Aakant Taurani

Aakant taurani

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location of Aakant TauraniAbu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Entrepreneurship | Business Management | Artificial Intelligence | Investments

  • Education

    • Abu dhabi indian school

      2006 - 2008
    • University of iowa

      2008 - 2012
      Bachelor of science electrical and computer engineering

      Activities and Societies: Toastmasters International, Organization for the Active Support of International Students, Hawkeye Racquetball Club

    • Babson f.w. olin graduate school of business

      2015 - 2017
      Master of business administration (m.b.a.) entrepreneurship/entrepreneurial studies

      Activities and Societies: President of Babson Middle East and North Africa (MENA) club (2016-17) VP Marketing of Babson Middle East and North Africa (MENA) club (2015-16) Entrepreneurship ConcentrationAchievements:Babson Wayfair Hackathon 2017 WinnerTop 3 team @ IXL Innovation Olympics 2015

  • Experience

    • University of iowa

      Sept 2010 - Dec 2011
      Undergraduate research assistant

      Implementation of graph algorithms to test theories on semi-automatic co-registered medical image segmentation.Co-author of paper “Globally Optimal Tumor Segmentation in PET-CT Images: A Graph-Based Co-segmentation Method”Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3158679/pdf/nihms296128.pdf

    • Al khaleej equipment and industrial suppliers l.l.c.

      May 2012 - Aug 2015

      Created and launched company's online information portal, utilizing Google Analytics, which enabled sales department to increase sales by 10% within one year.Performed analytics on inventory and finances of the company, providing insights to senior management.Supervised daily execution of internal control protocols over all departments including sales, warehousing, purchasing, quality control and accountingTrained, oversaw and ensure the proper implementation of quality management system including the fair conduction of internal auditsDesigned, implemented the first accounting system of an $8 million steel manufacturing venture Show less

      • Assistant Manager

        Jun 2013 - Aug 2015
      • Business Technologist

        May 2012 - Jun 2013
    • Innovation olympics

      Sept 2015 - Dec 2015
      Innovation consultant (pharmaceuticals)

      Advised management of Sanofi, a global pharmaceutical conglomerate, on recommendations for improving operations to capture new markets in South America, via identifying emerging market trends and opportunities, and finding low-cost technological solutions.

    • Babson consulting alliance program

      Jan 2016 - May 2016
      Marketing consultant (energy)

      Identified client objectives, researched, analyzed and presented recommendations to client, a major North American infrastructure energy company relating to virtual power purchasing agreements, load-shifting technologies (demand response & management) and renewable energy certificates adoption behavior.

    • Babson f.w. olin graduate school of business

      Jan 2016 - Jan 2016
      Developmental coach

      Coaching for Leadership and Teamwork Program - Training sessions, workshops and coached Babson undergraduates one-on-one for improving teamwork and leadership skills.

    • Al khaleej equipment and industrial suppliers l.l.c.

      Jun 2018 - now
      Administrative manager
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Structuring machine learning projects by deeplearning.ai

      Coursera
      Jan 2019
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    • Accounting analytics by university of pennsylvania

      Coursera
      Apr 2016
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    • Improving deep neural networks: hyperparameter tuning, regularization and optimization

      Coursera
      Jan 2019
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    • Deep learning

      Kaggle
      Jul 2019
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    • Neural networks and deep learning by deeplearning.ai

      Coursera
      Jan 2019
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    • Build basic generative adversarial networks (gans)

      Coursera
      May 2023
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    • R programming by johns hopkins university

      Coursera
      Apr 2016
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    • Certified management accountant

      Ima | institute of management accountants
      Apr 2014
    • Chartered financial analyst (cfa) level 1

      Cfa institute
      Apr 2021
    • The data scientist’s toolbox by john hopkins university

      Coursera
      Mar 2016
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    • Nism series-v-a: mutual fund distributors certification

      National institute of securities markets (nism)
      Jul 2012
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Aakant Taurani
      President's MBA Scholarship Babson College Apr 2017 Awarded Babson MBA President's Scholarship for excellence in leadership, academics and experience
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Secretary, event committee boad member and webmaster

      Issued by Organization for the Active Support of International Students at the University of Iowa on Aug 2009
      Organization for the Active Support of International Students at the University of IowaAssociated with Aakant Taurani