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Balakumaran Kannan

@balakumarankannan

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Data Scientist with 5+ years experience

United States

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What I'm looking for

Seeking a challenging role in data science

I am a seasoned Data Scientist with over five years of experience across various sectors, including Telecom, Life Sciences, Global Legal Immigration, and Fintech. I leverage analytical tools and machine learning to deliver measurable business outcomes, utilizing cloud services to boost scalability and operational efficiency.

My expertise includes scripting languages such as Python, R, SQL, and PL/SQL, as well as machine learning and statistical techniques like neural networks, regression, and clustering. I am proficient in using package tools like Numpy, Pandas, and Scikit-Learn, and visualization tools like Microsoft Power BI and Tableau.

I have a strong educational background, with a Master's degree in Statistics from Baruch College and a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University. My experience includes working as a Data Scientist at Pamten, Data Science Intern at Biz2Credit, and Data Analytics Intern at Fragomen, among others.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Data Scientist

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Pamten

Feb 2024 - Present (1 year 5 months)

As a Data Scientist at Pamten, I integrated a text-matching algorithm using Python and PySpark in Azure Synapse pipelines, automating reconciliation of music streaming records and payment data. I also engineered Power BI dashboards for market-specific royalty analytics, optimizing data loading performance by 20%.

Python Pyspark Azure Synapse Power BI Data Visualization

Data Science Intern

Biz2Credit

Oct 2023 - Nov 2023 (1 month)

During my internship at Biz2Credit, I identified spurious borrowers through anomaly detection and collaborated on NLP-based solutions, improving clustering accuracy by 15% to enhance understanding of customer spending patterns.

Anomaly Detection NLP Python Data Analysis Clustering

Data Analytics Intern

Fragomen

Jun 2023 - Jul 2023 (1 month)

At Fragomen, I led data governance initiatives, utilizing SQL to resolve system performance issues and developed Tableau dashboards to track report failures, providing actionable insights that improved system efficiency.

SQL Tableau Data Governance Data Analysis Reporting

Application Development Analyst

Accenture

Nov 2016 - Jul 2020 (3 years 8 months)

As an Application Development Analyst at Accenture, I streamlined data retrieval workflows for a telecom company using Python automation, reducing manual work by 30%. I also developed interactive Power BI dashboards that improved data-driven decision-making.

Python Power BI Data Analysis Automation Dashboard Development

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business

Master of Science, Statistics

2021 - 2023

Grade: 3.69

Completed a Master of Science in Statistics with relevant coursework in Statistical Data Mining, Database Management, and Applied Machine Learning, achieving a GPA of 3.69.