Dynamic and experienced Lead Data Scientist with over 8 years of industry experience, specializing in AI strategy, implementation, and ML models. Excited to leverage expertise in data-centric approaches and team leadership to drive actionable insights at Canva.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Data Scientist
Ernst & Young
03.2022 - Current
Built strong relationships with external partners such as vendors or consultants to facilitate successful collaboration on joint projects and initiatives.
Led and managed the Gen-AI contact-center project for a large financial firm, optimizing business processes, customer service representative work, and introducing structured processes.
Utilized advanced querying, visualization and analytics tools to analyze and process complex data sets.
Built A/B testing frameworks for clients to test model quality.
Translated business goals, feature concepts, and customer needs into well-defined and prioritized product requirements, aligning them with targeted business use cases.
Created and managed Generative AI Community within the organization, driving innovation and leveraging AI technologies to generate business value.
Led AI strategy development and effectively managed a high-performing team to successfully deliver exceptional outcomes for clients.
Led and developed the team to help clients gain comprehensive insights into shoe brands by employing advanced ML techniques, such as video augmentation, to analyze and interpret video data effectively.
Providing thought leadership in both using data to solve business problems and in arriving at innovative statistical solutions.
Data Scientist
OFX
01.2020 - 03.2022
Led initiative to migrate and automate legacy reporting platform to Google Cloud Platform.
Conducted trainings on Google Cloud Platform globally.
Developed NLP project to transform unstructured textual data which enhanced data-driven decision making.
Optimized customer journey using Google Analytics and BigQuery.
Automated repetitive tasks using scripting languages such as Python or R, saving time during the analytical process significantly.
Data Engineer
The University Of Melbourne, Melbourne
04.2019 - 01.2020
Managed cloud migration, server fallout, and physical server maintenance, ensuring seamless data operations.
Designed and implemented infrastructure for optimal extraction, transformation, and loading of data from diverse sources, using SQL and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) technologies.
Provided guidance and support to researchers in utilizing cloud platforms such as Melbourne Research Cloud and Azure, facilitating end-to-end data management and visualization processes
Senior Data Analyst
Accenture
11.2014 - 01.2018
Streamlined data analysis workflows for increased efficiency and faster decision-making processes.
Delivered comprehensive reports highlighting key trends, patterns, anomalies, presenting findings to senior management for informed decision-making purposes.
Actively involved in agile project management from requirement gathering to project delivery.
Implemented data cleansing and standardization processes on textual data for clustering analysis.
Created complex data report dashboards in Power BI, Tableau and SQL.
Education
Master of Science - Data Science
The University of Melbourne
Melbourne
12.2019
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
LPU
India
08.2014
Skills
Feature Engineering
Gen-AI
Visualisation ( Power BI , Tableau , Google Data Studio)
Python , SQL , R
NoSQL Databases
Multiple Cloud Platforms( AWS , GCP and Azure)
Predictive Analytics
Agile Methodology
Advanced data mining
Data Governance
Machine Learning
Accomplishments
Achieved a remarkable 90% increase in business productivity by strategically designing, developing, and seamlessly migrating legacy compliance reporting to the Google Cloud Platform, effectively automating the entire end-to-end journey.
Empowered the organization's future talent by conducting Data Science workshops for graduates, equipping them with essential up-skilling opportunities to meet the.