About Me


An enthusiastic analytics professional looking to explore interesting problems and use data to explain the mysteries of life!

Proud parent of an unexpectedly energetic English bulldog, avid reader, wine enthusiast and travel junkie.

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Skills


75

Python

95

SQL

90

R

80

Tableau

99

Communication and Presentation

95

Google Colab

75

Machine Learning

90

Data Manipulation and Wrangling

90

Data Visualization

90

Statistical Modeling

Portfolio


Experience


  • Sept 2018
    -
    Present

    UC Davis: Practicum - Bowles Farming Co.

    San Francisco, CA

    Team Lead - Data Analyst

    Created a comprehensive descriptive and diagnostic dashboard analyzing the effects of several factors on the quantitative yield of one of the largest tomato processors in California

    Integrated three large and disparate data sources into one comprehensive, unified database

    Designed and implemented an optimization model using years of data to allocate tomato fields to large scale buyers and processors

    Served as primary point of contact and client liasion, collaborated with cross-functional teams in order to formulate and implement client solutions.

  • Jan 2017
    -
    Jun 2018

    CitiusTech Healthcare Technologies

    Mumbai, India

    Data Scientist - Medictiv

    Drove a big data implementation initiative to integrate advanced analytics on big data platforms

    Created a Skype integrated medical ChatBot with natural language processing capabilities using LUIS, as well as dynamically guided empathetic responses based on recognized user intents and utterances

    Devised a Patient Linkage algorithm to successfully match patients across anonymized medical claims and EHR datasets

    Instituted a Home Health business informatics application to analyze and predict trends in Home Health Agency compliance and performance rates, using risk adjusted statistical models created in R

    Published and co-authored articles related to ChatBots, NLP in Healthcare, Neural Networks and Patient Linkage

    Initiated and drove the development of a proprietary medical coding application using NLP and UMLS database

    Designed and produced a dynamic Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) dashboard application with real time insights of denied medical claims

    Awarded the distinction of ‘CT Thought Leader’ for December 2017

    Co-organized and co-hosted annual corporate gala, attended by over 3000 clients and employees

  • Mar 2016
    -
    Dec 2016

    Index Furniture Journal

    Editorial Assistant

    Wrote and edited several published interviews and exclusive event articles for the magazine including the annual trend report

    Scheduled and oversaw drafting, editing and layout coordination between departments

    Represented Indian press as IFJ Assistant Editor at Proposte 2016 in Como, Italy

    Interviewed several international interiors’ figureheads and conducted meetings with British and European export managers of prominent furnishings organizations

  • Summer 2015

    Spanish Chamber of Commerce

    Castellon de la Plana, Spain

    MIS Intern

    Created and submitted official funding proposals for businesses from the Valencian region to the EU

    Served as liaison between the Chamber and several foreign companies from countries like India, Germany, Denmark, Turkey and the UK, among others, using face-to-face, telephone and email communication

    Aided in the creation of international joint ventures through research, and sifting through data to match local companies with foreign trade partners

    Worked closely with the Director of International Commerce to create an Indian trade delegation in August

    Condensed and formatted confidential 200 page proposals for use in official government decisions

  • Aug 2014
    -
    May 2015

    The Pennsylvania State University

    Teaching Assistant - Management Information Systems

    Explained basic and challenging Excel principles to students

    Hosted labs twice a week for a class of 50 students, as the only TA for the entire course

    Conducted review sessions for exams

Education


  • 2018
    -
    2019

    University of California, Davis

    Master of Science in Business Analytics

    GPA - 3.8

    San Francisco based MSBA program with a focus real-world analytics and Practicum alongside coursework.

  • 2012
    -
    2015

    The Pennsylvania State University

    Bachelor of Science

    Major: Management Information Systems | Smeal College of Business, Deans List

    GPA - 3.9

  • 2010
    -
    2012

    Oberoi International School

    IB Diploma

    English HL, Economics HL, Business HL, Biology SL, Spanish SL, Math SL

Contact


San Francisco, CA 94114

ayeshacara@gmail.com

+1 415-699-5125

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