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Sandeep Ilangovan

@sandeepilangovan

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Senior data scientist delivering end-to-end machine learning and analytics solutions at scale.

India

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a role where I can lead end-to-end ML and data engineering—building scalable pipelines, RAG/LLM solutions, and decision dashboards—while partnering with product and operations to automate workflows and improve outcomes.

I’m a Senior Data Scientist with 8+ years of experience delivering end-to-end machine learning, data engineering, and analytics solutions across automotive and manufacturing domains. I focus on building scalable pipelines, improving model performance, and turning data into decisions people can act on.

At Ford Motor Company, I led the migration of enterprise analytics from WebFOCUS to Qlik Sense, improving scalability, performance, and global accessibility. I designed SQL-based data transformation pipelines, built global dealer dashboards, automated reporting workflows, and implemented multi-language support to enable wider adoption across 36+ languages.

I’ve also shipped production ML and AI systems, including a Repeat Repair Classification System using Python (Scikit-learn) and an LLM-based Knowledge Assistant with RAG, embeddings, and document retrieval. Earlier, I delivered forecasting, anomaly detection, and marketing analytics at The Sanmar Group, and I built automation-focused reporting and planning tools as a Software Engineer.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Data Scientist

Current

Ford Motor Company

Jan 2023 - Present (3 years 5 months)

Led migration of enterprise analytics from WebFOCUS to Qlik Sense, improving scalability and global accessibility. Built SQL transformation pipelines, global dealer dashboards, and ML solutions including a repeat-repair classifier and a RAG-based knowledge assistant, while automating reporting workflows and adding 36+ language support.

Python SQL Qlik Sense data transformation Machine Learning scikit learn RAG Workflow Automation Feature Engineering

Deputy Manager, Data Science

The Sanmar Group

Jan 2021 - Dec 2022 (1 year 11 months)

Led analytics initiatives across chemicals, engineering, and manufacturing, enabling data-driven decision-making. Built a SQL/Qlik Sense customer data platform from large SAP datasets, delivered installed-base marketing analytics and sales forecasting with automated alerts, and created Power BI/Qlik Sense dashboards with ML-based trend analysis and anomaly detection.

SQL Qlik Sense Power BI SAP Forecasting Anomaly Detection Marketing Analytics Data Modeling Machine Learning Alerting

Software Engineer

Valeo

May 2020 - Dec 2020 (7 months)

Developed a Python-based data reporting automation application to improve R&D efficiency. Built a project planning tool enabling resource allocation and real-time project tracking for managers.

Python Report Automation Data Processing Workflow Automation Project Planning Resource Allocation Real Time Tracking Data Integration

Software Engineer

Merit Software Services

Sep 2019 - Apr 2020 (7 months)

Built Python automation for web scraping to extract and preprocess large-scale retail datasets. Processed multi-source data using NumPy and Pandas to prepare it for analytics and machine learning use cases.