Meeting Title: Vashdev and Miguel Introduction Date: 2025-07-29 Meeting participants: Miguel de Veyra, Vashdev Heerani
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1 00:01:42.670 ⇒ 00:01:43.710 Vashdev Heerani: Hello!
2 00:01:44.090 ⇒ 00:01:45.430 Miguel de Veyra: Hey? Mate? Morning.
3 00:01:46.220 ⇒ 00:01:47.280 Vashdev Heerani: Good morning!
4 00:01:49.610 ⇒ 00:01:50.110 Miguel de Veyra: Yeah.
5 00:01:55.340 ⇒ 00:01:56.510 Miguel de Veyra: Wait. Sorry.
6 00:02:07.620 ⇒ 00:02:09.790 Miguel de Veyra: Oh, shit. Stop. There you go.
7 00:02:11.570 ⇒ 00:02:12.780 Miguel de Veyra: Okay, yeah.
8 00:02:16.544 ⇒ 00:02:19.549 Miguel de Veyra: Yeah. So how should we start? This is more of like an intro, right?
9 00:02:19.550 ⇒ 00:02:20.480 Vashdev Heerani: Yes.
10 00:02:20.800 ⇒ 00:02:21.410 Miguel de Veyra: Okay.
11 00:02:26.250 ⇒ 00:02:28.699 Miguel de Veyra: yeah. So I guess I should start.
12 00:02:29.280 ⇒ 00:02:31.830 Miguel de Veyra: yeah, I’ve been working with utham for
13 00:02:32.190 ⇒ 00:02:38.060 Miguel de Veyra: almost a year now. I think we started August last year mid August. So yeah, it’s gonna be one year now.
14 00:02:38.876 ⇒ 00:02:44.709 Miguel de Veyra: I basically started the AI team with him back then, because it was more of like a data company.
15 00:02:46.960 ⇒ 00:02:53.090 Miguel de Veyra: But yeah, ever since you know, we’ve been working together, built the platform, handled a couple of clients.
16 00:02:53.480 ⇒ 00:03:00.440 Miguel de Veyra: And then before that, I was basically working on a couple of startups based from mostly Europe. To be honest.
17 00:03:01.240 ⇒ 00:03:05.650 Miguel de Veyra: And then, yeah, I think that’s it. I’m personally based in Manila.
18 00:03:06.490 ⇒ 00:03:07.230 Vashdev Heerani: Okay.
19 00:03:07.500 ⇒ 00:03:10.379 Miguel de Veyra: But yeah, I think that’s pretty much it from my end.
20 00:03:10.940 ⇒ 00:03:17.790 Vashdev Heerani: Okay, so I am working on data platform around 6 year. Now.
21 00:03:18.000 ⇒ 00:03:18.560 Miguel de Veyra: Nope.
22 00:03:18.850 ⇒ 00:03:30.679 Vashdev Heerani: Yeah. So I started working with a big giant company, Us. Comp, Us. Based company. So I joined them back in 2,019.
23 00:03:31.150 ⇒ 00:03:34.715 Vashdev Heerani: So I I just like
24 00:03:36.180 ⇒ 00:03:38.909 Vashdev Heerani: like left the company last month.
25 00:03:39.160 ⇒ 00:03:45.230 Vashdev Heerani: So I started working on hadoop system and then
26 00:03:45.360 ⇒ 00:03:54.890 Vashdev Heerani: move that office hadoop system to the spark by spark, and as well as the airflow with the snowflake.
27 00:03:55.540 ⇒ 00:03:56.689 Miguel de Veyra: Oh, I see!
28 00:03:56.690 ⇒ 00:03:57.470 Vashdev Heerani: Yeah.
29 00:03:57.940 ⇒ 00:03:59.229 Miguel de Veyra: Based in the Us.
30 00:03:59.510 ⇒ 00:04:01.990 Vashdev Heerani: No, no, no! I am based in the Pakistan.
31 00:04:02.220 ⇒ 00:04:05.739 Miguel de Veyra: Oh, okay, okay. Same with Mustafa. Are you also in the north?
32 00:04:07.165 ⇒ 00:04:07.650 Vashdev Heerani: Sorry!
33 00:04:07.810 ⇒ 00:04:10.739 Miguel de Veyra: Are you also based on Northern Pakistan or Southern.
34 00:04:11.010 ⇒ 00:04:12.289 Vashdev Heerani: Southern Pakistan.
35 00:04:12.290 ⇒ 00:04:21.389 Miguel de Veyra: Oh, he usually like. So when we have time, he usually goes around tours us in Google Maps. So if ever you visit this place is nice.
36 00:04:21.899 ⇒ 00:04:24.830 Vashdev Heerani: Yeah, yeah. So
37 00:04:25.492 ⇒ 00:04:34.349 Vashdev Heerani: and I, I also work on the informatica system where I use to manage a legacy database for the informatica.
38 00:04:34.950 ⇒ 00:04:36.519 Miguel de Veyra: Oh, okay. Okay.
39 00:04:36.884 ⇒ 00:04:43.810 Vashdev Heerani: That’s it, pretty much it from my side. And I’m also doing a master in data science right now.
40 00:04:43.810 ⇒ 00:04:44.590 Miguel de Veyra: Oh!
41 00:04:44.590 ⇒ 00:04:47.850 Vashdev Heerani: Has it completed my 2 semester.
42 00:04:48.150 ⇒ 00:04:52.989 Miguel de Veyra: Oh, okay, I’m actually interested, because I’m also planning to go back to school.
43 00:04:53.725 ⇒ 00:04:54.290 Vashdev Heerani: Good.
