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SAMPATH KAMALAKANNAN

@sampathkamalakannan

Senior Data Scientist

Chennai

XoriantUniversity of Texas at Austin, Great Lakes

Sampath Kamalakannan is a Data Scientist with over 11 years of experience in architecting data-driven solutions using advanced techniques like Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and NLP. He possesses a strong background in analyzing complex data sets and leveraging big data tools such as PySpark and Hive. He is proficient in Python, R, and various BI tools, with a proven track record of delivering significant business impact through data analytics and predictive modeling.

Experience

Sr. Data Scientist

Xoriant

Contract/Client-basedDec 2021 - PresentUSA

Client: QPharma. Performed sentiment analysis on key topics to understand public responses (positive, negative, or neutral) for information gathering. Client: CITI RegInsight. Furnished executive leadership team with insights, analytics, reports, and recommendations enabling effective strategic planning. Developed intricate algorithms based on deep-dive statistical analysis and predictive data modeling to deepen relationships and personalize interactions with customers. Analyzed and processed complex data sets using advanced querying, visualization, and analytics tools. Identified, measured, and recommended improvement strategies for KPIs across all business areas.

Senior Data Scientist

Bahwan Cybertek

Full-timeJul 2019 - Dec 2021Chennai

Client: Biogen Inc., USA. Part of Corporate Compliance Management & Audit (CCMA); Performed monthly audit to understand medical expenses on a drug or vaccine; handled business requests such as updating the logic for flag budget; handled ETL from bronze to silver, silver to gold for data analysis; performed Tableau visualization modifications based on business requests and involved in Databricks. Worked on Enterprise R - Hosted the RStudio in AWS Cloud: Created IQ scripts and installed two servers RStudio Pro (RSP) and RStudio Package Manager (RSPM) in two different EC2 instances; supported activities such as adding packages to RSPM, creating study groups, and monitored log shipping to S3. Worked on R Studio Connect; Created IQ scripts and installed three servers R Studio workbench, R Studio connect, and R Studio package manager and enhanced the enterprise R with R Shiny deployment capabilities.

Project Engineer

AECOM

Full-timeJan 2019 - May 2019Singapore

Client: LTA, NUH, JTC, SGX. Worked on Machine Learning Algorithms for Classification (logistic regression, KNN, SVM, decision tree classifier) for LTA and visualized using Tableau. Implemented deep learning algorithms for Computer Vision (CNN) for NUH. Used Time Series Modelling (RNN, LSTM & Keras) in predicting the Google stock price for SGX. Used Naïve Bayes Algorithm for JTC.

Assistant Manager

Larsen and Toubro Ltd.

Full-timeJul 2010 - Dec 2018Chennai

Active member of the team that built ETL from Python / R to PostgreSQL -> Power BI / Tableau / Metabase for a constructed Home Price Prediction dataset. Performed classification and clustering (K-Means and Hierarchical) for a transportation dataset. Worked on ATM transaction data and analyzed global personal vehicles sales. Used predictive analytics to forecast company sales with a 92% percent accuracy rate. Executed descriptive and inferential statistics, including t-test, z-test, and Chi-Square test in R. Performed time series forecasting using ARIMA, Auto ARIMA, RNN LSTM.

Education

University of Texas at Austin, Great Lakes

Post Graduate Program

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Jan 2022

IIT Madras

Post Graduate Program

Advanced Machine Learning & Cloud

Jan 2021

iNeuron

Post Graduate Program

Machine Learning & Deep Learning with Deployment

Jan 2021

IIT Madras

Post Graduate Program

Business Analytics

Jan 2020

National University of Singapore

Master of Science

Civil Engineering

Jan 2010

Anna University

Bachelor of Engineering

Civil

Jan 2007

Anna University

Bachelor of Technology

Information Technology

Jan 2009

Licenses & Certifications

Introduction to Python for Data Science

Microsoft

• No expiration

Credential ID: DAT208x

Data Science: Machine Learning

Harvard University

• No expiration

Credential ID: PH125.8x

Data Science: Probability

Harvard University

• No expiration

Credential ID: PH125.3x

Data Science: Linear Regression

Harvard University

• No expiration

Credential ID: PH125.7x

Introduction to R for Data Science

Microsoft

• No expiration

Credential ID: DAT204x

Data Science: R Basics

Harvard University

• No expiration

Credential ID: PH125.1x

Statistics and R

Harvard University

• No expiration

Credential ID: PH525.1x

Machine Learning A-Z: Hands-On Python and R in Data Science

• No expiration

Deep Learning A-Z: Hands-On Artificial Neural Networks

• No expiration

Tableau 10 A-Z: Hands-On Tableau Training for Data Science

• No expiration

Tableau 10 and MS Power BI

iNeuron.ai

• No expiration

Python 3.7 - Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, Cufflinks, Plotly, Scikit-Learn

iNeuron.ai

• No expiration

Skills

Data and Quantitative Analysis
Decision Analytics
Predictive Modelling
Data-Driven Personalization
KPI Dashboards and BPI Plans
Big Data Queries and Interpretation
Data Mining and Visualization Tools
Machine Learning Algorithms
Business Analytics
Business Intelligence (BI)
Database Management
Research, Reports and Forecasts
Python
R
PySpark
Scala
PowerBI
Tableau
PostgreSQL
Hive
MongoDB
AWS
Azure
GCP
Deep Learning
NLP
Time Series Modelling
CNN
LSTM
RNN
Keras
Scikit-Learn
TensorFlow