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I am a Senior Data Scientist and Analytics professional with 15+ years of experience delivering high-impact statistical modelling, hypothesis testing, forecasting and data solutions across retail, banking, healthcare and infrastructure. I have a strong background in Python, SQL, Databricks, Power BI and stakeholder engagement, translating complex analytical problems into production-ready, explainable solutions that support operational and strategic decision-making.
I bring a strong blend of technical depth, scientific rigour, commercial acumen and business partnering experience to deliver scalable, defensible and decision-ready data science solutions. I have built end-to-end ML and analytics pipelines on cloud and big-data platforms (Databricks, Spark, Azure, SQL, MLflow and Power BI) and designed Gen AI-enabled solutions including a RAG chatbot and a feature-engineering accelerator, reducing data preparation time significantly.
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Work Experience
Data Scientist/Analyst at RDC.ai (Sydney, Westpac client)
July 1, 2025 - November 10, 2025Developed an XGBoost classification model to identify Westpac business customers most likely to take additional lending, supporting targeted marketing and cross-sell initiatives. Designed and implemented an automated data analysis and cleaning framework using GenAI (GPT-4o) for streamlined data preparation.
Data Scientist/Analyst at Murrumbidgee Irrigation (Griffith, NSW)
July 1, 2025 - July 1, 2025Engineered data pipelines to extract and transform water quality data from vendor REST APIs and developed a dynamic Power BI dashboard for anomaly detection and real-time alerting. Conducted time series analysis using SQL and Python (Databricks) to forecast water demand for irrigation, improving supply planning and resource allocation. Developed predictive models to forecast ant infestations across assets, supporting early intervention and reduced downtime.
Manager Data Science/Analytics at United Health Group (India/US)
July 1, 2024 - July 1, 2024Utilized advanced analytics tools including Machine Learning, Python, SQL, SAS, Power BI, and Tableau to drive decision-making and optimize business operations. Acquired, ingested, stored and maintained data while ensuring data integrity, accuracy and governance. Employed data wrangling, cleansing, and enrichment to support clustering, predictive analysis, and NLP. Developed predictive models, visuals, reports, and dashboards to analyze large datasets, identify trends and patterns to empower business in decision making. Drove organization level events like Hackathons, Data Viz challenge and ML forum.
Assistant Manager Data Analytics at Citi Bank (India/US)
June 1, 2014 - June 1, 2014Data analysis and predictive modeling for the Regulatory Reporting team. Created Validation Reports such as Variance Report and Trending Report to test and ensure adherence to quality standards and protocols.
Sr Data Analyst at Bank of America (India/US)
December 1, 2013 - December 1, 2013Utilized SQL/SAS to extract and clean data, machine learning for regression, clustering and classification to identify customer churn. Developed Classification model to predict likelihood of customer attrition.
Programmer Analyst at American Express (India)
June 1, 2010 - June 1, 2010Developed SQL queries and SAS for data analysis and fetch likely responders. Performed A/B testing to measure campaign effectiveness. Created requirement and functional design documents adhering to industry standards, incorporating technical details and system design specifications.
Data Analyst at Aon Hewitt (India)
May 1, 2007 - May 1, 2007Collaborated with clients to effectively design and generate tailored extracts and reports base and advanced SAS. Developed SQL queries and data management tasks with DDL, DML and DQL.
Contract Data Scientist at CI&T
January 1, 2026 - March 1, 2026Led development of advanced forecasting and predictive modelling solutions on large-scale, multi-site retail data to improve forecasting accuracy for operational planning and budgeting. Applied statistical modelling, machine learning and deep learning techniques to deliver scalable, production-ready pipelines to support evidence-based decision-making.
Contract Data Scientist at RDC.ai
July 1, 2025 - December 1, 2025Designed and delivered machine learning and AI solutions to support customer targeting, decision optimisation and responsible AI adoption within a banking and marketing context. Worked across the full data science lifecycle, from problem framing and hypothesis development through modelling, validation, deployment and communication of outcomes to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Data Scientist / Engineer at Murrumbidgee Irrigation
October 1, 2024 - July 1, 2025Delivered predictive modelling and machine learning solutions to improve operational planning, anomaly detection and asset risk management across water operations and infrastructure. Combined statistical analysis, forecasting and anomaly detection methods with scalable data workflows to support timely, data-driven operational decisions.
Manager Data Science / Analytics at United Health Group
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2024Applied advanced analytics, machine learning and data engineering to support healthcare decision-making, optimize operations and improve patient outcomes. Delivered end-to-end data science solutions including disease prediction, risk stratification, early warning models and AI-enabled decision support.
Assistant Manager Data Science at Citi Bank
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2014Supported analytics initiatives in a banking environment with focus on risk modelling and customer analytics.
Senior Data Analyst at Bank of America
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2013Developed supervised and unsupervised models and risk scorecards to predict customer default likelihood, enabling risk management and improved collection strategies. Engineered features through correlation analysis, missing value and outlier treatment, and information values for classification models predicting customer churn.
Programmer Analyst at American Express
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2010Developed software applications and data processing solutions to support business needs.
Education
Masters in Finance at Management Development Institute
January 11, 2030 - November 10, 2025Bachelor of Technology at Kurukshetra University
January 11, 2030 - November 10, 2025MBA (Finance) at Management Development Institute, India
January 11, 2030 - June 18, 2026BTech at Kurukshetra University, India
January 11, 2030 - June 18, 2026Qualifications
Advanced AI and ML Certification
January 11, 2030 - November 10, 2025Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
January 11, 2030 - November 10, 2025Databricks: Data Prep for Machine Learning
January 11, 2030 - November 10, 2025Databricks: Data Analytics and BI Certification
January 11, 2030 - November 10, 2025Manager Alpha training for enhancing Employee Engagement and Situational Leadership
January 11, 2030 - November 10, 2025Udacity: Nanodegree in Deep Learning
January 11, 2030 - November 10, 2025Industry Experience
Financial Services, Healthcare, Professional Services, Retail, Software & Internet
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