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Salman Ahmed

Freelance Data Scientist

United StatesToptal Member Since August 11, 2022

Salman is a data scientist with half a decade of experience designing and implementing data and machine learning pipelines. He has won three international grand challenges sponsored by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and published multiple research papers in top journals and conferences.

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Katharine Rovinsky

Freelance Data Scientist

United StatesToptal Member Since January 20, 2022

Katharine is a passionate and business-focused analytics professional with ten years of experience leveraging CRM and database insights. She has proven success in supporting decision-makers across marketing, sales, and product teams at Nielsen and Dell Technologies, and most recently managing analytics at a startup. Expert in SQL, customer database insights, dashboarding, and reporting via Looker and Tableau, Katherine loves working with data and helping inform business strategy.

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Thejas Prasad

Freelance Data Scientist

United StatesToptal Member Since December 15, 2020

Thejas is named one of the best young entrepreneurs on the Austin Inno's 25 Under 25 list. He has over five years of experience building a successful AI startup with Series A funding and a proven ability to successfully lead and deliver data science projects and products. Thejas is also experienced in full-stack, from building data engineering pipelines to using machine learning to deliver actionable insights and increased revenue for Fortune 100 business.

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Abay Bektursun

Freelance Data Scientist

United StatesToptal Member Since July 27, 2022

Abay is an engineer with a relaxed yet determined approach, specializing in computer vision and end-to-end models. He led the creation of a large computer vision product for Apple and built products for governments and global corporations. He also leads a community of over 3,000 AI enthusiasts. Abay's expertise in research and engineering keeps him at the forefront of the latest advancements while remaining grounded in his passion for helping others.

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Andrew Hong

Freelance Data Scientist

United StatesToptal Member Since October 27, 2021

Andrew is a seasoned data architect and data engineering leader and developer with 20 years of experience providing consultative and technical leadership focused on requirement gathering, solution architecture design, data warehouse, data integration, data modeling, and analysis, ETL, data strategy and roadmaps, data quality, data management, and big data platforms in AWS and Azure Cloud. He is a well-recognized expert in the enterprise data management field who presented in over 10 conferences.

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Venkatraman Subramaian

Freelance Data Scientist

United StatesToptal Member Since March 8, 2022

Venkatraman is an enterprise and data architect who focuses on enterprise applications and data analytics. He is a strong leader in managing large IT engagements with experience handling major global programs for Fortune 100 clients across the globe. He managed a team to modernize the platform of a Big 4 advisory firm and drew the roadmap to help a fintech client migrate their 2,500 SQL Server databases from in-house to an AWS platform. He has delivered worth between $30-60 million to clients.

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Jonathan Bethune

Freelance Data Scientist

United StatesToptal Member Since March 9, 2018

Jonathan is a seasoned cloud architect and DevOps specialist based in Tokyo and New York who's worked for several startups, building their infrastructures and improving security. He's exceptionally knowledgeable about machine learning, data analysis, and data layer optimization. One of his best qualities is his knack for quickly learning new things, which explains his passion for infrastructure continuously evolving.

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Scott Carmody

Freelance Data Scientist

United StatesToptal Member Since June 18, 2020

Scott is a data warehouse architect and BI developer with 30 years of industry experience. He specializes in the Microsoft BI stack. He utilizes all aspects including building data marts and data warehouses in SQL Server, ETL with SSIS, SSAS cubes, and creating reports and advanced analytics with SSRS and Power BI. He also has considerable cloud experience with Azure and has worked with Azure SQL Database and Azure Data Factory.

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Dan Kozlowski

Freelance Data Scientist

United StatesToptal Member Since June 18, 2020

Dan has been an expert in the technology field for 25 years and has collaborated with several large firms, such as Oracle, and Accenture, including startups. He also had the chance to develop his own business. His latest technology focus has been on eCommerce, full-stack web development, and ElasticSearch. Dan had many opportunities to architect and deliver large-scale solutions to clients while staying hands-on with the technology throughout his career.

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Jason Earl Lopez

Freelance Data Scientist

United StatesToptal Member Since March 4, 2022

Jason is an experienced data and analytics architect specializing in projects involving the Microsoft BI Stack, Azure infrastructure, and a variety of data visualization tools. He has successfully implemented solutions in industries ranging from marketing and genetics to insurance and logistics. His curiosity and insight into business result in an intimate understanding of client needs and his technical expertise translates those needs into best-in-class products.

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Bonny Pradhan

Freelance Data Scientist

United StatesToptal Member Since December 8, 2021

Bonny has worked in global data analytics teams as a business intelligence consultant, team lead, ETL, and reporting developer. Her client base for data analytics has been from the retail domain, including top-tier retailers worldwide. Her work involves understanding business requirements, proposing optimal solutions, and developing solutions that meet client expectations. Bonny takes ownership, delivers on time, and aims for the best possible outcome in any given scenario.

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