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Pulakshika Thivangi

@pulakshikathivangi

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Experienced data scientist driving revenue with analytics, ML, and visualization.

Sri Lanka

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What I'm looking for

I seek a leadership analytics role where I can drive data strategy, mentor teams, and deliver measurable revenue growth using ML and visualization.

I am an experienced data scientist and analytics leader with over a decade applying statistics, machine learning, and data visualization to solve business problems. I blend technical proficiency in Python, R, SQL and cloud tools with a pragmatic focus on measurable business outcomes.

As Director of Data Analytics, I led cross‑country teams and built models and dashboards that optimized digital marketing funnels, delivering significant revenue growth and campaign efficiency improvements. My work contributed to industry recognition including a Gold Effie Award and a Dialog Process Excellence Silver Award.

My technical strengths include end‑to‑end model development, experimentation/A-B testing, and productionizing ML solutions using libraries such as scikit-learn and TensorFlow plus cloud services like AWS and Google BigQuery. I also design rigorous research and sampling strategies to inform product and marketing decisions.

I value mentorship, data governance, and ethical data practices, and I seek roles where I can lead analytics strategy, grow high-performing teams, and drive data‑driven growth at scale.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Director - Data Analytics

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Axiata Digital Analytics

Jul 2017 - Present (8 years 3 months)

Led data analytics functions across markets to drive digital marketing optimization, achieving sustained 56% monthly revenue growth and contributing $106,000 net revenue in 2024; secured industry awards for data-driven campaigns.

Python SQL Tableau Machine Learning A B Testing AWS Data Governance Pandas TensorFlow

Team Lead - Research & Development

Accolade Ventures Group

May 2016 - Jul 2017 (1 year 2 months)

Led primary and secondary market research and introduced regression-based operational models that doubled process efficiency and informed go-to-market recommendations for product launches.

Market Research Regression Modeling Statistical Modeling SQL Excel Data Analysis Reporting Stakeholder Management

Assistant Manager - Actuarial Analytics

Allianz Sri Lanka

Oct 2011 - May 2015 (3 years 7 months)

Built pricing and risk-forecasting models and developed retention and churn models to support sales and marketing strategies, improving forecasting and reserve reporting processes.