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SHAHRAM AKBARINASAJI

Data Science Manager at Scotiabank

Shahram Akbarinasaji

Hi, This is Shahram Akbarinasaji. I am a Data Science Manager at Scotiabank. My passion lies in data and analytics. In my role, I am responsible for developing advanced analytical solutions and building predictive machine learning models to help businesses drive value. Studying Master of Computer Science, Professional Master's Program in Big Data at Simon Fraser University, prepared me to make a transition to the data science world. Before this transition, I worked as a software designer, developer, and a website designer for ten years.

  • Name Shahram Akbarinasaji
  • Age Years
  • Experience 12 Years
  • Country Canada
  • Location Toronto, ON
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Programming

Python, C#, VB, Git, JavaScript, Bash Script.

Machine Learning

Scikit-Learn, PyCaret, NLTK, XGBoost, LGBM, KMeans, PCA, Keras.

Data Analytics

Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Tableau, Highcharts.

Big Data & Cloud

GCP, VertexAI, BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Composer, DataProc, PySpark, Airflow, Docker.

  • Experience

  • Data Science Manager

    Scotiabank, Toronto, ON, Canada

    05/2023 - Now
    ✓ Led the development of a RAG-based Q&A agent with a team of 4 data scientists to support branch staff in answering queries, improving answer accuracy from 46% to 96% using LangChain and Gemini.
    ✓ Enhanced the Transaction Prediction model, increasing model performance by 5% to exceed 85%, while also covering additional transaction types using Python, PySpark, and statistical techniques.
    ✓ Developed a referral model for Tangerine to Scotia Wealth Management, contributing to $3.7MM in transferred funds and $19MM in the pipeline using LGBM.
    ✓ Analyzed recurring money movements of GWM clients using PySpark, Python, Pandas, and Seaborn, helping to identify and mitigate an average of $6.1MM in monthly retail balance attrition risk.
    ✓ Mentored data science interns by supporting their technical growth, reviewing their work, and encouraging effective team collaboration.
  • Data Scientist

    Tangerine Bank, Toronto, ON, Canada

    05/2021 - 05/2023
    ✓ Designed Customer-Value-Index (CVI), Affluence Index, and Engagement Index, which are successfully leveraged for targeted campaigns and incorporated into datasets as input to machine learning models.
    ✓ Built a Chequing cross-sell model achieving a 1.25% increase in response rate and driving approximately 2,500 new product sales per campaign using Python, XGBoost, Scikit-Learn, BQ, GCP AI Platform.
    ✓ Implemented 3 end-to-end machine learning pipelines for data collection, preprocessing, and model prediction using Python, Docker, AirFlow, and GCP BQ, achieving a time savings of approximately 30% per run.
    ✓ Created a customer segmentation model using KMeans clustering and Factor Analysis to group customers by their journey, supporting a client-first approach and enhancing customer primacy.
  • COOP: Data Scientist and Pricing Analytics

    Scotiabank, Toronto, ON, Canada

    09/2020 - 12/2020
    ✓ Engineered an automated large-scale data pipeline to Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) data from Enterprise Data Warehouse to GIC pricing model using SAS, SQL, DB2, PySpark, Bash Script, and crontab.
    ✓ Monitored weekly data pipelines to machine learning models, resolved the incurred data issues in the ETL process, and generated 2 new data features that helped to optimize customer clustering models.
    ✓ Performed Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) on 7 years of GIC sales dataset to gain insights into customers’ behavior on GIC laddering using Python, Pandas, Matplotlib, and Seaborn.
  • Software Designer and Developer

    Iranian Offshore Oil Company, Tehran, Iran

    03/2012 - 08/2019
    ✓ Led a team of 4-5 software developers and helped them in different phases of the software development cycle.
    ✓ Interacted with stakeholders to get a high-level understanding of requirements, analyze requirements, and ensure alignment of requirements, application specifications, and database architectural design.
    ✓ Designed and implemented a scalable service-oriented software architecture for 8+ applications including SSO, Work Order Automation, Inventory Management, etc. using C#, ASP.NET, MVC, SQL, and LINQ.
    ✓ Developed database entity models and coordinated Data Migration and Extract-Transform-Load (ETL) from legacy systems databases to the afresh data models using SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS).
    ✓ Maintained the operation of 5+ legacy software applications written in VB6, added new functionalities followed by debug and test to ensure fulfillment of business needs, reliability, and efficiency of software.
  • Software Developer

    Osveh Computer Consultants, Tehran, Iran

    06/2009 - 02/2012
    ✓ Programmed back-end core functionalities of 4+ web-based office automation applications and reports using ASP.NET, C#, ADO.NET, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, BootStrap, and Crystal Reports.
    ✓ Designed 5 cross-browser compatible websites using ASP.NET, C#, HTML5, CSS, and Javascript.
    ✓ Implemented database models and entities including tables, views, stored procedures, and functions in MS SQL Server as well as writing SQL queries to aggregate data for reports using SSMS.
    ✓ Maintained and enhanced 9 websites’ user interfaces continuously in collaboration with 4 other developers.
    ✓ Generated 10+ RESTful APIs using C# that enabled third-party applications to fetch real-time data.
    ✓ Instructed 100+ end-users regularly on using applications that aided them in leveraging features efficiently.

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