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Managed a team of Data Scientists, Consultants & Data Engineers to deliver robust analysis & solutionsContributed towards building new science modules and offerings with domain expertiseKey focus areas:- Trade promotions planner (self-service application) to provide deeper promo effectiveness insights along with simulation ability to plan & estimate for a leading CPG brand- Market media mix planner (self-service application) to measure media channels effectiveness & efficiency along with optimal budget recommendation for a leading CPG brand- Call Intent prediction model using NLP for an insurance major in North America

Gurgaon, India

Led a team of analysts / data scientists whilst helping the client leadership team in framing strategies & identifying focus areas for businessUsing data driven analytics, helped client in identifying new business avenues leading increased revenue generation and higher customer satisfactionKey areas of work:- Customer Engagement- Campaign Analytics & Measurement- Price & Promotion- Category Management

Noida Area, India

Strategized and provided full stack of analytical services for clients in telecom domainWorked towards identifying business opportunities and improved efficiency using data analyticsWorked on proof of concept ideas with focus on bringing in efficiency and timely project delivery for the clientAssisted a telecom client on regular basis in taking key decisions with respect to process improvements using various analytical approaches

Chennai Area, India

Secured a pre-placement offerWorked as Senior Consultant in Advanced Analytics focusing on generating business avenues by developing use cases making use of different analytical techniques and presenting business solutions to various clientsConceptualised and developed Proof of Concepts using various ML techniquesPart of “train the trainer” program where a Center of Excellence team is being built by training the college faculties on R, python and Big data tools and technologies

Chennai Area, India

Developed smart data center system using Meshlium smart IoT sensors to reduce the data center system failure by continuous monitoring and reporting

Noida

Led an 8-member team to manage the Radio network of a US Based Telecom operator for Ohio region.Managed end to end responsibility of the projects with on-time delivery of targets within SLA agreementsWorked with the Onshore team towards KPI improvement in the network using data analyticsUsed latest analytical techniques to analyse traffic trends and the network and suggested timely solutions to avoid any network outageMotivated the team towards innovation and process improvements. As a team lead, held accountability and responsibility for team innovations and productivity

Noida

Handling and managing high priority traffic augmentation projects, working with internal teams to achieve the timely completion of projects.Interacting with the customers and various internal teams like Network Planning, Provisioning and Switch Operations through conf. calls to get the augmentations/new connections for the trunks completed on time following proper escalation matrix as defined in SLA and WLA.Taking and managing end to end responsibility of the projects with efficient delivery of the targets within SLA agreements.Analyzing the Traffic current statistics and taking the required action on optimizing the network with cost effective measures.Creating new trunk groups (circuit/packet) between the MSC’s and MGW’s and optimizing the traffic thereafter.Working in co-ordination with implementation teams to complete high priority traffic migrations saving cost for the customer.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Marketing/Marketing Management, General

Bachelor Of Technology (B.Tech.), Electronics And Communication Engineering

High Secondary, A