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Dhananjay Dige

Dhananjay Dige

Pune

Summary

Dynamic AI/ML Leader at Vodafone with a proven track record in driving strategic initiatives and stakeholder engagement. Expert in machine learning and data analysis, delivering impactful projects like real-time fraud detection, resulting in €12 million annual savings. Adept at fostering collaboration and optimizing project outcomes across cross-functional teams.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

AI/ML Leader

Vodafone
Pune
10.2015 - Current
  • Company Overview: Telecom
  • Led cross-functional teams to develop and implement strategic initiatives.
  • Managed project timelines and resources to ensure alignment with objectives.
  • Fostered a positive work environment by recognizing individual achievements.
  • Projects
  • AI Search - Gen AI Implementation: Delivered AI search to optimize the search on the D&A portal to get the most relevant results using LLM.
  • PII Tagging - Gen AI implementation: Delivered "Personally Identifiable Information" classification using Gemini Flash 1.5 to tag columns in tables in multiple databases.
  • JD creation - Gen AI implementation: Delivered job description creation automation using Gemini Flash 1.5, helping the HR department.
  • Real-time Fraud Detection: Developed and delivered a machine learning/deep learning-based prediction framework that identifies potential revenue savings of €12 million annually. Implemented an XGBoost model (with an adjusted R² of 90%) to detect fraudulent device contracts at POS, leveraging multiple customer features to optimize savings. Additionally, I integrated a fuzzy matching engine to identify returning customers with a high-risk history, which substantially enhanced the accuracy of risk predictions.
  • Customer Lifetime Estimation: Customer lifetime estimation for DE: Delivered customer lifetime estimation for multiple channels and products for multiple lines of business, such as mobile and fixed line, resulting in potential savings of 20 million euros annually.
  • Customer inflow and outflow forecast: Delivered churn and gross adds forecasts using advanced algorithms in ML, DL, and traditional time series models across multiple channels and products for multiple lines of business, such as mobile and fixed line, helping the Financial Planning team to optimize the planning budget significantly.
  • HR Forecast: Delivered FTE and payroll forecast using advanced algorithms in ML, DL, and traditional time series models, across multiple departments and sub-departments for the HR business partners team to optimize the planning budget significantly.

Senior Analytics Modeler

SAS Research & Development Center India
Pune
07.2010 - 09.2015
  • Company Overview: Software
  • Model Development
  • Software
  • Worked on the multiple use cases for a retail client to generate a hierarchical forecast for demand.
  • Worked on the validation of the analytical model provided by different SAS products (SAS Forecast Studio, SAS Enterprise Miner).
  • Worked on the optimization of the number of agents required to handle the call volume for a given day.
  • Led a team of four resources for the analytical validation of the product.

Business Analyst

Genpact
Bengaluru
07.2007 - 07.2010
  • Company Overview: Global professional services firm
  • For one of our banking client, developed response model for balance transfer reminder
  • Worked with GE Money marketing team to track marketing campaign performance
  • For one of the Healthcare client, worked on segmentation of physicians based on Total claims, Mail Claims, No.claims.etc
  • Worked on Ad-hoc requests by clients
  • Learnt a lot as this was my first job.I was able to learn how to interact with client, how to present model results effectively
  • Received appreciation for good work in all the projects
  • Global professional services firm

Education

M.Sc - Statistics

University of Pune
Pune
04.2007

B.Sc - Statistics

University of Pune
Pune
04.2004

Skills

  • Product owner
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Project management
  • Python
  • R
  • SAS
  • Statistical modeling
  • Machine learning
  • Deep learning
  • AI implementation
  • Data analysis

Certification

  • Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer Certified
  • SAS BASE and Advanced for SAS 9.0 Certified
  • SAS Predictive Analytics using E-Miner Certified
  • SAS Statistical Business Analyst Certified

Awards

  • Value Contribution Recognition Award
  • Silver Award
  • Diamond Award

Technical Skills

  • R
  • Python
  • SAS
  • Statistics/ML: Linear/Logistic Regression, SVM, Ensemble Trees, Random Forests, Clustering, Gradient Boosted Trees, Time Series Forecasting

Languages

marathi
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2

Accomplishments

  • Excellence in Performance Award 2023, 2025 at Vodafone
  • Silver - 2016, 2017, Diamond Award - 2020 at Vodafone
  • Vodafone top talent current year
  • Hackathon winner team at Vodafone on 'Vodafone Spirit Day'
  • Value Contribution Award at SAS R&D, India, 2013

Timeline

AI/ML Leader

Vodafone
10.2015 - Current

Senior Analytics Modeler

SAS Research & Development Center India
07.2010 - 09.2015

Business Analyst

Genpact
07.2007 - 07.2010

M.Sc - Statistics

University of Pune

B.Sc - Statistics

University of Pune

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