Tharun Ponnaganti


Location

Redmond, WA
Education
    Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
    August 2022 - May 2024
    degree
    Master's
    major
    Statistics
Work Experience
    American Automobile
    Data Scientist
    US
    May 2023 - present
    company
    American Automobile
    title
    Data Scientist
    overview
    - Used the Agile methodology to build the different phases of the Software development life cycle - Developed a sql_processing function integrating with Vertex AI to automate SQL query generation from natural language requirements - Leveraged the code chat-bison model within Vertex AI for intelligent code and query responses, enhancing efficiency - Engineered sophisticated predictive analytics models to optimize the lead scoring system for P&C insurance campaigns, utilizing Python and SQL for data manipulation and analysis of a dataset comprising 6.2 million records and 97 features - Implemented and tuned logistic regression, random forests, and gradient boosting, achieving an AUC of ROC 0.88 - Incorporated AI-generated responses and language model interactions into a Python-based application using LangChain and OpenAI's LLMs, streamlining secure API integrations to enhance user experience with dynamic, context-aware text processing - Generated 30+ Tableau reports, enhancing executive decision-making with clear visualizations of KPI's
    Oklahoma State University
    Research Assistant
    US
    August 2022 - April 2023
    NCR Private
    Data Scientist
    IN
    May 2020 - August 2022
Skills
Agile MethodologyAmazon Web ServicesAnalysis of Variance (ANOVA)Apache SparkApplication Programming Interfaces (APIs)Artificial IntelligenceArtificial Neural NetworksAutomationBusiness AnalysisCloud ComputingCluster AnalysisCommunication SkillsCritical ThinkingData AnalysisDatabasesDatabricksData CleansingData IntegrityData MiningData ModelingData ProcessingData ScienceData Storage TechnologiesData VisualizationDecision Making SkillsDecision TreesDeep LearningDelivery of ProjectsElectronicsGeneration of LeadsHistogramJIRAJMP (Statistical Software)KerasKey Performance IndicatorsKnowledge of CampaignsKnowledge of StatisticsLarge Language ModelsLinear RegressionLogistic RegressionMachine LearningMatplotlibMicrosoft AzureMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft SQL ServerMicrosoft Visual StudioMongoDBMultivariate RegressionMySQLNaive BayesNatural Language ProcessingNumPyOracle ApplicationsPandasPattern RecognitionPower BIPredictive Data AnalysisPredictive ModellingPresentationsProblem SolvingProduct Information ManagementProject ManagementPython (Programming Language)PytorchRandom ForestRecommender SystemsRegression AnalysisRetail CommerceSAS (Software)Scikit LearnSciPySeleniumSentiment AnalysisSnowflakeSoftware EngineeringSQL DatabasesSQL Server Integration ServicesStock ControlStreamlineSupport Vector MachineSystems Development Life CycleTableau (Software)TelecommunicationsTensorflowTesting SkillsText ProcessingTime SeriesTopic ModelingUser ExperienceVisualizationWaterfall ModelXgboost