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I am a Senior Data Scientist with over eight years of experience specializing in exploratory data analysis, machine learning, reinforcement learning, and distributed systems. I've successfully applied my expertise in causal inference, retail price optimization, menu rationalization, and customer segmentation to deliver actionable business insights and cost-saving solutions. Throughout my career, I have demonstrated strong leadership skills, having managed teams and collaborated across multiple domains to develop scalable AI-driven systems. I am proficient in Python, MATLAB, Java, and C++, and I have extensive experience with cloud platforms like AWS and Azure. My passion lies in leveraging data and cutting-edge AI techniques to solve complex business challenges and innovate within industries like retail, telecommunications, and manufacturing. I am continuously enhancing my skills through certifications and research, with a strong academic background and a history of published work in wireless communications.…I am a Senior Data Scientist with over eight years of experience specializing in exploratory data analysis, machine learning, reinforcement learning, and distributed systems. I've successfully applied my expertise in causal inference, retail price optimization, menu rationalization, and customer segmentation to deliver actionable business insights and cost-saving solutions. Throughout my career, I have demonstrated strong leadership skills, having managed teams and collaborated across multiple domains to develop scalable AI-driven systems. I am proficient in Python, MATLAB, Java, and C++, and I have extensive experience with cloud platforms like AWS and Azure. My passion lies in leveraging data and cutting-edge AI techniques to solve complex business challenges and innovate within industries like retail, telecommunications, and manufacturing. I am continuously enhancing my skills through certifications and research, with a strong academic background and a history of published work in wireless communications.

Shashindra Silva

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I am a Senior Data Scientist with over eight years of experience specializing in exploratory data analysis, machine learning, reinforcement learning, and distributed systems. I've successfully applied my expertise in causal inference, retail price optimization, menu rationalization, and customer segmentation to deliver actionable business insights and cost-saving solutions. Throughout my career, I have demonstrated strong leadership skills, having managed teams and collaborated across multiple domains to develop scalable AI-driven systems. I am proficient in Python, MATLAB, Java, and C++, and I have extensive experience with cloud platforms like AWS and Azure. My passion lies in leveraging data and cutting-edge AI techniques to solve complex business challenges and innovate within industries like retail, telecommunications, and manufacturing. I am continuously enhancing my skills through certifications and research, with a strong academic background and a history of published work in wireless communications.…I am a Senior Data Scientist with over eight years of experience specializing in exploratory data analysis, machine learning, reinforcement learning, and distributed systems. I've successfully applied my expertise in causal inference, retail price optimization, menu rationalization, and customer segmentation to deliver actionable business insights and cost-saving solutions. Throughout my career, I have demonstrated strong leadership skills, having managed teams and collaborated across multiple domains to develop scalable AI-driven systems. I am proficient in Python, MATLAB, Java, and C++, and I have extensive experience with cloud platforms like AWS and Azure. My passion lies in leveraging data and cutting-edge AI techniques to solve complex business challenges and innovate within industries like retail, telecommunications, and manufacturing. I am continuously enhancing my skills through certifications and research, with a strong academic background and a history of published work in wireless communications.

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I am a Senior Data Scientist with over eight years of experience specializing in exploratory data analysis, machine learning, reinforcement learning, and distributed systems. I’ve successfully applied my expertise in causal inference, retail price optimization, menu rationalization, and customer segmentation to deliver actionable business insights and cost-saving solutions. Throughout my career, I have demonstrated strong leadership skills, having managed teams and collaborated across multiple domains to develop scalable AI-driven systems.

I am proficient in Python, MATLAB, Java, and C++, and I have extensive experience with cloud platforms like AWS and Azure. My passion lies in leveraging data and cutting-edge AI techniques to solve complex business challenges and innovate within industries like retail, telecommunications, and manufacturing. I am continuously enhancing my skills through certifications and research, with a strong academic background and a history of published work in wireless communications.

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Senior Data Scientist at FIDDLEHEAD TECHNOLOGIES

July 1, 2023 - Present

Conducted exploratory data analysis and developed benchmark prediction models that led to discontinuing a costly third-party data API, saving $50,000 annually. Evaluated novel pricing models and menu rationalization strategies for major clients such as Pizza Hut and Burger King using causal AI and assortment optimization techniques. Measured impacts of promotions and pricing strategies with causal inference and machine learning. Designed and deployed industrial condition-based monitoring and potato yield estimation systems, including a canopy cover forecast system dockerized for cloud deployment on Azure.

Algorithm Developer at ERICSSON CANADA

July 1, 2023 - August 5, 2025

Led a multidisciplinary team to analyze wireless algorithm performance using large-scale customer and event-based data, applying Apache Spark, Pandas, Kibana, and Elasticsearch. Developed scalable solutions and integrated a prototype contextual multi-armed reinforcement learning agent into in-house simulators. Conducted experiments with link-level and system-level simulators. Awarded a patent and invention disclosure for a radio systems solution.

Researcher at ECE DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA

August 1, 2020 - August 5, 2025

Designed, simulated, and analyzed advanced wireless communication systems including wireless relays and massive MIMO, publishing multiple peer-reviewed journal and conference papers. Developed neural networks for relay selection demonstrating significant system gains in wireless communication.