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Amar Kumar

@amark

Data Science Leader

Pune, IN

www.linkedin.com/in/amar03/

Coats GroupLiverpool John Moores University

A hands-on data scientist and artificial intelligence leader with 19+ years of total experience, 9 years focused on driving business outcomes using machine learning and AI solutions. The candidate leads AI/ML business problem scoping, solution design, and development for internal and external clients. They possess a proven track record of building and leading global data science teams, demonstrating strong business acumen and learning agility.

Experience

Senior Data Science Manager

Coats Group

•Nov 2001 - Present•Pune, IN

Statistical Modelling & Machine Learning Methodologies; Project Delivery and People Management.

Senior Specialist Data Scientist

Nice Actimize

•Jun 2001 - Oct 2001•Pune, IN

Conducted extensive research on demand forecasting of 10 K of SKUs linked with Fashion industry (dynamic lot sizing); Concocted Sales Forecasting method with 95% accuracy using Bayesian approach and prophet library; Performed Cluster analysis of the customers to improve service level of the premium customers; Initiated analytical way to predict fastness failure of dyed thread using classification model and identify key drivers of failures; Developed product recommendation algorithm to suggest the most similar products available in warehouse; Led the global cross functional team involving from development to deployment of the machine learning models; Led the data science team in problem formulation and defining KPIs of business challenges; The product recommendation system helped generate additional $ 5M in revenue per year; Saved $ 5M variable cost of the make to order thread manufacturing with the help of dynamic lot sizing project; Responsible for research, development and deployment of Fraud Detection machine learning models for global banks (US, UK); Implemented Machine Learning for fraud detection in Banking Transactions; Instrumental in launching a green field cloud-based data science product ActimizeWatch for proactive financial analytics.

Manager - Data Scientist

BancTec TPS India Pvt. Ltd

•May 2001 - Jun 2001•Pune, IN

Statistical Modelling & Machine Learning Methodologies; Project Delivery and Product Development.

Senior ERP Consultant (SAP, multiple roles)

IBM India / Wipro Ltd. / Freelancer

•Mar 2001 - Jun 2001

Worked for top IT Consulting companies in India and held multiple roles (SAP Consultant) during this period; ERP/SCM/HCM Implementations.

Senior Delivery Manager

Atos India Pvt. Ltd.

•May 2001 - May 2001

Business Planning, Presales, and Delivery (Analytics).

Education

Liverpool John Moores University

Master of Science in AI & ML

Dec 2001 - Dec 2001•Grade: With Distinction

International Institute of Information Technology

Post Graduate Diploma in ML & AI

Dec 2001 - Dec 2001

XLRI - Xavier School of Management

Post Graduation Diploma in Management (MBA)

Jun 2001 - Jul 2001

Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad

Bachelor of Technology in Engineering

Jun 1998 - May 2001

Skills

Machine Learning Methodologies
Predictive & Statistical Modelling
Natural Language Processing (NLP)
Fraud Detection
Project Delivery
Data Leadership
Product Development and Model Deployment
Azure
Databricks
DataRobot
CI/CD
Python
R
PySpark
SparkR
SQL
ANN
CNN
LSTM
Transformer
BERT
Transfer learning
Deep Reinforcement Learning
PyTorch
Regression
Ensemble Trees
Gradient Boosted trees
Cluster Analysis
AutoML