Gaurav Kumar

MSc Business Analytics and Decision Sciences Student

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London, England, United Kingdom

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About me
PowerApps Developer | 4x Microsoft certified | Advocate of "Design Thinking"
Education
- University of Leeds
  2022 - 2023
  Master of Science - MS Business Analytics and Decision Sciences
  Activities and Societies: Activities: - Won Power BI "Astronaut" Challenge from 180 students - Won the ASDA Data Science Hackathon 2022 - Received scholarship for Summer Course in Argentina on wining Global Case Challenge 2022 Societies: - Leeds Archery Society - LUU Conservation Volunteers Dissertation Topic: (Earned Distinction)Identifying high-risk job advertisements advertised in Nepal and Bangladesh for job opportunities abroad using supervised machine learning technique in Python.Relevant modules covered:1. Quantitative Analysis2. Machine Learning in Practice (R programming language)3. Creating Effective Data Visualisation (Tool: Power BI)4. Forecasting and Advanced Business Analytics (R programming language)
Experience
- University of Leeds
  Sept 2022 - Sept 2023
  MSc Business Analytics and Decision Sciences Student
- Causeway Charity
  Jun 2023 - Sept 2023
  Machine Learning Engineer (Industry partnered Master's Thesis Project)
  • Delivered Proof of Concept to identify signs of modern slavery in online job postings leveraging supervised machine learning. This project involved utilizing Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques in Python.• Key tasks performed: Tokenization, Lemmatization, and the implementation of word embeddings through the word2vec framework, utilizing libraries such as Spacy and Gensim. • The aim of project was to show machine learning can be used to tackle issues in modern slavery.
- HSBC
  Mar 2024 - Jul 2024
  Customer Service Advisor
- Microsoft
  Apr 2024 - May 2024
  PowerUp Learner
  The Microsoft Power Up Program is a 2 month long upskilling program to gain Power Platform Skills. Key highlights of the program:1. Video based curriculum designed especially for this program2. Each module follows real-world scenarios with demos and hands on exercise3. Provides free access to developer environment4. Doubt clearing sessions every week where queries are answered by MVPs5. Program culminates with a Challenge which involves building a real world solution from scratch utilising Dataverse, Canvas App, Model driven App, Power Automate and Power BI. Show less
- Pro Global
  Aug 2024 - now
  PowerApps Developer
Licenses & Certifications
- App in a Day - Power Apps
  Pragmatic Works
  May 2024
  View certificate
- SQL Fundamentals
  DataCamp
  Aug 2023
  View certificate
- Microsoft Power Up Program – Low-code Maker Course Completion
  Microsoft
  Jun 2024
  View certificate
- Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Fundamentals (CRM)
  Microsoft
  Nov 2023
  View certificate
- Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate
  Microsoft
  Oct 2023
  View certificate
- Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals
  Microsoft
  Dec 2023
  View certificate
- App in a Day
  Koenig Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
  Jun 2024
Volunteer Experience
- Volunteer
  Issued by Leeds University Union Conservation Volunteers
  Associated with Gaurav Kumar