Suleman Bazai

Experience

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  Saint Louis University

  Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  Physics Engineering Summer Intern

  • Engineered computer chip holder for testing in temperatures as low as 4 Kelvin• Designed 2D and 3D drafts in Autodesk Fusion 360 software• Built chip holder using surface mount interconnectors, duroid boards, copper plates, and brass screws• Researched materials and their properties at low temperatures (conductivity and rigidity)• Presented designs and materials at weekly team meetings

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  COUNTRY Financial®

  May 2019 - Dec 2019

  Data Science Intern

  • Built a predictive model using the Microsoft Azure API to detect and classify property risks• Designed a Python package to generate predictive model functionality explanations• Identified the top products requiring clarification based on feedback data extracted from over 6,000 Outlook emails using Python• Created a Tableau dashboard to track over 50 projects and 40 interns’ productivity

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  Epic

  Feb 2020 - Aug 2021

  Technical Solutions Engineer

  • Programmatically identified and rescheduled terminated payment plans, eliminating patient complaint calls, and automating recurring collection of over $10,000 monthly• Automated quarterly financial license count data processing and aggregation using Python, streamlining the previous manual process for over 300 organizations and 15 applications• Created and analyzed denial reports to identify workflow gaps and prioritize insurance denial resolution, resulting in a Medicare denial reduction of $50,000 over a 3 month period• Assembled weekly user productivity reports, assisting a hospital organization in tracking and increasing user productivity by 20% over a 4 month COVID remote working period• Lead weekly meetings with healthcare analyst teams to advocate for effective billing functionality and facilitate quarterly system upgrade tasks and enhancement opportunities • Advocated for effective billing functionality to meet insurance, state, and government regulations Show less

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  Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona

  Sept 2021 - now

  • Drive the initiative from historical reporting to predictive analytics across the Analytics and Data Science Department• Review and verify coding projects and data validity on the Clinical Analytics teams• Assist analysts with technical questions regarding Python, SAS and Tableau• Showcase the Predictive Modeling process to the Analytics and Data Science Department • Developed an end to end member churn predictive model for the Individual Segment• Designed and maintained the Medical Drug Dashboard, providing critical usage and cost metrics to the Pharmacy Operations directors for managing medical drug policies• Created a python program to obtain the 12-digit Census Code using member addresses • Built a monthly extract process for tracking the entire book of business for claims and authorizations• Engineered an algorithm to distinguish high utilization and high cost procedures in order to inform new authorization and denial strategies, identifying a total of over $4 million in potential savings• Developed SAS programs for routine and ad-hoc reports

  • Analytics Lead

    Oct 2023 - now

  • Analyst, Analytics and Data Science II

    Sept 2022 - Sept 2023

  • Analyst, Analytics and Data Science I

    Sept 2021 - Aug 2022