Ilesha Sawarkar

As a Machine Learning Engineer specializing in Legal AI, I design and deploy enterprise scale systems that transform how organizations understand contracts and complex documents. With an M.S. in Artificial Intelligence from Northwestern University and more than 4 years of experience, I bring expertise in Generative AI, NLP, recommendation systems, and real time search, always with a focus on translating research into production systems that deliver measurable results. At xMentium, I work on AI driven legal intelligence, building pipelines that enable accurate document understanding, real time classification, and scalable search across large volumes of legal data. This work empowers legal teams to make faster, more informed decisions and highlights the potential of AI to reshape document heavy industries. Beyond Legal AI, I have applied machine learning across financial services including banking, insurance, trading, and finance, as well as healthcare. My projects have included fraud detection, anomaly detection, and recommender systems that improved efficiency, risk analysis, and customer engagement at scale. I am passionate about advancing applied AI from research to production, from self adapting ML pipelines to generative applications, and I enjoy collaborating with teams that are driving the next wave of AI innovation. 💼 Open to opportunities to apply Generative AI, Legal AI, and real time ML systems at scale to deliver measurable impact.