Natural Language Processing
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 - 2015.07
Skills
AI Product Design and Management
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 - 2015.07
Software
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
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