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Full-Stack Data Scientist

I build intelligent products end-to-end — from data strategy to polished experiences.

Data scientist and full-stack engineer bridging machine learning research with production software. I architect intelligent, explainable systems that turn raw signals into clear, observable outcomes for revenue, risk, and product teams.

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Core capabilities

Hands-on skill spectrum

A balanced toolset across modeling, engineering, and visualization fuels experiments that ship to production fast while staying explainable and observable.

Programming

Competency snapshot

95%
PythonTypeScriptJavaScriptRJavaFastAPINode.jsNext.jsSQL

Data Visualization

Competency snapshot

90%
TableauPlotlyMatplotlibPower BISeaborn

Machine Learning

Competency snapshot

90%
Interpretable MLLLMsTime SeriesPrompt EngineeringFeature Stores

Database

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90%
PostgreSQLMongoDBMySQLSnowflake

Cloud

Competency snapshot

50%
AWSDockerJenkinsCI/CD Pipelines

Frontend

Competency snapshot

65%
ReactNext.jsTailwind CSSDesign Systems

DevOps

Competency snapshot

70%
ObservabilityMixpanelHubSpotRelease Automation

Creativity Tools

Competency snapshot

70%
PhotoshopCanvaTinkerCADPremiere Pro

Others

Competency snapshot

60%
IoTDrone Tech3D PrintingWorkshop Facilitation

Experience

Impact-first roles and research fellowships

I have shipped AI products that measurably move revenue, built research pipelines with clinicians, and architected full-stack insights platforms for civic partners.

  • Graduate Student Assistant

    DePaul University • Chicago, USA

    Feb 2025 — Present

    • Built a PostgreSQL-backed pipeline that unifies soil health, yield, and volunteer metrics from Chicago community farms.
    • Designed a React insight portal that spotlights crop health and grant readiness indicators for partner organizations.
    ReactPostgreSQLData EngineeringVisualization

  • Research Assistant

    DePaul University • Chicago, USA

    Mar 2025 — Present

    • Engineered interpretable ML models that surface gender-specific attention markers from clinical assessments.
    • Balanced diagnostic accuracy with fairness constraints, improving sensitivity for underrepresented cohorts by 14%.
    Explainable AIStatisticsPythonHealthcare

  • Research Assistant

    DePaul University • Chicago, USA

    Apr 2025 — Present

    • Mapped 30+ immigration journey pain points to scope AI assistant jobs-to-be-done.
    • Curated multilingual corpora and speech datasets to fine-tune LLM agents for translation and triage.
    LLMsProduct DiscoveryArchitectureChatbotsTTS/STTKnowledge Graphs

  • Associate Data Scientist

    App Virality (Outplay) • Hyderabad, India

    Jun 2022 — May 2024

    • Launched an objection handling copilot that classifies prospect objections at 95% accuracy and recommends rebuttals in real time.
    • Deployed a phone-verified contact engine blending LLM call scripts, TTS, and CRM webhooks to lift connect rate by 120%.
    LLMsPSQLFull StackMLOpsAI/MLPythonSTT/TTS

  • Software Engineer Intern

    App Virality (Outplay) • Hyderabad, India

    Jan 2022 — May 2022

    • Researched state-of-the-art conversational AI models and evaluated vendor APIs across latency, accuracy, and compliance.
    • Curated and quality-controlled proprietary datasets that accelerated deployment readiness of production AI features.
    NLPData OpsDocumentation

Education

Academic foundation

An engineer's rigor blended with design thinking from interdisciplinary programs ensures every model is production-ready and values human context.

M.S. Data Science

Sep 2024 — Aug 2026

DePaul University

Chicago, USA

CGPA 4.0 / 4.0

B.Tech Electronics & Communication Engineering

Aug 2018 — May 2022

RGUKT Basar

Telangana, India

CGPA 8.17 / 10

PUC — Maths, Physics, Chemistry

Jul 2016 — May 2018

RGUKT Basar

Telangana, India

CGPA 8.99 / 10

High School

Jun 2010 — May 2016

Pudami School

Yacharam, Telangana, India

CGPA 10 / 10

Beyond the desk

Workshops, hackathons & leadership

A steady cadence of workshops, cultural programs, and competitions keeps me close to communities and curious about emerging tech.

Workshops

Drone Technology Intensive

2017
  • Hands-on build of quadcopters, flight tuning, and mission planning workflows.

3D Printing & CAD Bootcamp

2017
  • Modeled and fabricated custom enclosures for IoT sensor deployments.

Astrophysics Bootcamp

2018
  • Simulated orbital dynamics and deep-sky observation pipelines.

Hackathons

Campus Innovation Sprint

  • Built IoT prototypes combining sensor networks with predictive maintenance dashboards.

Extracurricular

Event & Alumni Coordinator

  • Drove 20+ campus-wide initiatives spanning outreach, sponsorships, and volunteer coordination.

SPIC MACAY Volunteer

  • Curated cultural immersion programs introducing 500+ students to classical arts.

National Service Scheme

  • Led community health camps and STEM mentoring for rural schools.

School People Leader

2014 — 2015
  • Represented student voice, orchestrated cultural festivals, and coordinated alumni outreach.

Sports Captain

2012 — 2021
  • Captained handball, football, and table tennis squads while mentoring junior athletes.

Peer Mentor

2018 — 2021
  • Guided juniors on career paths and emerging tech via seminars, workshops, and office hours.

Awards

Top Performer — Outplay

2023
  • Recognized for leading adoption of AI-first sales tooling across go-to-market teams.

University Table Tennis Champion

2018

School Academic Rank #1

2012 — 2016