Deriving Insights, Driving Decisions

I am a Data Scientist with a wealth of past experience as a Project Manager, Business Analyst, and Technical Lead at renowned financial organizations. Leveraging adeptness in data science and machine learning, alongside a proven track record of customer-centric focus, I excel in distilling valuable insights from intricate structured and unstructured data to drive key business decisions.

MY background

With over a decade of hands on experience:

• I have spearheaded and executed impactful business transformation initiatives, guiding them from conceptualization to full-scale deployment.

• My achievements span globally renowned financial institutions, including Bank of Nova Scotia, JP Morgan, Bank of America, Merill Lynch, and BNP Paribas to name a few.

• Over the past few years, I've re-aligned my goals and transitioned my focus from the conventional financial markets enterprise solution implementation to addressing data-centric business challenges through state-of-the-art advancements in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and natural language processing.

• With robust technical expertise and a wealth of experience in business-facing corporate roles, I am confident in my capacity to drive meaningful change in the domain.

My educational background encompasses:

• Master of Science Degree in Data Science (MS-DS)

• Post Graduate Diploma in Data Science (PGD-DS)

• Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science (BE-CS)

• AWS Machine Learning Speciality (MLS-C01)

• AWS Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C01)

Underlining my commitment to staying at the forefront of technology and innovation:

MY SKILLS

Data Viz / Data Analysis

Adept in meticulous data exploration, employing cutting-edge analysis tools to unearth valuable insights and concealed patterns in the data. Proficient in generating meaningful data visualizations tailored to the problem statement. Highly skilled in liaising with end-users to comprehend needs, and adeptly constructing interactive dashboards utilizing BI platforms like PowerBI.

Data Collection / Cleaning

I am proficient in collaborating with business stakeholders, data engineers, database administrators, and external vendors to pinpoint pertinent data origins. I can, skillfully, devise optimal strategies for data retrieval, extraction, and cleansing, followed by effective data transformation into formats conducive to downstream project pipelines.

Machine Learning

I can work with you in training/tuning pre-built and custom-built shallow-learning or deep-learning-based models for supervised and unsupervised use cases. Building training and inference data pipeline. Designing and implementing NLP solutions using Large Language Models. Presenting and explaining the ML model's predictions/results to nontechnical business users. Deploying the ML application on in-premise or cloud infrastructure.

Project Management

I can help in eliciting requirements, defining functional specifications, conducting gap and with business analysis. Closely engaging with key stakeholders and sr. executives to manage expectations. Effectively collaborating with technical teams in planning, executing, and projects roll-out using both waterfall and/or agile methodologies.

MY Projects

Check out my work

Rather than continuing to tell you about my skillset and what I can do, why not take a look for yourself? I’m proud of all my previous projects. Follow the link below to see some of my work.

MY Articles

Check out my posts

I am a firm believer that no matter what we do the learning must continue. I read a lot and also share my thoughts and experiences as blog posts on Medium and LinkedIn.

"Gaining knowledge is the first step to wisdom, sharing is the end goal"