Nima Taghidoust

Experience

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  SHIMA SHOES

  Apr 2018 - Jul 2018

  Data Analyst | Microsoft Access & Excel

  - Designed a comprehensive database for over 200 products using Microsoft Access.- Identified +5 key performance indicators (KPIs) for managers to track performance.- Created +5 dashboards in Microsoft Excel to visualize KPIs and provide actionable insights.- Developed a quality control standard for outsourced materials using Microsoft Excel.

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  SON Corporate Group | سان

  Aug 2018 - Sept 2022

  - Led the onboarding of a 7-member team, providing coaching, assigning tasks, and ensuring smooth integration into the team, fostering collaboration and productivity.- Orchestrated the development of CI/CD processes and repository management, establishing best practices that were previously non-existent, improving efficiency and reducing manual errors.- Established high-volume data operations with SSIS & Python, processing 70 million records daily for a banking project. Optimized processing time by 35%, significantly enhancing data throughput and operational efficiency.- Took ownership of project documentation for over 4 key projects, ensuring proper tracking & standardization. Show less

  • Business Intelligence Team Lead | Analysis Service (SSAS) & Integration

    Aug 2020 - Sept 2022

  • Data Warehouse Engineer | SSIS & Extract, Transform, Load (ETL)

    Aug 2018 - Aug 2020
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  University of Tehran

  Mar 2021 - Aug 2021

  Teaching Assistant | R & Statistics

  - Managed a class of 40 students over one semester, covering 10 chapters.- Constructed assignments, graded duties, and exam sheets to assess student understanding.- Held tutorials to support students in grasping key statistical concepts and R language.

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  Cobham Satcom

  Oct 2022 - now

  - Led the development of an internal chatbot powered by a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solution, integrating internal information and LLMs with OpenWebUI& LangChain, Improving security issues.- Developed an optimization tool with an XGBoost model in Python to minimize risk and cost of products' components. The tool has a potential of reducing product costs by 5%, enhancing profitability.- Managed AI projects from end-to-end, collaborating with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and external consultants. Delivered 3 AI/ML projects aligned with business goals, improving operational efficiency and decision-making processes.- Forecasted demand patterns with Neural Network & Keras in Python to optimize inventory management, leading to 10% improvements in forecast accuracy.- Guided a project on automated responses to customer inquiries, integrating LLM models with LlamaIndex and FastAPI to address 20% of basic customer inquiries, reducing operational costs and improving response time. Show less - Applied Power Automate and Power Apps to automate manual tasks related to Excel file modifications, reducing task completion time from 30 minutes to 30 seconds, enhancing efficiency.- Migrated data cubes from Analysis Services to Power BI datasets, reducing Azure Data Warehouse costs by approximately 50% along with configuring release pipelines in Azure DevOps, lowering operational expenses.- Redesigned the DW architecture in Azure, which served as the foundation for a critical dashboard, reducing loading time from 7 minutes to just 10 seconds, improving performance for faster access to critical business insights.- Developed new ETL pipelines from two key data sources using REST API calls with Python and Azure Functions, providing data for a cube called R&D, enhancing data integration and analytics capabilities.- Managed Azure DevOps repositories and tailored release pipelines to meet organizational needs, ensuring seamless deployment and data integration workflows.- Designed a sample Data Warehouse project and interviewed 5 candidates to assess and hire a suitable architect. Show less

  • Lead Data Scientist | Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning & LLM

    Jun 2024 - now

  • Data Scientist | Predictive Analytics & Artificial Intelligence (AI)

    Jan 2024 - Jun 2024

  • Data Warehouse Engineer | Azure Data Factory, SQL & Power BI

    Oct 2022 - Jan 2024