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I am a consulting data scientist and machine learning leader with 14+ years in IT, specializing in building and guiding data engineering and analytics programs across complex enterprise environments. I own delivery outcomes, manage large-scale data migrations, and coordinate cross-functional business and technical teams, leveraging Agile methodologies to deliver scalable data platforms and actionable insights.
I partner with data engineers, ML engineers, product managers, and platform teams to translate business goals into AI/ML services. My focus is on governance, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement to enable data-driven decisions and measurable ROI in both Agile and hybrid environments.
Skills
Language
English
Fluent
Work Experience
Delivery Lead / Scrum Master at Deloitte
May 1, 2020 - July 1, 2025Established and embedded Agile delivery frameworks, facilitating ceremonies and driving continuous improvement. Led coordination across business and technical stakeholders during the pre-build acceleration phase of a customer data migration and data engineering program, ensuring timelines and priorities were met. Partnered with data engineers, product owners, and business stakeholders to define scope, requirements, and delivery plans while managing cross-team dependencies. Broke down work into clear, actionable tasks with acceptance criteria and facilitated Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives) to drive predictable delivery. Tracked timelines, risks, dependencies, and capacity gaps, enabling early intervention and reducing delivery escalations across enterprise teams. Maintained an up-to-date delivery roadmap and provided concise status updates to stakeholders and governance forums. Delivered Power BI governance dashboards across FY, Quarter, Month, and Sprint v
Lead Migration Engineer at UNSW
February 1, 2020 - April 1, 2025Collaborated closely with cross-functional stakeholders—including data engineers, ML engineers, product managers, and platform teams—to align requirements, remove blockers, and successfully deliver on project milestones. Provided insights into model lifecycle improvement through retrospectives, feedback sessions and squad learning cadences. Led the migration of ML projects from Azure Synapse and ML Studio to Databricks, including planning, execution, and validation of the migrated pipelines and models.
Lead Data Scientist | ML Engineer at ADP
January 1, 2020 - November 1, 2024Led a cross-functional squad team of 10+ delivering enterprise-grade ML solutions, aligning business goals with AI/ML services across global teams. Monthly management updates to highlight wins and risks. Led high-impact analytics and machine learning initiatives delivering 90% reduction in manual effort, 20% revenue uplift, and 25% ROI improvement through NLP, predictive modelling, and customer segmentation. Owned end-to-end delivery of data-driven programs, driving continuous improvement in model accuracy (+15%) and business decision-making through hypothesis-led experimentation.
Data Analyst at ADP
November 1, 2016 - December 1, 2019Developed interactive dashboards and reports using Tableau to support cross-functional teams in strategic decision-making. Collaborated with stakeholders to define KPIs and created automated workflows, saving 30% of man hours. Spearheaded end-to-end change management of 30+ projects through multi-functional, global stakeholder collaboration.
Senior QA Engineer at Ness Technologies
April 1, 2015 - November 1, 2016Conducted EDA on sales and implementation datasets to identify the key pain points, resulting in 15% revenue growth during these phases.
QA Lead at Hansa Solutions
May 1, 2014 - April 1, 2015Led a team of 10 QA Engineers and developed a BDD Framework using Selenium for Insurance projects, reducing manual efforts by 90%. Automated end-to-end test cases for policy management, claims processing, and underwriting modules, achieving 85% test coverage.
Software Test Engineer at ADS Softek Pvt Ltd
May 1, 2012 - May 1, 2014Gathered requirements from clients, prepared and reviewed test plans and scripts, and documented test results, defect reports, and test reports.
Education
Post Graduate Program in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at Texas McCombs, Austin
January 11, 2030 - January 29, 2026Master of Science at Andhra University, India
January 11, 2030 - January 29, 2026Post Graduate Program in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at Texas McCombs, University of Texas at Austin
January 11, 2030 - January 29, 2026Master of Science at Andhra University, India
January 11, 2030 - January 29, 2026Qualifications
Tableau Desktop Specialist
January 11, 2030 - January 29, 2026Databricks Lakehouse Fundamentals Certification
January 11, 2030 - January 29, 2026ISTQB Foundation Level Certified Tester
January 11, 2030 - January 29, 2026Tableau Desktop Specialist
January 11, 2030 - January 29, 2026Databricks Lakehouse Fundamentals Certification
January 11, 2030 - January 29, 2026ISTQB Foundation Level Certified Tester
January 11, 2030 - January 29, 2026Industry Experience
Professional Services, Software & Internet, Financial Services, Education, Healthcare
Skills
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