Abhilash Shanker

Results-driven Data Scientist with 7+ years of experience applying machine learning, statistical modeling, and advanced analytics to solve complex business problems.

Gurugram, India

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About

Results-driven Data Scientist with 7+ years of experience applying machine learning, statistical modeling, and advanced analytics to solve complex business problems. Proven track record building end-to-end predictive models (propensity, risk, fraud, segmentation) using Python, SQL, and PySpark on large-scale datasets. Experienced in leading cross-functional teams and translating analytical insights into actionable strategies.

What I'm looking for

Data Science Related roles - good if it is related to banking products.

Experience

Tiger Analytics

Engagement Manager - Data Science

Tiger Analytics

Sep 2024 – Present

• Lead data science teams delivering end-to-end ML and predictive analytics solutions for a major U.S. consumer credit reporting firm - spanning problem framing, modeling, and stakeholder presentations.

Machine LearningPredictive AnalyticsData Science
Exl Services

Senior Consultant - Analytics & Data Science

Exl Services

Jul 2021 – Sep 2024

• Built and deployed data models for credit card acquisition, fraud detection, and risk scoring; achieved 2% lift in automated processing and held first-year bad rate to 0.4%. Recognized with the Citi ACE Award.

Credit RiskFraud DetectionRisk Scoring
Wipro

Analyst & Developer

Wipro

Jul 2017 – May 2019

• Stabilized a critical back-end data division and automated BI pipelines, improving operational reliability and reporting efficiency.

BI PipelinesData AutomationBackend Data

Education

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras

Data Science

2021 – 2022

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) BHU, Varanasi

B.Tech & M.Tech · Electrical Engineering

2012 – 2017

Skills

Power BITableauCross-ValidationHyperparameter TuningBayesian OptimizationNLPAnomaly DetectionPropensity ModelingClusteringRegressionClassificationSASPySparkSQLNumPypandasLightGBMXGBoostscikit-learnPython