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Ajay Kumar

Ajay Kumar

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Associate Manager at Accenture

  • Education

    • Pune Vidya Bhawan

      1993 - 2005

    • North Carolina State University

      2013 - 2015
      Statistics

      I was a Ph.D student at North Carolina State University.After having successfully completed the required coursework with a GPA of 3.8 on 4 as well as the first Ph.D qualifying exam, I was quick to realize that research is not my calling at this point in time. I am currently a data scientist at Hansa Cequity.Courses which I found highly motivating were1. Application of Linear Models2. Statistical Computing: Introduction to optimization techniques3. Advance Computing:… Show more I was a Ph.D student at North Carolina State University.After having successfully completed the required coursework with a GPA of 3.8 on 4 as well as the first Ph.D qualifying exam, I was quick to realize that research is not my calling at this point in time. I am currently a data scientist at Hansa Cequity.Courses which I found highly motivating were1. Application of Linear Models2. Statistical Computing: Introduction to optimization techniques3. Advance Computing: Introduction to Linux and Convex optimization4. Measurement error Models5. Spatial StatisticsI think there is a lot of scope to blend academic insights to providesolutions to my current avenue of work Show less

    • Pune University

      2010 - 2012
      M.A. Statistics GPA of 5.81 on a scale of 6 with an O (Outstanding) Grade

      I obtained my Masters in Statistics from the University of Pune.In my final semester, I was working on a project to evaluate option pricingmodels using the classical Black Scholes model and neural networks

    • St. Xavier's College

      2005 - 2010
      B.A Economics and Statistics

      As a student at St. Xavier's college, I was primarily concerned with keeping a strong academic record during my tenure. I had graduated witha B.A. in Economics and Statistics. I would also actively participate in extra curricular activities offered by the college

  • Experience

    • Cartesian Consulting Pvt Ltd

      Jun 2012 - Jun 2013
      Analyst

      As an analyst at Cartesian, I was responsible for developing data driven marketing solutions to clients I was exposed to areas of statisticalconsulting in retail

    • North Carolina State University

      Aug 2013 - May 2015

      I was a research assistant during my second year. I was working closelywith my advisors Dr Fred Wright and Dr Yihui Zhou on multiple testing ofhypotheses. I had led a research meeting on multiple testing problems on geneticsand presented a poster about methods to control for multiple testingI gave a critique about the paper written by Li et al and incorporated anapproach suggested by Bacanu to correct for multiple testing. I was a teaching assistant to undergraudate courses. I was responsiblefor holding office hours, assisting students with their home work andwas in charge of grading their assignments.

      • Research Assistant

        Jun 2014 - May 2015

      • Teaching Assistant

        Aug 2013 - Jul 2014

    • North Carolina State University

      Jul 2015 - Aug 2015
      Lead Instructor for Ph.D Qualifying Exams

      I was a lead instructor for the Ph.D qualifying exams conductedby the Statistics Department at North Carolina State University.I was in charge of instructing review sessions and preparingstrategies to help students approach problems at the qualifying exam with ease.

    • Hansa Cequity

      Apr 2016 - Dec 2017
      Data Scientist

      As a data scientist, I was responsible for providing data driven marketing insights to my clients. My role required me to be proficient with R , SQL, Amazon Redshift. 1. Implemented an exchange propensity model to identify factors leading to exchange of an old vehicle for a new one.2. Developed model scoring, validation and monitoring procedures to examine effectiveness of implemented models.3. Responsible for a centralized knowledge management of existing projects.3. Co-ordinated with client stakeholders at various stages of data structuring and model implementation.4. Creation of interactive R documents aiding in seamless presentation of results.5. Developed a repurchase model to identify trends leading to a purchase of an additional vehicle.6. Service Due Reminder Models which focus on prediction of vehicle mileage. This helps to contact customers on a timely basis so that they would avail their due services.7. Worked on an audio analysis project which helps classify emotions of customers calling to express a grievance. Show less

    • Accenture

      Jan 2018 - now

      • Associate Manager

        Jun 2022 - now

      • Data Science Consultant

        Dec 2019 - Jun 2022

      • Data Science Analyst

        Jan 2018 - Nov 2019

  • Licenses & Certifications