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Saikumar Avanigadda

Saikumar Avanigadda

Hyderabad

Summary

Data scientist with 14+ years of experience in compiling,transforming and analyzing complex information using software. Expert in providing data-driven solutions to increase efficiency and accuracy of existing or building efficient predictive Models. Achievements include increasing the Assortment rate from 78% to 82% which is one of major factor in driving sales of the company. Highly skilled in Data analysis, Machine learning, Computer Vision and Natural language processing.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Lead Data Scientist

Advance Auto Parts
08.2022 - Current
  • Worked on DAT(Dynamic Assortment Tool) development project.
  • Developed end-to-end machine learning prototypes and scaled them to run in production environments.
  • Derived actionable insights from massive data sets with minimal support.
  • Collaborated with internal stakeholders, identifying and gathering analytical requirements for customer, product and projects needs.
  • Provided input into the collection of new data sources and the refinement of existing once to improve analysis and model development.
  • Improved the Assortment rate from the existing benchmark 78% to 81%.

Data Scientist

Wipro Technologies
01.2021 - 07.2022
  • Worked with SABIC, one of the leading chemical manufacturing company in Saudi Arabia.
  • SABIC currently uses manual approach to identify risks and hazards at workplace. With over 1k Safety observations being recorded across different locations at a site there is a need for automation to identify high potential risks and take necessary steps upfront to mitigate the risk.
  • Strategize, Design and develop end to end solution using advanced NLP techniques.
  • Applied Topic Modelling using LDA, Top2Vec to extract abstract topics from the corpus of complaints.
  • Designed and developed end to end solution using advanced NLP techniques such as NER, Topic Modelling, BERT to extract hazards, chemicals, assets etc. from the Safety observations and match with the documented risk (HAZOP, ERA).

Deputy Manager (Data Scientist)

Renault Nissan Technology & Business Centre India
10.2019 - 01.2021
  • Worked with COE team and developed multiple applications using cutting edge Computer Vision and NLP techniques.
  • Developed instance segmentation models for damage detection using TensorFlow and Keras on Mask RCNN.
  • Preparing huge volume of ground truth images (Annotation) for model training.
  • Coordinating with UI/UX team for web interface development.
  • Developed Workload/Workload optimization tool using Linear Optimization techniques.

Manager - Data Scientist

Capgemini Technology Services Pvt Ltd
01.2017 - 10.2019
  • Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
  • Involved in extracting data from source to HDFS, preparing data for exploratory analysis using data munging.
  • Segmenting data by implementing k-means algorithm. Created visualization using R
  • Gathered requirements for various data mining projects

Tech Lead

FIS Global Solutions Pvt Ltd
05.2012 - 01.2017
  • Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
  • Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
  • Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.

Systems Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services Pvt Ltd
07.2011 - 05.2012
  • Provided day-to-day support to system users, educating employees on troubleshooting and problem-solving protocols.
  • Proposed technical feasibility solutions for new system designs and suggested options for performance improvement of technical components.
  • Communicated status updates to affected parties when issues arose.
  • Streamlined troubleshooting processes to improve system support and enhance communication between support team and end-users.

Software Developer

DGBSoft
09.2008 - 06.2011
  • Coordinated deployments of new software, feature updates and fixes.
  • Designed and developed forward-thinking systems that meet user needs and improve productivity.
  • Contributed ideas and suggestions in team meetings and delivered updates on deadlines, designs, and enhancements.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science And Engineering

SRKR Engineering College, Bhimavaram
04.2008

Completed my Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering with a CGPA of 6.1.

Skills

  • Machine Learning
  • Regression and Classification algorithms
  • Deep Learning
  • Python
  • AWS
  • Pyspark
  • Computer Vision
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Demand Forecasting
  • Customer Segmentation
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Agile Methodology

Certification

  • Neural Networks and Deep Learning by Deeplearning.ai - Coursers
  • Data Analysis Using Pyspark - Coursera
  • Anomaly Detection in time series using Keras - Coursera


Timeline

Lead Data Scientist - Advance Auto Parts
08.2022 - Current
Data Scientist - Wipro Technologies
01.2021 - 07.2022
Deputy Manager (Data Scientist) - Renault Nissan Technology & Business Centre India
10.2019 - 01.2021
Manager - Data Scientist - Capgemini Technology Services Pvt Ltd
01.2017 - 10.2019
Tech Lead - FIS Global Solutions Pvt Ltd
05.2012 - 01.2017
Systems Engineer - Tata Consultancy Services Pvt Ltd
07.2011 - 05.2012
Software Developer - DGBSoft
09.2008 - 06.2011
SRKR Engineering College - Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science And Engineering

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