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RAKESH SACHDEV

@rakeshsachdev

Project Lead – Data Science at Axtria India Pvt Ltd

Gurgaon

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rakeshsachdevdatascientist/

Axtria India Pvt LtdEss Ess Convent Sr Sec School

Rakesh Sachdev is a data science professional with nearly 8 years of experience in consulting and analytics. He specializes in applying advanced techniques like Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics, and Statistical Modeling across domains including Pharma, Finance, and Banking. His expertise includes developing solutions using Python, SQL, and Pyspark, focusing on areas like marketing mix modeling, customer scoring, and optimizing promotional spends.

Experience

Project Lead – Data Science

Axtria India Pvt Ltd

Consulting/AnalyticsJan 2022 - PresentGurgaon

Responsible for offshore business consulting & analytics projects in the Decision Science team. Worked as an offshore business consultant for pharma clients, providing business recommendations using AI/ML techniques. Created industrialized marketing mix workflows in Python for ROI measurement, increasing ROI by 50%. Coordinated cross-functional teams to design and develop marketing budget optimization and customer scoring solutions. Analyzed the impact of DTC campaigns using non-linear marketing mix modeling.

Data Scientist

Fractal Analytics Pvt Ltd

Data ScienceDec 2019 - Dec 2021Gurgaon

Worked on payment delay days prediction models for open invoices in AR data using Pyspark. Built classification and regression models (Random Forest) to predict payment delays. Performed statistical analysis on leakage and deductions at the customer invoice level.

Data Scientist

Think Future Pvt Ltd

Data ScienceJul 2018 - Nov 2019Gurgaon

Built credit card spend prediction models using various techniques (Linear regression, random forest, decision trees, K-NN, XgBoost). Performed Kmeans clustering with PCA to reveal behavioral segments. Performed Text Mining, Sentiment Analysis, and Topic Modelling on bank reviews/complaints to predict star ratings. Built Network Intrusion Detection Systems using multiple classification models.

Data Scientist

Wipro Technologies

Data ScienceAug 2015 - Jul 2018Pune

Worked on Walmart store sales prediction forecasting model using Regression modelling technique. Performed online job posting analysis and IT job classification using Topic Modelling and cosine similarity to understand job nature and required skillsets.

Education

Jaypee Institute of Information Technology

B. Tech

ECE

Jan 2011 - Jan 2015

Ess Ess Convent Sr Sec School

Class XII

Jan 2010

Holi Public School

Class X

Jan 2008

Licenses & Certifications

Machine Learning Specialization

Axtria

• No expiration

Applied Data Science with Python

Axtria

• No expiration

Skills

Advanced Excel
SQL
Hive
Python
Pyspark
Databricks
Dataiku
Predictive Analytics
Machine Learning
Descriptive Statistics
Statistical modeling
Market Mix Modelling
Linear Regression
K-means Clustering
Mixed Effect Modeling
Non-linear Marketing Mix Modeling
Confirmatory Factor Analysis
Random Forest
Decision Trees
K-NN
XgBoost
PCA
Topic Modelling
Sentiment Analysis
Text Mining
Logistic Regression
SVM
Naive Bayesian