Data Scientist
Resume:
MANI KOHLI
Data Scientist
**********@*****.***
https://www.linkedin.com/in/manikohli
https://mani-kohli.github.io/
SUMMARY
A motivated Data Scientist with unique industrial and educational experience in data science/analytics, software engineering and healthcare/medicine. Driven towards an ultimate goal of enhancing insights from data in society.
EDUCATION
2020 - 10 -
Certificate in Advanced Statistics
The Institute for Statistics Education Arlington, VA
2018 - 09 - 2019 - 06
Master of Data Science (MDS)
University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC
GPA 3.70
2017 - 07 - 2018 - 04
Certificate in Data Analytics, Big Data, and Predictive Analytics
Ryerson University Toronto, ON
GPA 4.13
2013 - 01 - 2016 - 09
Medical Program
Caribbean Medical University Curacao / Chicago, IL
GPA: 3.55 Honors Grant Award (x2)
2005 - 09 - 2009 - 09
Medical Program
Poznan University of Medical Sciences Poznan, Poland
2000 - 01 - 2002 - 04
Master of Science, Software Engineering
University of St. Thomas St. Paul, MN
GPA 3.94 President’s Grant Award
1994 - 09 - 1997 - 09
BSc Major Psychology, Minor Mathematical Sciences
University of Alberta Edmonton, AB
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Data Science: Descriptive Statistics & Probability, Communication & Argumentation, Data Wrangling, Algorithms & Data Structures, Data Visualization, Statistical Inference & Computation (incl. Bayesian), Database & Data Retrieval, Supervised Machine Learning, Workflows, Unsupervised Machine Learning, Feature & Model Selection, Collaborative Software Development, Spatial & Temporal Models (Time Series), Privacy Ethics & Security, Web & Cloud Computing, Experimentation & Causal Inference, Advanced Machine Learning (Natural Language Processing (NLP)).
Programming: R, Python, Java, VB, Regular Expression, JSON, SPSS, SAS
Big Data Analytics: Introduction: Big Data, Data Analytics: Basic Methods, Data Analytics: Advanced Methods, Big Data Tools (Hadoop, MapReduce, Hive, Pig, Spark, Hortonworks), Data Organization for Data Analysts (RDB & NoSQL).
Database Systems: RDBMS (SQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MySQL), NoSQL (MongoDB)
Visualization packages and Tools: ggplot2, Ploty, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Shiny, Tableau
Reporting and Integrated Environments: Jupyter Notebook, RMarkdown, Ioslides, RStudio, Linux, Docker
Cloud Platforms and ML Software: AWS, Azure, Google Collab, IBM Watson, Weka
Software Engineering: Software engineering processes/models, System analysis/design, Object Oriented (OO) Analysis & Design, OO Patterns, OO Database design, RDBMS design, Multimedia, SQA, Project Management, Technical writing
DATA SCIENCE PROJECTS (SELECTED)
Portfolio (GitHub): https://mani-kohli.github.io/
2020
* Facial Expression Recognition: Python, CNN, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Flask
* Fake News Categorization: Python, NLP, LSTM, Deep Learning, AI, WordCloud
2019
* Order Rate Prediction: Python, R, PostgresSQL, Logistic Regression, Tableau, Pipeline, Docker
* Image Enhancement: Python, R, Testing/Test Coverage, Build
* Mental Health in Tech Jobs: Shiny, R
2018
* Income Prediction: R, Decision Trees, Workflow, Scripts
EXPERIENCE
2019 - 04 - 2019 - 06
Data Scientist
FreshPrep Vancouver, BC
UBC MDS Capstone Project: Order Rate Prediction (Team collaboration with 4 members)
* Exploratory data analysis and data wrangling in R and PostgresSQL.
* Engineered features and applied supervised learning techniques to create a predictive model using Logistic Regression and Random Forrest methods in R and Python.
* Final model achieved with a 4.61 Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE).
* Developed an interactive Tableau dashboard providing insights for marketing strategies based on past orders and model predicted future orders (for up to 3 weeks in advance).
* Packaged project into a self-contained Docker product.
2018 - 01 - 2018 - 04
Data Scientist
Ryerson University Toronto, ON
Ryerson Certificate Capstone Project: Fire Fighter Injury Analysis
* Exploratory data analysis and data wrangling in R.
* Feature Analysis with Random Forest supervised method in R with ROC accuracy score of 97%.
2016 - 09 - 2017 - 02
Data Scientist Mentee
Ardaman Singh (Mentor), Principal, Axtria New Jersey, USA / India
* Review, research and discussion of credit financial information of a leading financial institution.
* Researched potential areas for leveraging national citizens’ database (Nepal, Asian Development Bank project) to improve citizen services and transparency.
2003 - 04 - 2005 - 09
Systems Analyst
Boston Scientific Corporation Maple Grove, MN
* Contributed to the concurrent strategic development, integration and maintenance of multiple corporate clinical and supportive business software systems supporting FDA clinical data requirements within dynamic deadlines.
* Provided corporate global education, training and solutions for clinical software systems.
* Lead groups (2-3 coworkers) in corporate file, application and directory standardization project.
2002 - 04 - 2003 - 04
Systems Analyst
Arran Technology Inc. Minneapolis, MN
* Contributed to the design, development and maintenance of various enterprise software and web application systems in small team environments within rigid deadlines.
* Successfully project managed by working closely with clients to provide data, statistical and database requirements of consumer website and web applications for clientele business analysis.
2001 - 09 - 2002 - 04
Software Engineer
Arran Technology Inc. Minneapolis, MN
UST MSc Software Engineering Project: Website Marketing Analysis Tools
* Analyzed client data requirements for real estate website, created SQL stored procedures, integrated Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) and statistical reporting tools which increased client productivity. Provided complete lifecycle documentation.
2001 - 04 - 2002 - 04
Software Engineer Intern
e.Intelligence Inc. Minneapolis, MN
* Co-developed client configuration components for corporate Predictive Statistical Analysis and Modeling Enterprise Software, eliminating the need for technical knowledge. Provided testing/SQA.
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