architect at Meta

McKinney, Texas, United States

Overview

Degala Sri Harsha is a Lead Data Engineer at Meta with over 15 years of experience specializing in scalable data pipelines, search quality, and analytics. A graduate of UNC Charlotte with certifications in Generative AI, he focuses on automation and enhancing data reliability. Colleagues note his outstanding analytical skills.

He has a keen interest in competitive data science, having won a major data challenge. His graduate research focused on health informatics, analyzing clinical trial and medical center data. He actively follows his alma maters sports teams, the Charlotte 49ers.

Unique fact: He was a winner in the Data Challenge competition at the Teradata Partners conference held in the Georgia World Congress Center.

Personality Overview

Quality Focused

Objective Thinker

Features Driven

More than the product, they care about the effectiveness of the product.  They are very proud of what they do. They like to be in a position where they can control the conversation and terms.

Topics They Care About

Data Pipeline Automation
He designed automated data ingestion pipelines at Meta to reduce manual effort and developed extensive alerting infrastructures to improve data quality and reliability.
Search Quality Analytics
His work at Meta involves leading critical projects to enable better measurement and accuracy in search relevance, directly supporting key business goals.
Generative AI
Certified in Generative AI for Data Engineers and Prompt Engineering, indicating a professional focus on leveraging this technology in his work.

Media Appearances

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Work History

2-2021
Lead Data Engineer/Data Architect at Meta
3-2019 - 2-2021
Senior Data Engineer at Bank of America via Randstad
12-2016 - 3-2019
Data Analyst at GE Healthcare via Adalitek
3-2016 - 8-2016
Data Scientist/Administrator Intern at ATI Specialty Materials
2015 - 2016
Graduate Research Assistant at UNC Charlotte

Education

2015 - 2016
Professional Science Masters in Data Sciences and Business Analytics from University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Generative AI For Business Applications from The University of Texas at Austin

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During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Degala is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Degala

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no without any hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Degala move?

  • They can take decisions very fast if you manage to convince them.
  • Can Degala take some risk or not?

  • The risks don’t matter much to them.

You And Degala

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