Krishna Chaitanya Velaga Email & Phone Number

Krishna Chaitanya Velaga is a Senior Data Scientist, Product Analytics at Wikimedia Foundation. They possess expertise in project management, spreadsheets, quantitative research, participatory design, creative commons and 10 more skills. They is proficient in Hindi and English. Colleagues describe them as "I worked with KC as my direct supervisor for 6 months during my fellowship at the Wikimedia Foundation and I can attest to his professional excellence. Right from the start, he helped me understand the intricate details of the foundation and helped me get set up technically to start tackling different projects. KC's communication and collaboration helped me settle in and get the hang of my duties and he always made me feel supported while having the autonomy to explore things independently. Throughout the team, we would approach KC with our technical questions and he would patiently explain, helping everyone, regardless of their technical background, to come to terms with difficult concepts. He has the true mark of a teacher and on the other hand, was also very humble in his curiosity and his quest to learn new things from everyone. Generally, KC is a very skilled and dedicated professional with a great understanding of people, processes, and technology, a rare quality to find in one person. On top of that, he's very personable and went out of his way to introduce me to life-changing opportunities related to my interests (such as 80,000 hours), which is a testament to his kindness. I am very grateful for our time together and highly recommend KC as a wonderful addition to any team." and "I encountered Krishna in his Wikimedia volunteer capacity while sharing photographs from a collection of masterpiece art works. It was essential to lay down a trail to demonstrate that the photographs are freely reusable under copyright law, so that the source institution and potential users of the photographs can have confidence in their use. This requires an understanding of legal issues, wiki-code, and the ability to helpfully explain the process at a distance. Krishna has been ideal for this and I can't express how helpful he has been to the success of the project. The Khalili Collections images that he has helped with have now been seen by literally millions of readers in a few months: that's how many people have been helped by Krishna without even realising it."

Listed skills include Project Management, Spreadsheets, Quantitative Research, Participatory Design, and 11 others.