Data Scientist Financial Analyst

Taru Vaid

Tempe, Arizona ■ ********@****.*** ■ 513-***-****

https://www.linkedin.com/in/taruvaid/ ■ https://github.com/taruvaid SUMMARY

Result oriented data scientist with a very strong work ethic. I understand business requirements and work to deliver robust and scalable solutions. I demystify machine learning from being a black box to simple math that people can understand and interpret. I am passionate about disability inclusion and work to create an accessible culture and products.

SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS

■ Pricing Methodologies, Columbia University ■ Optimization ■ Deep Learning ■ A/B Testing ■ NLP and Generative AI applications ■ Web Content Accessibility ■ Cleared CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Level II ■ Tech stack: Python, R, Spark, PyTorch, JAX, SQL, Azure/Databricks

EXPERIENCE

Circle K Stores Inc., Tempe, USA January 2020 – present Data Science Manager – Global Data & Analytics

● Managed a team of highly skilled data scientists through several advanced analytics projects.

● Causal inference to rigorously establish impact of products and promotions for nicotine and thirst categories.

● Research in deep and operator learning.

Sr. Data Scientist – Commercial Optimization

● Industrialized pricing engine to provide uplift of 10 million dollars.

● Subject matter expert of price optimization and algorithm constraints.

● Researched objective functions, algorithms and delivered prototypes to drive business value. Data Scientist – Global Marketing

● Created and maintained data pipelines.

● Store and product segmentation using unsupervised learning techniques. T-Mobile, Seattle, USA June 2019 - September 2019

Credit Risk Analyst Intern – Finance

● Utilized statistical segmentation techniques to identify new opportunities.

● Developed quantitative models for regions & suggested enhancements to the existing credit rating model.

● Collaborated with cross functional teams to locate defects & enhance the existing credit decisioning process. Citibank, Mumbai, India July 2015 - January 2018

Assistant Manager (Product) –Risk, Corporate Bank

● Instrumental in the credit risk assessment & purchase of Securitized assets worth ~ $15 Million.

● Designed cash management solution for NPC offering in the Middle East - a $60 Million revenue opportunity.

● Automated & streamlined processes to reduce FTE requirements by 9%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Bengaluru, India April 2014 – June 2014 Management Intern – Enterprise Services

● Aligned deal costing to actual performance measures of delivery teams.

● Worked with large datasets to design a quantifiable model of KPI linked production Infosys Limited, Hyderabad, India March 2010 – May 2013 Senior Systems Engineer (Business Analyst) - Banking & Financial Services Unit

● Business Analyst in the mortgage’s domain. Dealt with loan origination, processing & servicing mechanisms.

● Worked with the Freddie Mac & Fannie Mae teams to manage the post crisis lending market. Taru Vaid

Tempe, Arizona ■ ********@****.*** ■ 513-***-**** https://www.linkedin.com/in/taruvaid/ ■ https://github.com/taruvaid

● Researched the inclusion of behavioral traits of clients in the offer management process. EDUCATION

Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas March 2023 Master of Science in Mathematics

University of Cincinnati, Carl H. Lindner College of Business, Cincinnati, Ohio December 2019 Master of Science in Applied Economics GPA: 3.90

Xavier University, Bhubaneswar, India April 2015

Master of Business Administration CQPI: 5.47

Pune University, Pune, India November 2009

Bachelor’s in Engineering, Electronics & Telecommunication First Class

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