Wayfair

Technical Analyst

Jan 2024 - Present

Part of the Personalization POD under Search, Marketing Tech & Recommendations (SMART) team

Conducted cross-functional A/B testing on batch email event recommendation systems and homepage carousel SKU test, fostering collaboration across MLS, PM, and Engineering teams.

Built and maintained ETL pipelines for SKU strategy recommendation models to automate model QA using Python, Vertex AI Workbench, BigQuery and Apache Airflow.

Improved email open rates by 15% and increased average order value by 12% through optimized recommendation models.

HSBC

Analyst

Sep 2020 - Aug 2022

Part of the Model Risk Management (MRM) team under Risk & Compliance Analytics

Led the development and risk assessment of over 80 advanced financial crime monitoring models, enhancing governance and reducing audit findings by 18% in compliance with SR 11-7, BCBS, AMLD, and SOX regulations.

VValidated and enhanced rule-based, statistical, and ML models within the model risk management framework, optimizing key false positive rate and detection rate to improve decision-making and operational efficiency.

Optimized models performance using Python, PostgreSQL, Alteryx, and Collibra, achieving an 11% increase in overall model lift.

Enhanced model transparency and reporting by 6% through automated PowerBI and JIRA dashboarding, facilitating better decision-making.

Implemented robust back-testing and data governance procedures, reducing model drift triggers by 8% and managing global cross- functional collaboration across 55 countries; maintained model inventory and risk management system.

Awarded the ”Rising Star - 2021” in Global Analytics Center (GAC) - HSBC.

iNeuron.ai

Data Scientist Intern

Apr 2020 - Jul 2020

Developed and deployed 4 ML web apps (profiling/predictor systems) using Django/Flask with a 93% satisfaction rating.

Tata Consultancy Services - Engineering and Industrial Services

Business Analyst

Oct 2018 - Apr 2020

Part of the Rolls Royce Aerospace Engine Electronic Control Unit (ECU) team

Designed safety-critical ECU software for Rolls Royce aircraft engines with Python and Ada95, improving reliability metrics; Automated regression tests with Airflow, reducing testing time by 9%.

Delivered an engine repair forecasting system based on ARIMA using scikit-learn, and Spark, saving ~$500k annually in maintenance expenditure, and reducing Mean time to repair (MTTR) by 12%.

Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Master of Science in Data Analytics Engineering

Sep 2022 - June 2024

Related Courses: Advanced Database Management, Statistics & Probability, Statistical Learning, Data Mining, Computation & Visualization for Analytics.

GPA: 3.9

B.M.S.College Of Engineering, Bengaluru, India

Bachelor of Electronics and Communication Engineering

Aug 2014 - Jun 2018

Related Courses: Advanced Engineering Mathematics, Probability and Random Process, Linear Algebra.

GPA: 3.8