With over 15 years of experience as a Lead Data Scientist and Machine Learning Engineer, I have a strong track record of delivering production-grade machine learning solutions across various industries. I excel at leveraging AI and statistical techniques to generate actionable insights from complex datasets. Passionate about solving high-impact business problems, I am also committed to fostering innovation and mentoring teams to achieve excellence in advanced analytics.

Nishantha Medagoda

With over 15 years of experience as a Lead Data Scientist and Machine Learning Engineer, I have a strong track record of delivering production-grade machine learning solutions across various industries. I excel at leveraging AI and statistical techniques to generate actionable insights from complex datasets. Passionate about solving high-impact business problems, I am also committed to fostering innovation and mentoring teams to achieve excellence in advanced analytics.

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With over 15 years of experience as a Lead Data Scientist and Machine Learning Engineer, I have a strong track record of delivering production-grade machine learning solutions across various industries. I excel at leveraging AI and statistical techniques to generate actionable insights from complex datasets. Passionate about solving high-impact business problems, I am also committed to fostering innovation and mentoring teams to achieve excellence in advanced analytics.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert

Work Experience

Senior Machine Learning Engineer at 2Degrees
September 1, 2023 - Present
Developing Personalization & Recommendation models for Data Clock, achieving significant uplift in conversion rates and applying LLM-based agents for churn prediction.
Lead Machine Learning Engineer at T-shirt Ventures
April 1, 2022 - August 1, 2023
Delivered machine learning solutions for NDIS participant management, improving productivity and reducing manual processes.
Senior Data Scientist at Suncorp New Zealand
July 1, 2021 - March 1, 2022
Overhauled remediation processes, achieving high acceptance rates and mentoring junior data scientists.
Lead Data Scientist at Plexure Ltd.
July 1, 2019 - July 1, 2021
Generated revenue by developing Trade Area Analysis algorithms and leading data science teams for scalable ML solutions.
Senior Data Scientist & Machine Learning Engineer at Insite AI
April 1, 2018 - June 1, 2019
Built statistical forecasting and deep learning models for retail demand prediction and clustering product allocation strategies.
Senior NLP & Machine Learning Engineer at McCarthyFinch
November 1, 2017 - April 1, 2018
Productionized NLP and ML-driven identification and classification on legal documents.
Technical Leader/Statistician at GMI Technologic PVT Ltd
March 1, 2007 - January 1, 2010
Devised algorithms for data management and statistical methods for data analysis tools.

Education

PhD in Artificial Intelligence at Auckland University of Technology
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2017
Master of Computer Science at University of Colombo
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2011

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Telecommunications, Retail, Healthcare

Experience Level

Expert
Expert

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