Brooklyn, NY 11225,USA
+1 (646) 744-7804
kaushal.desai@nyu.edu

KAUSHAL DESAI

Data Scientist with passion for Machine Learning, Big Data Analytics and Data Visualization

ABOUT ME

As a Data Scientist, I’ve gathered experience in building statistical models and data-mining large data sets using ML platforms and Big Data technologies such as Apache Hadoop and Apache Spark. I’m proficient in Python, R and SQL, and possess robust experience in data visualization and building dashboards using BI tools such as Tableau. I love spending time on fixing little details and optimizing model performances. I like working in a team, as you learn faster and much more. As the saying goes: ‘two heads are better than one’.

EXPERIENCE

“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt




EDUCATION

 
 
 


New York University

  • Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences

  • Stern School of Business

2017

M.S. Information Systems specialization in Data Analytics

Program focused on in-depth understanding of different areas in Data Analytics space such as Predictive and Forecasting analytics, Big Data, Machine Learning, Business Intelligence, Data Visualization and RDBMS

 
 


BITS Pilani University

2013

B.Eng Computer Science

Program focused on in-depth understanding of fundamentals of Computer science. I learned about programming languages such as Python, Java and C, but I also learned about SQL, PHP, MVC, UML and more. 

 

CAREERS

 
 


Technology Consultant

Empire State Realty Trust

Jan 18 – Present

1.)  Liaise with stakeholders to gather and determine business, software, hardware and network requirements

2.) Perform analysis of the business process flow, determine project scope and define business objectives

3.)  Analyze technology requirements within organization and provide technical advice on key technology issues by developing agreed solutions and implementing new systems

4.)  Assist client with change-management, documentation and presentation of progress reports to senior management in written or oral format

 

Data Analyst

New York University

Feb 16 – May 17

1.) Improved data retrieval time by 60% by designing and implementing cloud based information management systems to store and to manage department data

2.) Defined KPI to monitor and report department performance by generating dashboards and visualization reports

3.) Focused on minimizing crime on-campus by identifying trends and correlations between KPI using regression modeling and time series forecasting through trend and root-cause analysis

 

Data Analyst Intern

NYU School of Medicine Research IT

Sep 16 – Dec 16

1.) Initiated, designed and planned end user cloud based data management system in AWS RDS

2.) Developed UI to fetch and report search queries in concise and clear manner utilizing SQL

3.) Built data pipelines utilizing ETL tool Informatica to integrate data from data-warehouse into the target database and documented mappings into data mapping documents

 

Data Analyst Intern

TCR Inc

Jun 16 – Sep 16

 

1.) Partnered with senior management and subject-matter experts to define project scope and designed Analytics platform with NLP capabilities using Python NLTK package

2.) Documented requirements and designed and integrated solutions while working with cross functional team under fast paced environment

3.) Created Dashboards and visualization reports using Tableau and Python packages that provided insights and trends within the data to provide business solutions

 

Web Analytics/ Developer

Freelance

Jun 14 – July 15

 

1.) Worked with three major clients within legal and environmental sciences domain to increase client revenue by average 9% in two months by improving their web presence through web analytics projects

2.) Increased user traffic by average 7% per month by defining and monitoring KPI using Google Analytics, MS Excel such as bounce rate, number of visits, average time per session, online search queries to track web traffic

3.) Provided cyber security from cyber-attacks and hackers by storing and managing website data and sensitive information for the client by building data warehouses, data pipelines using AWS RDS, MS SQL server

 

Web Developer

Inonit.in

Jan 14 – Jun 14

1.) Developed ecommerce website and platform from the bottom-up for online retail startup under strict deadlines and limited budget using SQL, PHP, Java web applications, HTML, CSS

2.) Improved sales by 13% within 2 months by analyzing user trends, user behavior and user conversion rate using Google Analytics to dynamically improve website design

3.) Stored over 200,000 records by building robust data warehouse using RDBMS and data pipelines using ETL tools. Built data models, database schemas, data mapping documents

 

ABILITIES

“Life without knowledge is death in disguise.” – Talib Kweli


SKILLS

   
 


Predictive Modeling       

Business Intelligence     

Data Minining                 

SQL                                   

R                                        

Python                              

NLP                                   

Hadoop                            

Spark                                

ETL                                    









 

TOOLS

   
 


R Studio                            

Python Notebook           

Tableau                            

MySQL                              

MS Azure                          

Apache Hadoop               

Apache Spark                   

MS Excel                            

Informatica                       

R Rattle                              

R Shiny                              

Weka                                 





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PROJECT

“You can do anything you set your mind to.” – Benjamin Franklin“

Citi Bike NYC

Analysis of Citi Bike Data to gather logistic and demographic insights for the borough of Manhattan

Expedia Recommender System

Recommender system that  accurately recommends hotels that matches user preferences

Predicting ‘Lemon’ Cars

Predictive Model to minimize investment risk by predicting status of the car

Social Medial Analysis

Analysis report providing required insights to the marketing team to launch an ad campaign

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