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Asfandiyar Safi

@asfandiyarsafi

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Data scientist with strong ML, NLP, and data visualization experience driving actionable insights.

Pakistan

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What I'm looking for

I seek a data-focused role where I can build and evaluate ML/NLP models, craft dashboards, and collaborate with engineers to deliver impactful, data-driven solutions in a growth-oriented team.

I am an Economics & Computer Science graduate with hands-on experience in data analysis, machine learning, and NLP, committed to turning raw data into actionable insights that inform program and product decisions.

I have built and deployed predictive models (Logistic Regression, Naive Bayes, Transformers) and engineered features for sentiment classification and risk prediction, achieving high accuracy in multiple projects.

My professional experience spans data quality and systems analysis, contract data analysis for nonprofits, and an AI/ML internship where I contributed to sentiment pipelines and model evaluation.

I also have teaching and leadership experience mentoring students in Python and ML, creating dashboards and QA tooling, and delivering data-driven reports to stakeholders.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Data Quality & Systems Analyst

Current

Distill

Aug 2025 - Present (5 months)

Analyzed large datasets and collaborated with AI engineers to flag edge cases, refined data validation, and developed interactive dashboards to support data-driven decisions while improving QA tooling and review processes.

Python Data Validation Dashboarding QA Tools Pandas Data Cleaning Data Analysis

Teaching Assistant

LUMS

Jan 2024 - May 2024 (4 months)

Supported 70+ students in Python and machine learning labs, delivering instruction on preprocessing, feature engineering, and model evaluation while mentoring students and grading assignments.

Python Machine Learning data preprocessing Grading Mentoring Lab Instruction

Data Analyst

Freelance / Contract

Jan 2022 - Dec 2023 (1 year 11 months)

Conducted data cleaning, visualization, and trend analysis for education and nonprofit clients; built automated Python dashboards to track KPIs and delivered predictive-model-driven insights on engagement and outreach.

Python Pandas Matplotlib Data Cleaning Data Visualization Dashboarding KPI Tracking

AI/ML Intern

S&P Global

May 2023 - Aug 2023 (3 months)

Contributed to sentiment analysis pipelines by engineering features, training models, and summarizing performance metrics to support NLP initiatives.

NLP Model Training Sentiment Analysis Python Model Evaluation Transformers

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Lahore University of Management Sciences

Bachelor of Science, Economics & Computer Science

2021 - 2025

Activities and societies: Teaching assistant for Python & ML, participant in competitive programming, projects on DiD flood impact analysis, sentiment classification, and predictive modeling.

BSc in Economics & Computer Science with coursework in machine learning, data science, econometrics, and algorithms; engaged in data-driven research and applied projects involving ML and econometric methods.