44 00:04:54.290 ⇒ 00:04:59.350 Miguel de Veyra: Because I graduated in software engineering right? But then, because my family has a
45 00:04:59.470 ⇒ 00:05:10.299 Miguel de Veyra: couple of political connections, they want to install me as Assistant Secretary for our tech, the ICT it’s called. But then for you to not be questioned, you need some.
46 00:05:10.420 ⇒ 00:05:22.240 Miguel de Veyra: I mean, I have the software degree, obviously. But you need some sort of management. So they’re pushing me to go back. Just you don’t even have to graduate. Just study 2 to 3 years. Just so it looks good on resume.
47 00:05:23.280 ⇒ 00:05:26.679 Miguel de Veyra: So I’m planning to go back to school at 25. 0, my God!
48 00:05:28.320 ⇒ 00:05:33.560 Vashdev Heerani: So I I did graduation. I did graduation back in 2,017.
49 00:05:33.820 ⇒ 00:05:34.720 Miguel de Veyra: Oh, okay.
50 00:05:35.430 ⇒ 00:05:36.140 Vashdev Heerani: Yeah.
51 00:05:36.140 ⇒ 00:05:37.509 Miguel de Veyra: In what course? Sorry!
52 00:05:38.250 ⇒ 00:05:38.680 Vashdev Heerani: Sorry!
53 00:05:38.830 ⇒ 00:05:41.029 Miguel de Veyra: What what did you graduate on like.
54 00:05:41.030 ⇒ 00:05:42.789 Vashdev Heerani: It was computer science.
55 00:05:42.990 ⇒ 00:05:46.490 Miguel de Veyra: Oh, okay, okay. And then, ever since you’ve been on data science now.
56 00:05:46.640 ⇒ 00:05:54.255 Vashdev Heerani: Yes, yes. So I started my career writing stroke procedures in the SQL. Back in 2,017.
57 00:05:55.020 ⇒ 00:05:56.020 Miguel de Veyra: Oh!
58 00:05:56.020 ⇒ 00:06:08.850 Vashdev Heerani: It was legacy system. So I mostly, I worked on legacy systems like, we have a bash scripts. I mostly work on the information human to system.
59 00:06:09.560 ⇒ 00:06:13.970 Miguel de Veyra: Also a bit of Java, I assume, right?
60 00:06:14.670 ⇒ 00:06:15.510 Miguel de Veyra: Not really.
61 00:06:15.510 ⇒ 00:06:19.010 Vashdev Heerani: Kind of Java, but it’s kind of
62 00:06:19.510 ⇒ 00:06:24.730 Vashdev Heerani: mostly work on on the bash scripted Cli command line.
63 00:06:25.133 ⇒ 00:06:25.939 Miguel de Veyra: Yeah. Yeah.
64 00:06:25.940 ⇒ 00:06:27.430 Vashdev Heerani: Kind of stuff. Yes.
65 00:06:27.930 ⇒ 00:06:28.830 Miguel de Veyra: Okay, yeah, that’s.
66 00:06:28.830 ⇒ 00:06:33.080 Vashdev Heerani: And and I’m kind of a python guy. So.
67 00:06:33.080 ⇒ 00:06:34.219 Miguel de Veyra: Oh, yeah, yeah.
68 00:06:34.360 ⇒ 00:06:36.400 Miguel de Veyra: I personally never understood Java.
69 00:06:37.282 ⇒ 00:06:39.747 Vashdev Heerani: I had Joe as a.
70 00:06:40.240 ⇒ 00:06:47.820 Miguel de Veyra: Yeah. I’m primarily on Js, Javascript. I can do some python. But Js is just like second language to me. Now.
71 00:06:48.030 ⇒ 00:06:48.690 Vashdev Heerani: Hmm.
72 00:06:51.330 ⇒ 00:07:00.189 Miguel de Veyra: But yeah, I think that’s pretty much it for my end. It’s great to, you know. Meet you looking forward to working with you in the near future.
73 00:07:01.575 ⇒ 00:07:05.890 Miguel de Veyra: Do you have clients that you’re working on right now are still like on board.
74 00:07:06.337 ⇒ 00:07:08.129 Vashdev Heerani: Yes, I have it
75 00:07:08.390 ⇒ 00:07:14.049 Vashdev Heerani: right now. They have on boarded me on the admin as well as on the ABC.
76 00:07:15.440 ⇒ 00:07:17.210 Miguel de Veyra: Oh, you’ve done an ABC, yeah.
77 00:07:17.630 ⇒ 00:07:18.210 Vashdev Heerani: Yeah.
78 00:07:18.920 ⇒ 00:07:22.669 Vashdev Heerani: So right now, right now, I am working on 2 projects.
79 00:07:23.320 ⇒ 00:07:24.450 Miguel de Veyra: Okay. Okay. Yeah.
80 00:07:28.150 ⇒ 00:07:32.009 Vashdev Heerani: Okay, yeah, I think that’s pretty much it on my end. Do you have any more questions from?
81 00:07:32.644 ⇒ 00:07:35.920 Vashdev Heerani: Nope? Right now, I don’t have any other questions.
82 00:07:36.000 ⇒ 00:07:41.049 Miguel de Veyra: I’m sorry. I think last question is your how do you pronounce the name? Vashtev?
83 00:07:42.437 ⇒ 00:07:43.570 Vashdev Heerani: Wash tub. Yes.
84 00:07:43.570 ⇒ 00:07:49.369 Miguel de Veyra: Mashed up. Okay, okay, okay, yeah. I think that’s pretty much it. Thanks. Hope you have a good one.
85 00:07:49.900 ⇒ 00:07:51.880 Vashdev Heerani: Thank you. Bye-bye, bye.