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Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Leadership Experience
Projects
Software
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Karan Shishoo

Data Scientist
Bangalore,Karnataka

Summary

Data Scientist skilled in using relevant data processing and exploration packages of both Python and Java to set up data processing pipelines. Also skilled in creating, optimizing and validating various models for regression and classification tasks. Advanced understanding of statistical, algebraic and other analytical techniques. Highly organized, motivated and diligent. Proficient in a variety of fields backed by experience and quick to learn and adapt to new technologies.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
2
2
Certificates

Work History

Data Scientist 1

Delhivery
Gurugram, Haryana
03.2024 - Current
  • Worked with fine-tuning various small and mid sized LLMs for logistical applications

  • Designed and implemented an automated data preprocessing pipeline to clean existing address entities for downstream tasks

  • Setup visualizations of complex data to evaluate feasibility of possible future projects

  • Evaluated and adapted new and experimental LLMS for inhouse tasks

Data Scientist

GridMatrix
New York
06.2022 - 08.2022
  • Designed and implemented an automated workflow that cleaned data obtained from live streams of traffic cameras using python scripts in tandem with a snowflake database
  • Improved and streamlined existing Snowflake queries to reduce execution time and pipelined the results of the queries to a SiSense dashboard for visualization
  • Evaluated an experimental Carto integration to display live traffic data on interactive street maps using SnowPark plugins and highlighted possible areas of congestion.

Innovation Team member

Tyfone
Bangalore
09.2019 - 07.2021
  • Designed a data pipeline and integrated it into a preexisting AWS framework to set up an initial data lake
  • Designed a host of minor scripts to streamline common queries from the AWS S3 setup
  • Worked on developing and maintaining further data pipelines along with the data lake and used AWS solutions to model expected transactions to identify and highlight dubious transactions.

Junior Data Scientist

CrowdAnalytix
Bangalore
07.2018 - 09.2019
  • Created NLP based models using Spacy, Rasa and Regex to classify products and extract features for companies like Walmart and BestBuy from plain text descriptions
  • Created a web-scrapper script alongside NLP based classification to identify offensive products for large stores to manage stock and abide by regulation.

Software Developer

Esaver-Technologies
Bangalore
01.2018 - 07.2018
  • Developed and designed an Android application from scratch to sync with and control a host of IoT home devices to manage a smart-home suite
  • Worked with experimental features to integrate basic voice control to the android application and assisted with integrating the smart home suite with Amazon Alexa

Education

Master of Science - Data Science

Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York, USA
07.2021 - 2023.05

Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
07.2013 - 2017.05

High School Diploma -

The International School Bangalore (TISB)
Bangalore, India
06.2011 - 2013.05

Skills

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Certification

“Data Science Specialization” John Hopkins University - Coursera

Leadership Experience

Data Science Club (RIT), Founding member, Acted as a treasurer for both years in attendance., Provided guidance and assistance with coursework for juniors as a part of club responsibilities., Created supplementary presentations, demonstrations, and recordings to aid future students.

Projects

Programmed an adaptive Neural Network framework from scratch in Java that can be used to design and train regular Neural Networks as well as RNN’s and CNN’s Developed a functional version of the game “Load Runner” in Java using no external libraries Created a maze solver script that created solutions using Dijkstra’s algorithm.

Software

Python

Java

MatLab

R

Maple

Timeline

Data Scientist 1

Delhivery
03.2024 - Current

Data Scientist

GridMatrix
06.2022 - 08.2022

Master of Science - Data Science

Rochester Institute of Technology
07.2021 - 2023.05

"Machine learning" Stanford - Coursera

11-2019

Innovation Team member

Tyfone
09.2019 - 07.2021

“Data Science Specialization” John Hopkins University - Coursera

08-2019

Junior Data Scientist

CrowdAnalytix
07.2018 - 09.2019

Software Developer

Esaver-Technologies
01.2018 - 07.2018

Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
07.2013 - 2017.05

High School Diploma -

The International School Bangalore (TISB)
06.2011 - 2013.05
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