Data Scientist

Saif Rehman

Carson, CA *****

310-***-**** **********@*****.***

SUMMARY

Recently graduated Data Scientist who specializes in statistical analysis, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data mining techniques with a background in finance, accounting, and business.

EDUCATION

Lancaster University Graduated: October 2017

Master of Science in Data Science, Statistical Inference Specialism. US Equivalent Overall GPA: 4.00.

University of California Irvine Graduated: Spring 2015

Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration; Finance and Accounting. Summa Cum Laude. Overall GPA: 4.00

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Satalia

Research Project – Data Science May 2017 – September 2017

Created algorithms for delivery optimization and planning by estimating length of delivery time.

Beat historic best model by 33%, determined most relevant features, and incorporated various external API’s.

Utilized Convolution Neural Networks to implement a machine learning image recognition component.

Square, Inc

Data Scientist, Project Volunteer October 2016 - June 2017

Used feature extraction and feature engineering to reduce the dimensionality of the dataset by 60%.

Created a classifier to predict customer plan upgrades for marketing and revenue optimization.

Improved model performance by over 78% to the baseline model using R and MATLAB.

Increased effectiveness of advertising efforts and increased profit immensely through targeted advertising.

Deloitte

Audit Intern June 2015 - August 2015

Reviewed client accounting and operating procedures and systems of internal control.

Identified accounting and auditing issues; performed research to solve issues that arose.

Prepared financial statement reports and documentation supporting Deloitte's audit opinions.

Used Microsoft Excel extensively and performed various operations within Excel (VLOOKUPS, Pivot Tables) to execute analytical review of audit documents.

Internal Revenue Service

Tax Preparer, VITA October 2013 - April 2015

Prepared advanced tax returns.

Advised taxpayers about special tax credits for which they may qualify.

Simplified complex tax laws to help the clients gain a better understanding of their tax eligibility.

Reviewed tax forms for compliance with tax laws while maximizing the client’s tax refund.

Time Warner Cable

Payment Services Intern, Financial Reporting and Analytics October 2014 - November 2014

Prepared and developed financial models for the monthly forecasting and annual budgets for financial expenses associated with receivables management.

Performed data analysis on collections operational tactics to support recommendations for fiscal or subscriber related improvements using Excel and Hyperion.

Reviewed daily, weekly, and monthly operational and financial reports to ensure that organizational and financial objectives are met; identified discrepancies and researched solutions.

Math City

Manager November 2010 - October 2014

SKILLS

R, SPSS, MATLAB, Excel, Data Mining, Machine Learning, Tableau, Statistical Analysis and Modelling, Big Data Analytics, Optimization, SQL, Artificial Intelligence, Clustering, Classification, Predictive Modelling, Deep Learning, Multiple Linear Regression, SVM, Decision Trees, Neural Networks, LDA, Dendrogram, kNN, PCA, Forecasting, ARIMA, ANOVA

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