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I am a result-oriented data scientist with 13+ years of experience in data science, business and marketing analytics across Retail, CPG and NBFC sectors, specializing in building machine learning models that drive business value. I have led end-to-end ML pipelines on platforms like Databricks and delivered demand forecasting, pricing optimization, and segmentation projects that improved forecast accuracy and inventory management. I excel at turning analytics into actionable insights, designing dashboards (Power BI, Sisense) for real-time decision making, and mentoring junior data scientists. My work has delivered tangible outcomes such as a 10% improvement in forecast accuracy, 30-35% uplift in selling price, 94% sell-through, and incremental revenue gains across client portfolios.…I am a result-oriented data scientist with 13+ years of experience in data science, business and marketing analytics across Retail, CPG and NBFC sectors, specializing in building machine learning models that drive business value. I have led end-to-end ML pipelines on platforms like Databricks and delivered demand forecasting, pricing optimization, and segmentation projects that improved forecast accuracy and inventory management. I excel at turning analytics into actionable insights, designing dashboards (Power BI, Sisense) for real-time decision making, and mentoring junior data scientists. My work has delivered tangible outcomes such as a 10% improvement in forecast accuracy, 30-35% uplift in selling price, 94% sell-through, and incremental revenue gains across client portfolios.

Shashank Sawant

Data Scientist, Data Analyst, AI Engineer, +2

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I am a result-oriented data scientist with 13+ years of experience in data science, business and marketing analytics across Retail, CPG and NBFC sectors, specializing in building machine learning models that drive business value. I have led end-to-end ML pipelines on platforms like Databricks and delivered demand forecasting, pricing optimization, and segmentation projects that improved forecast accuracy and inventory management. I excel at turning analytics into actionable insights, designing dashboards (Power BI, Sisense) for real-time decision making, and mentoring junior data scientists. My work has delivered tangible outcomes such as a 10% improvement in forecast accuracy, 30-35% uplift in selling price, 94% sell-through, and incremental revenue gains across client portfolios.…I am a result-oriented data scientist with 13+ years of experience in data science, business and marketing analytics across Retail, CPG and NBFC sectors, specializing in building machine learning models that drive business value. I have led end-to-end ML pipelines on platforms like Databricks and delivered demand forecasting, pricing optimization, and segmentation projects that improved forecast accuracy and inventory management. I excel at turning analytics into actionable insights, designing dashboards (Power BI, Sisense) for real-time decision making, and mentoring junior data scientists. My work has delivered tangible outcomes such as a 10% improvement in forecast accuracy, 30-35% uplift in selling price, 94% sell-through, and incremental revenue gains across client portfolios.

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I am a result-oriented data scientist with 13+ years of experience in data science, business and marketing analytics across Retail, CPG and NBFC sectors, specializing in building machine learning models that drive business value. I have led end-to-end ML pipelines on platforms like Databricks and delivered demand forecasting, pricing optimization, and segmentation projects that improved forecast accuracy and inventory management.

I excel at turning analytics into actionable insights, designing dashboards (Power BI, Sisense) for real-time decision making, and mentoring junior data scientists. My work has delivered tangible outcomes such as a 10% improvement in forecast accuracy, 30-35% uplift in selling price, 94% sell-through, and incremental revenue gains across client portfolios.

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Senior Data Analyst/ Scientist at Zebra Technologies

January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2025

Collaborated with the business team to identify data science opportunities, define KPI metrics, and plan A/B pilots to promote data-driven decision making. Led full ML pipeline development on a SaaS platform using Databricks (dbx, PySpark) for Demand Forecasting; evaluated time series, ESM, and LGBM models to improve forecast accuracy. Built real-time dashboards in Sisense and Power BI to track performance and enabled proactive inventory and pricing decisions. Mentored junior data scientists and provided guidance on complex modeling tasks.

Project Consultant at Antuit Canada Inc.

April 1, 2015 - December 31, 2021

Drove collaboration with Sobeys (Canada), Hudson's Bay, Nike, Stage Stores, and Ascena to implement Demand Forecasting and Markdown Optimization projects; provided benefits analysis of price changes and measured improvements in forecast accuracy. Led SAS Markdown Optimization across projects, resulting in 30-35% higher average selling price, 94% sell-through, and ~15% incremental revenue with ~12% margin gains.

Analytical Consultant at Prognos Inc.

July 1, 2012 - April 30, 2015

Developed Fraudulent Claim Detection Engine for AXA Motor Insurance using statistical predictive modeling to narrow investigations and identify potential fraud; performed portfolio analysis for Commercial Lines to study loss ratios and frequency distributions; built and validated an Application Scorecard for NBFC projects.