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Sanika T

@sanikat

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Data scientist and AI specialist focused on prompt engineering, ML pipelines, and business-driven analytics.

India

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles applying ML and automation to product and business problems, in collaborative, data-driven teams where I can scale impact and grow technical leadership.

I am a data scientist and AI specialist with hands-on experience in prompt engineering, data annotation, and end-to-end data science pipelines. I have driven measurable business outcomes by combining technical rigor with operational execution across startups and freelance AI projects.

At Quirksmith I led cross-functional initiatives that expanded retail presence in major cities and implemented an automated cart-recovery system that integrated analytics and workflow automation. In freelance AI roles I optimized model outputs, performed systematic data labeling, and evaluated model responses across multiple qualitative parameters.

My background includes graduate coursework in Statistics and Data Science, applied machine learning projects such as employee attrition prediction (86% accuracy with Random Forest), and practical experience in analytics tooling and automation. I look to join teams where I can apply ML and automation to solve product and business problems.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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AI Consultant

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Mercor AI

Feb 2026 - Present (0 months)

Perform data annotation and labeling to support ML model training and validation, ensuring accuracy through systematic quality checks aligned to project requirements.

Data Annotation Labeling Quality Assurance Python SQL Annotations

AI Generalist, Prompt Engineer

Scale AI

Dec 2024 - Oct 2025 (10 months)

Applied prompt engineering to optimize AI model outputs and rated model responses across 10+ qualitative parameters to support AI performance analysis and behaviour evaluation.

Prompt Engineering Model Evaluation AI Ethics Data Annotation Python

Strategy and Operations Manager

Quirksmith Lifestyle LLP

Jan 2024 - Jun 2024 (5 months)

Spearheaded initiatives across 4+ teams to expand retail partnerships, achieving brand presence in 3 metro cities with each location generating ₹3L+ monthly sales and drove cart recovery strategies to improve conversions.

Operations Management Retail Partnerships Data Analysis Shopify Zapier Revenue Growth

Community Experience Lead

Quirksmith Lifestyle LLP

Jun 2023 - Dec 2023 (6 months)

Automated internal workflows reducing manual tasks by 30%, orchestrated multi-city pop-up events with end-to-end logistics and implemented a returns system that reduced returns by 2% monthly.

Workflow Automation Event Management Process Improvement Shopify Zapier

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Universiteit Hasselt

Graduate Coursework for Master of Statistics and Data Science, Statistics and Data Science

2021 - 2022

Completed graduate coursework for a Master of Statistics and Data Science focusing on data management, probability & statistics, linear models, R programming, and Bayesian inference.

St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), University of Mumbai

Postgraduate Diploma in Data Science, Data Science

2017 - 2018

Activities and societies: Certificate Programme in Data Science: Basic & Advanced Excel, VBA, R Fundamentals, Statistical Methods

Postgraduate Diploma in Data Science covering data mining, big data analytics, predictive modelling, time series, statistical inference, exploratory data analysis, and programming in R and Python.

St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), University of Mumbai

Bachelor of Science, Statistics

2013 - 2016

Activities and societies: INSPIRE Scholarship Programme recipient

Bachelor of Science in Statistics with coursework in probability theory, calculus, linear algebra, statistical estimation, operations research, ANOVA, and programming in Java and C++.