Vivek Narayanan Email & Phone Number

Greater Boston

Massachusetts, United States

Designed, tested, and deployed Machine Learning models to identify anomalies in healthcare claims during a fixed-term contract. Contributed to the HFPP initiative by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which leveraged data from >200 partners, including insurance companies, to combat fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) through advanced analytic and statistical techniques.✔ Built a groundbreaking Machine Learning model from design to validation, encompassing training and all phases of development evaluation, detecting fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) in healthcare claims. ✔ Developed a novel methodology applying NLP techniques tailored for sequential healthcare journeys, yielding more accurate detection of complex fraud patterns.✔ Demonstrated the pilot model to the HFPP Board, showcasing real-world cases of newly identified fraudulent billing practices.✔ Spearheaded the implementation of the ML model into a pre-production environment, collaborating with cross-functional teams for seamless integration into existing systems and workflows.✔ Developed a fully functional working model that detected previously unknown, clinically verified cases of FWA, driving the initiation of several investigations against the relevant providers.Key Accomplishment:✔ Developed a fully functional working model that detected previously unknown, clinically verified cases of FWA, driving the initiation of several investigations against the relevant providers.

Massachusetts, United States

Spearheaded analytics-driven decision-making, achieving an increase in marketing campaign effectiveness by designing strategies informed by deep customer data insights.✔ Developed an analytics infrastructure framework from scratch, laying the groundwork for a substantial boost in data-driven decision-making.✔ Built machine learning models to forecast customer churn with accuracy, uncovering root causes and reducing churn.✔ Delivered data-driven modeling insights and recommendations to senior management, communicating complex findings for actionable use.✔ Applied Survival Analytics methodologies traditionally used in clinical trials, substantially boosting customer retention.

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Steered efforts to implement the data science life cycle for financial strategy and risk analytics at a diversified financial services organization, managing ~ $1 trillion in assets under management (AUM), achieving measurable enhancements in data-driven decision-making efficiency and accuracy✔ Developed advanced Python machine learning models to predict mortgage loan delinquency rates at the city/county level, drastically improving performance and surpassing traditional statistical models, exceeding 80% accuracy in crucial markets, ensuring proactive risk management and strategic decision-making✔ Conducted rigorous risk evaluations on developed models toward effective marketing campaigns, challenging underlying assumptions and examining model quality, documentation, and determining overall exposure.✔ Familiarized with OCC 2011-12 and FRB SR 11-7 guidance; improved model documentation template based on feedback from evaluations, including a comprehensive checklist for the model developer.✔ Deployed clustering models to enhance understanding of customer relationships and inform business development efforts.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Fraud Detection in Healthcare - Processed Insurance claims data and extracted key statistics and network structure; Graphical Network Analytics on large intricate network of Providers – Pharmacies – Patients using tools such as Neo4J & GephiData Science Patents – Economic Impact - Researching the local economic impact observed in areas where large number of data science / machine learning patents originate. Applied NLP techniques to identify and classify data science patents by depth.

Bengaluru Area, India

Provided strategic analytical leadership and vision for a company specializing in designing and manufacturing compact electric vehicles.✔ Incorporated data-driven solutions into key people strategies, driving tactical decisions and employee actions by leveraging industry trends, economic landscapes, and competitive intelligence to shape long/short-term talent strategies, boosting employee engagement and retention rates.✔ Established new standards, automation processes, and enhanced procedures to build out an infrastructure that streamlined data flow and facilitated cross-platform data access, developing approaches/frameworks that improved data integrity.✔ Structured governance processes for data solution architecture, technical oversight, and stakeholder engagement, fostering adisciplined project environment that accelerated decision-making speed and enhanced program visibility.✔ Integrated Electric Vehicles into fleet operations for clients in the transportation sector by crafting sustainable business plans that reduced operational costs by 30%-50%, fostering cost-efficient and environmentally responsible transportation solutions.

Singapore

✔ Identified, engaged and on-boarded key technology partners for DHL’s vision of robotics in logistics. ✔ Initiated proof-of-concept projects in Hong Kong, Australia & Singapore in collaboration with partnering manufacturers. ✔ Played crucial role in orchestrating DHL Robotics Day 2016, bringing together Robotics manufacturers and potential customers across Asia Pacific

Bengaluru Area, India

Provided entrepreneurial guidance and educational support for an ‘Impact Enterprise’ dedicated to vocational training and employment opportunities for persons with disabilities in India.✔ Managed operations and recruitment activities across two Indian states, contributing to 20% of overall revenue, and ensuring operational efficiency and growth.✔ Led disability consulting projects at corporate organizations and premier academic institutions, enhancing disability awareness and inclusion initiatives.✔ Established strategic partnerships with Fortune 500 corporations, prominent educational institutions, and key public servicedepartments in the government, facilitating employment for dozens of hearing-impaired graduates securing their first jobs, and creating avenues for ongoing recruitment initiatives

Columbus, Indiana, Usa

Championed analytics-driven data collection/processing methodologies for a global company specializing in designing, manufacturing, and distributing engines, filtration, and power generation products, contributing to ~$24 billion in annual revenue.✔ Directed special projects and oversaw the seamless execution of technology initiatives, unlocking enterprise value and shaping strategic decision-making through data, trends, and business analytics, and boosting operational efficiency.✔ Defined, developed, and delivered comprehensive technology data and business intelligence strategies, presenting current state assessments, future state vision, resource requirements, budgets, and project plans, driving up project success rates.✔ Conceived an innovative data-driven control strategy that improved fuel efficiency by 7%. ✔ Conducted rigorous validation testing across various use cases and weather conditions, ensuring product reliability and performance.

Columbus, Indiana, Usa

Partnered with multidisciplinary teams, guiding in-depth discussions to convey the vision for data science strategy/execution.✔ Conducted numerous knowledge-sharing presentations with related platform teams and provided ongoing support.✔ Authored detailed test procedures and SOPs, documenting solutions to common issues in the Knowledge Management system.✔ Managed cross-functional Rapid Problem Solving (RPS) projects on components, reducing annual warranty costs by $1M.✔ Led Six Sigma project for the Production Vehicle Evaluation plan, implementing semi-automation, and trimming process time by 25%.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, Usa

Researched catalytic reactions in diesel emission systems, Optimized performance of diesel catalyst simulator built on SIMULINK platform

Executed commissioning and assembly of Radar based equipmentFacilitated structural analysis of new designs by generating 3-D models of systemsUnderwent safety training pertinent to heavy equipment manufacturing facilities

Masters, Mechanical

Activities and Societies: Society of Automotive Engineers - Board MemberCoursework primarily covers study of current automotive technology.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Strategy And Organization

Specialized in Global Strategy and Tech-Entrepreneurship NUS Enterprise: Market identification and business model validation for newly.

Master'S Degree, Business Analytics

Activities and Societies: Business Analytics Organization, UICSpecialize in Predictive Analytics and Machine Learning Research: Fraud.

Bachelors, Mechanical

B.E in Mechanical Engineering