Deniz Senturk Email & Phone Number

Tampa, Fl, Us

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Predictive Model Building:Developed machine learning models to detect suspicious transactions, leading to a 40% increase in Money laundering detection accuracy.Enhanced Statistical predictive models, resulting in a 25% reduction in false positives, significantly improving compliance efficiency.Data Cleaning and Preprocessing:Streamlined data cleaning processes, reducing data errors by 30%, which improved overall model accuracy and reliability.Developed preprocessing pipelines to handle unstructured and structured data, ensuring high-quality input for model training.Feature Engineering and Visualization:Designed and developed features for Money laundering risk detection, and visualized patterns of suspicious behavior, aiding executive decision-making.Utilized advanced visualization tools like Tableau to create dashboards that monitor real-time AML metrics.Leadership and Collaboration:Led a team of 5 data scientists and analysts in developing AML models, providing mentorship and technical guidance.Collaborated with compliance officers and financial analysts to understand regulatory requirements and incorporate them into model design.Innovative Solutions and Automation:Designed and implemented automation scripts that improved workflow efficiency by 20%, allowing the team to focus on higher-level analysis.Developed a framework for continuous model monitoring and updating, ensuring the models stay effective against evolving AML fraud tactics.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Taught:- 4-credit Introductory Statistics and Probability class as a primary instructor (180 students per semester), created course materials, lecture notes, exams, quizzes, assignments, holding office hours, and supervising teaching assistants. I used new methods/ latest technology in teaching: Blackboard/Canvas for outside of class activities (discussion boards, lecture notes, homework/quiz assignments, etc.) and projectors for Powerpoint slides, i-clickers, document cameras for in class activities. - SmartLab Math teaching (Precalculus, College Algebra, Finite Math, Business Calculus) TA –Spring 2013- Introductory Statistics I – Fall 2009 & Spring 2010 & Fall 2010 & Spring 2011- Business Calculus – Spring 2011- Math for Liberal Arts – Summer 2010- Engineering Calculus – Fall 2009 & Spring 2010

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

- Worked in USF’s STEP (NSF grant) Project and assisted in developing and implementing several transportable strategies on teaching various calculus courses; thus leading to increased retention and pass rates for STEM students- Assisted in the hiring process of tutors and peer leaders and prepared their schedules- Conducted statistical analysis to examine the effects of the intervention programs on student performance, prepared reports, presentations

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

İstanbul, Türkiye

AkBank is a former partner of CitiBank.

İstanbul, Türkiye

Master Of Arts (Ma), Statistics

Courses Taken: - Time Series Analysis - Statistics Methods I - Statistics Methods II - Mathematical Statistics I - Mathematical Statistics.

Master Of Arts (Ma), Business Economics

Courses: - Mathematical Economics - Economic Policy Analysis - Econometrics I - Public Sector Economics - Microeconomics I - Aggregate.

Bachelor'S Degree, Econometrics, 3.3

Activities and Societies: Member of Istanbul University Graduate Association of Economics Faculty - Internship at Istanbul Chamber.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd) Candidate, Statistics

Activities and Societies: Association for Women in Science, American Statistical Association (ASA), USF Women in Business Society