About
A Data Scientist, Passionate about Data Analysis, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, AutoML, Time Series, Statistics, MySQL, and A Certified graduate member of Boards of Engineer, Malaysia(BEM).
CAREER ASPIRATION
As an aspiring data scientist, I intend to capitalize on my technical and analytical skills in data analysis, machine learning, and statistical modeling to provide valuable insights/ solve complex problems for organizations. I am dedicated to staying up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies, and to continuously improve my skills through learning and hands-on experience. I aim to be a trusted advisor to business stakeholders by presenting clear and actionable recommendations based on data-driven insights. I strive to approach each project with a scientific mindset, including identifying hypotheses, gathering and cleaning data, exploring and visualizing data, building and tuning models, and communicating results effectively.
Skills
| Programming language(s) | Python |
|---|---|
| Machine Learning | Statistics, Supervised, Unsupervised, Classifier, Prediction, Trees & Classification, Boosting, Naive Bayes Classifiers, KNN, Logistic Regression, Linear Regression, Perceptron, Hierarchical Clustering, K-Means Clustering, Neural Networks, Deep Learning, AutoML (Tpot) |
| Text Mining/NLP | Web Scrapping, Classify Text, Using NLTK, Market Based Analysis, Association Rules, Support Vector Machines, Corpus, Text Analysis |
| Visualization | Data Exploration in Python, Uni, Bi and Multivariate Viz, Histogram & Pie (Uni), Tree & Tree Map, Scatter plot (Bi), Line Charts (Bi), Tableau |
| Data Ingestion & Data Munging | Acquiring Data (Data Discovery), Transformation and Enrichment, Principal Component Analysis (Feature Reduction Technique), Feature Extraction, Handling Missing Values, Data Scrubbing, Normalization |
| Database(s) | MySQL |
| Deployment | Heroku |
Qualification
Education
Data Scientist Masters Program
Completed: October 2022
IBM in collaboration with Simplilearn
Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering (BME) Hons.
Graduated: May 2012
Overall GPA: 3.59 out of 4
Thesis: Design analysis and optimization of a plastic injection mould cooling system
Experience
15 months hands on experience with ETL and Data science Techniques and Tools. Experience in other Industries 4.5 years.
Professional Experience
Data Scientist
Jan 2023 - Till Date
Freelance Projects
- Employ ML to assess the eligibility of loan applicants. Overview: A financial organization intends to use machine learning to assess the credit worthiness of an applicant by implementing a model that will predict if the potential borrower will default on his/her loan or not. Scope: Business Understanding, Data Understanding, Data Preparation, Modeling and Evaluation.
- Addressing a supply chain issue for a client. Overview: To avoid overstocking which leads to wastage of highly perishable items. By analyzing the given data, frequencies of items sold on which date and time were recorded. Scope: Business Understanding, Data Understanding, Data Preparation and Visualization.
Started Exploring Data Science
From 2022
Career Break
2017 - 2021
To take care of family
Applications Engineer - AHR Global Trading L.L.C [a division of Best Pro Trading]
Jan 2014 - August 2016
Dubai, UAE
- AHR Global is an HVAC trading company which deals with Chillers, Packaged Units, Airside equipment (Air Handling Units and Fan Coil Units). It is one of the distributors of Dunham-Bush in UAE. Project(s): EPC CPF Phase 2 Gazprom Project @ Badra Oilfield and others.
- Analyzed 50+ technical drawings and recommended the most practical HVAC selection for each project.
- Conducted research on 5+ competing brands and their product features, resulting better pricing.
- Developed a comprehensive database of 30+ HVAC equipment in terms of pricing and technical details, resulting in increased efficiency in identifying the right equipment for each project.
- Ensured compliance with project specifications, resulting in a 100% acceptance rate of deliverables by clients.
Research Assistant - Universiti Tenaga Nasional
Jan 2013 - Dec 2013
UNITEN - Malaysia
- Developed and published a comprehensive research report on the latest trends and best practices in plastic injection molding, which received positive feedback from industry experts and peers.
- Collaborated with the lecturer to identify and compile a list of 50+ potential research subjects that aligned with the study objectives.
- Successfully supervised and facilitated a team of 5 undergraduate students in Autodesk Moldflow software who worked on the research project, ensuring that they met all project milestones and deadlines.
Junior Engineer - Mattel Development & Tooling
June 2012 - Dec 2012
MDT- Malaysia
- Developed and published a comprehensive research report on the latest trends and best practices in plastic injection molding, which received positive feedback from industry experts and peers.
- Collaborated with the lecturer to identify and compile a list of 50+ potential research subjects that aligned with the study objectives.
- Successfully supervised and facilitated a team of 5 undergraduate students in Autodesk Moldflow software who worked on the research project, ensuring that they met all project milestones and deadlines.
Certification, Internship & Hackathon
Virtual Internship(s)
KPMG - Data Analytics Consulting Virtual Internship (Completed on February 1st, 2023) Click here to view the Certificate
Accenture - Data Analytics and Visualization (Completed on February 28th,2023) Click here to view the Certificate
British Airways - Data Analytics and Visualization (Completed on March 7th,2023) Click here to view the Certificate
Certifications
Python for Data Science, Data Science with Python, Machine Learning, Tableau Training, Data Science Capstone, MySQL Training, Deep Learning with TensorFlow and Keras (Completed in 2022 (May - November)
Data Science Hackathon
SLackhaton - Selected as one of the final 5 submissions,Topic: Payment Fraud Detection (Presented : December 2022)
Projects
Click on the below for more project details.
Contact
Get in Touch.
Location
Abu Dhabi, UAE.
poornimakanasen@gmail.com
Mobile
+971 50 464 1652