Gaurav Kumar

Gaurav Kumar

MSc Business Analytics and Decision Sciences Student

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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
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    • SQL Fundamentals

      DataCamp
      Aug 2023
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    • Microsoft Power Up Program – Low-code Maker Course Completion

      Microsoft
      Jun 2024
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    • Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Fundamentals (CRM)

      Microsoft
      Nov 2023
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    • Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate

      Microsoft
      Oct 2023
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    • Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals

      Microsoft
      Dec 2023
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    • App in a Day

      Koenig Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
      Jun 2024
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer

      Issued by Leeds University Union Conservation Volunteers
      Leeds University Union Conservation VolunteersAssociated with Gaurav Kumar