With ~ six years of experience as a data scientist, I specialize in applying advanced statistical techniques and optimization algorithms to solve complex supply chain challenges. My expertise in machine learning, forecasting, and business intelligence has led to the optimization of various supply chain processes, enabling more informed decision-making and enhancing customer experience. Proficient in Python, GCP, and BigQuery.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Consultant -Data Scientist
Lingaro Group
New Delhi
09.2024 - Current
Developed and deployed machine learning models on MS Fabric, leveraging advanced ML techniques and prompt engineering to predict opportunities, and accurately forecast win/loss outcomes for leading global food service providers.
Data Scientist - Operational Research
Ford Motors
Chennai
01.2022 - Current
Developed models to predict service parts demand to manage inventory
Ensured timely availability of the right parts at dealerships, improving vehicle uptime and enhancing customer satisfaction
Design algorithm to find optimal position of vehicles, to serve max
Number of customers in a day and minimize vehicle idle team, Using techniques like Mixed Integer Programming, Google OR which can helps to reduce idle time of vehicle by 50%
Design an appointment scheduling algorithm aimed at offering customers the best possible servicing slots in real time, with less than 2 seconds of response time, considering vehicle positions and the other pre-scheduled services for the day
Proficiently deployed algorithms on Google Cloud Platform – GCP with a focus on efficient execution and scalability using 'Cloud Run'
Spearheaded a Proof of Concept – POC utilizing LLM models and Prompt engineering
Enabled users to directly extract information from data using natural language, eliminating the need for manual query writing
Associate Data Scientist
HDFC Life Insurance
Banglaore
10.2021 - 05.2022
Developed predictive models to assess agent attrition risk, identifying high-risk Financial Consultants (FCs) on the brink of inactivity
Implemented targeted retention initiatives resulting increase in a retention rate of ~20% for the total pool of inactive FCs
Strategically segmented policyholders into distinct categories and evaluated the likelihood of them seeking loans against their policies
Successfully secured 15% of total conversions through precise targeting efforts
Monitor the model performance using PSI (Probability Stability Index) & CSI (Characteristic Stability Index)
Consultant - Supply Chain
Fractal Analytics
Bangalore
12.2020 - 09.2021
Enhanced inventory management by forecasting the product life cycle of 150 cosmetic items for a leading global manufacturer
Conducted data cleaning, exploration, and transformation to extract insights and draw conclusions from data
Developed features and curated training datasets for modeling purposes
Utilized a diverse range of forecasting and machine learning algorithms to predict the lifespan of market products
Business Analyst - Supply Chain
Bridgei2i Analyics Soluions (acquired by Accenture AI)
Bengaluru
07.2019 - 12.2020
Built & deployed network optimization solution using Streamlit app hosted on AWS EC2, for one of the largest cement producers in India
Applied various optimization (using PuLP library and open-source solvers) and meta-heuristic techniques to optimize large & complex outbound logistics warehouse allocation and reallocation problem using techniques like Mixed Integer Programming, Simulated Annealing using python
Recommended optimal network design with minimum total logistics cost also optimal location of warehouses in addition to distribution network
Added UI based user-friendly features on Streamlit app like lat-long validation and update, visualization of location and network comparison, updating any input parameters directly from UI (single values or bulk values)
Opportunity to save INR ~750 Mn annually by implementing optimization solution at pan India level
<ul><li>Roles and Responsibilities</li><li>Hiring and team building</li><li>Managing team’s career progression and performance reviews</li><li>Managing Performance improvement plan and firing</li><li>Mentoring</li><li>Product roadmap planning and execution</li><li>Accountability of the entire delivery execution including the risk mitigation planning.</li><li>Stakeholder management</li><li>Adhering to Apple Privacy and Security Guidelines for platform</li><li>Design and implementation of new architectures and solutions to manage all online services for AdXchange in Apple Ads.</li><li>Design and implementation of new architectures and solutions deliver Budget experimentation in Apple Ads</li><li>Design and implementation of new architectures and solutions to manage data for Ad Platform.</li><li>Creating and maintaining all the data and analytics and revenue pipelines for Ad Platforms</li><li>Driving the solution for data ingestions and data processing across Ad platform</li><li>Defining the Strategy for data governance and data access</li><li>Collaboration with business to deliver relevant data and insight for our strategy and decisions.