Yerzhigit Ussunov

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I'm Yerzhigit Ussunov, a ML engineer focused on fintech and risk analytics. I design and deploy PD/LGD models using XGBoost, CatBoost, and OLS, delivering business-focused insights.

About

I’m Yerzhigit Ussunov, a ML engineer focused on fintech and risk analytics. I design and deploy PD/LGD models using XGBoost, CatBoost, and OLS, delivering business-focused insights.

I automate end-to-end model pipelines with Python, SQL, and Hadoop, and I work with MLflow, DVC, Airflow, and Docker to ship reliable data products while aligning analytics with business goals.

  • 5 years' experience
  • Joined March 2026

Languages

  • RussianFluent
  • EnglishAdvanced

Industry experience

  • Financial Services
  • Software & Internet
  • Professional Services
  • Education

Work experience· 6 roles

Freelancer · Self-employedJun 2025 – Present · 1 yr 6 mos

Designing and developing PostgreSQL databases with data normalization and cleaning; Writing Python scripts for automated report generation.

Senior Risk Analyst · Home Credit Bank KazakhstanJan 2025 – Jun 2025 · 6 mos

Developed and optimized PD and anti-phishing models with XGBoost and CatBoost, improving Gini by 8–12%. Automated feature pipelines and predictions using Python, SQL, and Hadoop. Conducted a time series forecast of macro factors for a 30-day risk assessment.

System Analyst / Python Developer · Central Securities DepositoryJan 2023 – Oct 2024 · 1 yr 10 mos

Designed API structure, collected business requirements, and supported testing. Built a Python prototype for the income distribution on Flask, later migrated to Java stack. Assisted in incident resolution through SQL log analysis and backend diagnostics.

Chief Modeling Specialist · Eurasian BankJun 2022 – Dec 2022 · 7 mos
Intern, Banking Analytics Department · Agency for Regulation and Development of Financial MarketJan 2022 – Mar 2022 · 3 mos
IT Manager · Al-Saqr FinanceNov 2019 – Sep 2020 · 11 mos

Education

MBA · Narxoz University2020 – 2022
BEng · Almaty University of Energy and Communications2013 – 2017

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