Shashwat Khanna
Verified Expert in Engineering
Data Scientist and Software Developer
Shashwat is a seasoned professional with almost ten years of work experience in core data science. He has rich experience designing, developing, and deploying machine learning models for clients across the banking, financial services, insurance, retail, eCommerce, and healthcare sectors. Shashwat is currently in charge of end-to-end product analytics for Shopify's recently launched product.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Spark, Windows, Ubuntu, R, Python 3
The most amazing...
...thing I've developed is a large-scale advertising keyword income prediction model that helped an aggregator achieve profit lifts of around 20%.
Work Experience
Data Scientist (Freelance)
Freelancer
- Worked on several ML and BI engagements across sectors. Created several complex models using both ML models, advanced LLMs, NLP embeddings, etc. Handled several clients in parallel.
- Created several POCs. Experience in both paid and open source LLMs. Currently exploring the use of LLMs for different use cases.
- Successfully managed and improved large-scale deployed models. Doubled up both as a data engineer and data scientist.
- Designed and implemented a large-scale pipeline for handling years of mobility data (around 500 GB per day) and derived inferences using geospatial intelligence methods.
Senior Data Scientist
Shopify
- Handled product analytics for the newly launched product and was in charge of data events instrumentation, data models, analytics dashboards for internal users, and user-facing analytics.
- Used a combination of PySpark, DBT/SQL, and data visualization tools. Worked closely with multidisciplinary teams such as product managers, UI/UX experts, developers, and senior leadership to develop a data roadmap.
- Oversaw the beta and GTM launch for the product, providing internal stakeholders with key insights into product usage and adoption and driving product roadmap and prioritization.
- Defined the experiments, KPIs, and guardrail metrics for a newly launched Shopify plan.
Senior Data Scientist
Clara Analytics
- Led a team of data scientists and engineers to develop products with a strong focus on NLP using rule-based and deep learning and neural networks—RNN, LSTMs, and autoencoders using Keras.
- Managed the architecting and development of the organization-level NLP stack using Spark and Spark NLP.
- Played a key role in creating methodologies for value quantification for clients.
- Created a document processing pipeline that extracted key information to help insurance adjusters analyze medical histories.
Senior Data Scientist
64 Squares Private Limited
- Led and completed 20+ ML and analytics assignments for clients across sectors such as banking, insurance, retail, and eCommerce and geographies, including the US, UK, and Australia.
- Worked closely with techniques ranging from traditional statistical models like linear regression and logistic to advanced predictive models such as random forest and gradient boosting.
- Gained extensive experience with productionizing ML experience using RESTful APIs, batch processes, and database integration.
Senior Consultant
Deloitte
- Worked in the strategy and operations group with a focus on the healthcare and life sciences sector.
- Worked on growth opportunity/expansion, business plans, impact evaluations, and feasibility studies for various clients.
- Worked with various clients including state and central governments, hospital chains, large business conglomerates, bilateral funding, and donor agencies.
Experience
Large-scale Keyword Income Prediction Model
Towards the end of the project, the client was able to realize 20% lifts as compared to the existing models.
Large-scale Medical Records Processing Engine
Generic Prediction Model for Brick and Mortar Retail Stores
Chatbot for a Large B2B Aggregator
Skills
Languages
SQL, Python, Python 3, R
Libraries/APIs
Pandas, REST APIs, Scikit-learn, XGBoost, Spark ML, Google AdWords, PySpark, Flask-RESTful, TensorFlow, Keras
Tools
Git, Google Sheets, BigQuery, Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Analytics
Paradigms
Data Science, Key Performance Metrics, Business Intelligence (BI), ETL, Dimensional Modeling, Kimball Methodology, Distributed Computing
Platforms
RStudio, Jupyter Notebook, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Linux, Ubuntu, Windows, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Docker
Industry Expertise
Project Management
Storage
MySQL, Data Pipelines
Other
Natural Language Processing (NLP), Predictive Analytics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Forecasting, Data Reporting, Google BigQuery, Product Analytics, Dashboards, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Machine Learning, Unstructured Data Analysis, Predictive Modeling, eCommerce, Analytics, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Reports, Data Analytics, Data Mining, Office 365, APIs, API Integration, Data Extraction, Business Analysis, Statistics, Predictive Learning, Classification, Regression, Data Cleaning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), OpenAI GPT-3 API, OpenAI GPT-4 API, Language Models, nbdev, Version Control, ChatGPT, Team Mentoring, Supervised Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Econometrics, Finance, Gradient Boosting, Random Forests, Chatbots, ETL Tools, A/B Testing, Data Modeling, Big Data, Time Series Analysis, Deep Learning, Product Development, GPT, Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT), Large Data Sets, Generative Pre-trained Transformer 3 (GPT-3), Regular Expressions, OpenAI, Data Scraping, Architecture, Integration, Prompt Engineering, Time Series, LSTM Networks, Logistic Regression, Linear Regression, Feature Engineering, Clustering, Pipelines, OCR, Monitoring, Consulting, Financial Modeling, Strategy, Public Health, Public Policy, Marketplaces, Neural Networks, Modeling, Data Engineering, Google Data Studio, Web Marketing, Custom Models, Front-end, Recommendation Systems, Web Scraping
Frameworks
Spark, RStudio Shiny, Streamlit, Flask
Education
Master's Degree in Economics
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research - Mumbai, India
Bachelor's Degree in Physics
University of Delhi - Delhi, India
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