</li><li>Managing storage, processing, copy/synchronization etc. appropriate to scale</li><li>Enabling machine learning and algorithm groups by proving them right frameworks and data</li><li>Advancing team’s design methodology and quality programming practices and evangelize those techniques across Ad platform.</li><li>Deliveries</li><li>Setup 8+ member team to design and deliver Budget Allocation and Budget experimentation.</li><li>Leading Ad Delivery services team, responsible for delivering various capabilities like query understanding, targeting, fraud etc.</li><li>Delivered and Lead Design for observability for budget, and data platform in Ad platform.</li><li>Setup 11+ members high performing team to handle various business needs such as analytics and micro services for Display Advertising as well as Data Platform</li><li>Instrumental in driving Data Platform throughout the SDLC from inception, design, development, testing and deployment.</li><li>Instilled a strong team culture of high-quality delivery by constructive feedback, cross collaboration, focus and motivation.</li><li>Delivered Realtime and Batch Platform with various integrations</li><li>Delivered new DIP design for Data Platform</li><li>Delivered design of all the components of Data processing platform</li><li>Transitioned Display data work to India seamlessly and delivered many critical business impacting features and organizational security initiatives.</li><li>Closely worked with various stakeholders to understand the requirements which resulted into efficient remote work culture.</li><li>Seamless Display execution and set up best practices for 24X7 production on-call.</li><li>Tools and Technologies</li><li>AWS, S3, Kafka, Spark, Hadoop, EMR, Hive, Scoop, Flume, Cassandra, Airflow, Oozie, Gobblin, Schema Store, Icloud, Grafana, Kubernetes, Vertica, Alation, snowflake, druid, Iceberg, Java, Scala, IntelliJ, Oracle, MySql, Git, RIO, Spinnaker, Elastic cache, Grpc, Agile.</li></ul> at Apple - Adplatform<ul><li>Roles and Responsibilities</li><li>Hiring and team building</li><li>Managing team’s career progression and performance reviews</li><li>Managing Performance improvement plan and firing</li><li>Mentoring</li><li>Product roadmap planning and execution</li><li>Accountability of the entire delivery execution including the risk mitigation planning.</li><li>Stakeholder management</li><li>Adhering to Apple Privacy and Security Guidelines for platform</li><li>Design and implementation of new architectures and solutions to manage all online services for AdXchange in Apple Ads.</li><li>Design and implementation of new architectures and solutions deliver Budget experimentation in Apple Ads</li><li>Design and implementation of new architectures and solutions to manage data for Ad Platform.</li><li>Creating and maintaining all the data and analytics and revenue pipelines for Ad Platforms</li><li>Driving the solution for data ingestions and data processing across Ad platform</li><li>Defining the Strategy for data governance and data access</li><li>Collaboration with business to deliver relevant data and insight for our strategy and decisions.</li><li>Managing storage, processing, copy/synchronization etc. appropriate to scale</li><li>Enabling machine learning and algorithm groups by proving them right frameworks and data</li><li>Advancing team’s design methodology and quality programming practices and evangelize those techniques across Ad platform.</li><li>Deliveries</li><li>Setup 8+ member team to design and deliver Budget Allocation and Budget experimentation.</li><li>Leading Ad Delivery services team, responsible for delivering various capabilities like query understanding, targeting, fraud etc.</li><li>Delivered and Lead Design for observability for budget, and data platform in Ad platform.</li><li>Setup 11+ members high performing team to handle various business needs such as analytics and micro services for Display Advertising as well as Data Platform</li><li>Instrumental in driving Data Platform throughout the SDLC from inception, design, development, testing and deployment.</li><li>Instilled a strong team culture of high-quality delivery by constructive feedback, cross collaboration, focus and motivation.</li><li>Delivered Realtime and Batch Platform with various integrations</li><li>Delivered new DIP design for Data Platform</li><li>Delivered design of all the components of Data processing platform</li><li>Transitioned Display data work to India seamlessly and delivered many critical business impacting features and organizational security initiatives.</li><li>Closely worked with various stakeholders to understand the requirements which resulted into efficient remote work culture.</li><li>Seamless Display execution and set up best practices for 24X7 production on-call.</li><li>Tools and Technologies</li><li>AWS, S3, Kafka, Spark, Hadoop, EMR, Hive, Scoop, Flume, Cassandra, Airflow, Oozie, Gobblin, Schema Store, Icloud, Grafana, Kubernetes, Vertica, Alation, snowflake, druid, Iceberg, Java, Scala, IntelliJ, Oracle, MySql, Git, RIO, Spinnaker, Elastic cache, Grpc, Agile.</li></ul> at Apple - Adplatform