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Vinit Gela

AI And Analytics Leader
Pune

Summary

Profile Summary

  • An experienced AI professional with expertise in scoping, designing, and implementing AI and data solutions across various sectors - Pharmaceutical, life sciences, Manufacturing, Telecom, Retail , Consumer Goods and BFSI.
  • Experience in building AI Products across NLP based Market Intelligence , Customer Intelligence driven hyper-personalization, Inventory Intelligence on ERPs and Computer Vision based Document Intelligence.
  • Committed to leveraging AI and data technology for business success, with a proven track record of 30+ successful AI projects valued at $15M.
  • A passionate individual excelling at engaging with customers and resolving issues using AI and data-driven solutions, combining effective communication, deep technological insight, and a dedication to exceptional customer service to deliver tangible business impact.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
6
6
Languages

Work History

India Lead - AI Solution Engineering and Strategy

Peak.ai
Pune
04.2022 - Current
  • AI Program Manager for Peak's largest customers - JSW Group, Deepak Fertilizers, Kotak811
  • Pre-Sales: Successfully onboarded customers across 12 AI applications and generated $1.8M
  • Customer Development: Spearheaded India's business development strategy to achieve 200% YoY growth
  • Team Building: Developed Data Science delivery team in India from scratch to 10 members within a year.
  • Delivery: Successfully delivered $1.5M ARR projects by managing team of Data Scientists, Data Engineers and Account Managers
  • Impact: Delivered business impact of over $10M for Peak India's manufacturing and banking customers
  • Projects - Customer Life-Cycle Management and CLTV Optimization, Dynamic Inventory Management and Optimal Purchasing, Customer Personalization (Smart Segmentation and Product Recommendations)
  • Growth Path - Data Science Team Lead (10 months) , Head of Data Science Operations (1 year) , India Lead - AI Solution Engineering and Strategy (current)

Data Science Consultant

ZS Associates
Pune
05.2020 - 03.2022
  • Technical Product Owner - NLP based market intelligence solution - Atlas Market Intelligence, that was deployed across 6 customers across USA and APAC and generated over $1M
  • Project Delivery Lead for 10 projects, worth $2M across customer personalization, NLP driven email automation, sales funnel optimization and customer churn prediction
  • Team Management: Managed a team of over 15+ Data Scientists and Analysts over the course of 2 years.
  • Projects - NLP driven Market Intelligence for Hospitality, Consumer Goods and Fashion ; Customer Personalization - Product and Offer Recommender for F&B ; Customer Lapse Prediction for Insurance Companies, Sales Funnel Optimization and Lead Scoring for Hospitality, Computer Vision based document intelligence for COVID vaccine reports / travel documents.

Data Scientist

Aera Technologies
Pune
05.2019 - 05.2020
  • AI Project Delivery Lead for leading CPG and Pharmaceutical clients in EU
  • Impact: Successfully scoped and delivered projects in the domain of supply-chain optimization worth over $500K
  • Projects: Safety Stock Optimization using Simulations, Stock-out Prediction and replenishment.

Data Science and Technical Consultant

Ayasdi Inc
Hyderabad
11.2018 - 04.2019
  • Delivery: Implemented real world data problems using Topological Data Science for the financial and Manufacturing industries
  • Projects: Customer Churn Model and Interventions for Telecom

Data Science Associate Consultant

ZS Associates
Pune
06.2015 - 11.2018
  • Delivery and executing data science solutions for Pharmaceutical companies using deep-learning and natural language processing for sales and marketing, across commercial and clinical domains
  • Impact: Leading NLP based projects for 15+ clients across EU5 and USA worth $7M
  • Projects: Pharmacovigilance, Social Media Listening / Market Intelligence for Oncology Drugs, Identifying Influencing HCPs for Clinical Trials, Clinical Trial Market Research Tool, Marketing Mix Optimization.
  • Growth Path - Data Science Associate (2 years), Data Science Associate Consultant (1.5 years)

Education

B.E(hons) - Computer Science

Birla Institute of Technology And Sciences
Pilani
08.2011 - 07.2015

Skills

    AI Product Design and Management

AI Project Delivery and Management

Technical Scoping of Data Solutions

Developing AI Strategy

AI Consulting

Account Management

AI Cloud Technologies

Machine Learning Operations

Timeline

India Lead - AI Solution Engineering and Strategy

Peak.ai
04.2022 - Current

Data Science Consultant

ZS Associates
05.2020 - 03.2022

Data Scientist

Aera Technologies
05.2019 - 05.2020

Data Science and Technical Consultant

Ayasdi Inc
11.2018 - 04.2019

Data Science Associate Consultant

ZS Associates
06.2015 - 11.2018

B.E(hons) - Computer Science

Birla Institute of Technology And Sciences
08.2011 - 07.2015

Software

Natural Language Processing

Supervised Machine Learning

Unsupervised Machine Learning

Business Intelligence

Deep Learning

Recommendation Systems

Data Engineering and ETL

Generative AI and LLMs

Client Experience

Manufacturing: JSW Paints, Deepak Fertilizers

Pharmaceutical: Novartis, Abbvie, Pfizer, Astrazeneca, Merck

Retail: Triumph International, Titan, Sweetgreens

Technology: Microsoft

CPG:  ABin Bev, Molsoon Coors

BFSI: Kotak811, Bupa Life Insurance

Telecom: Reliance Jio

Client Experience

Manufacturing : JSW Group, Deepak Fertilizers

Pharmaceutical : Novartis, Abbvie, Pfizer, Astrazeneca, Merck

Retail : Triumph International, Titan, Sweetgreens

Technology : Microsoft

CPG : ABin Bev, Molsoon Coors, Tempur-Pedic

BFSI : Kotak811, Bupa Life Insurance

Travel and Hospitality: United Airlines, Choice Hotels

Telecom : Reliance Jio

Vinit GelaAI And Analytics Leader