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Nikhil Gayal

AI Researcher

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India16 yrs 7 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in Generative AI and predictive analytics.
  • Led multiple high-impact data science projects.
  • Strong leadership in cross-functional team environments.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS Data Science Leader with expertise in Generative AI and predictive analytics.

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Skills

Core Skills

Generative AiAi SolutionsData SciencePredictive Analytics

Other Skills

Large Language Models (LLM)Vector DatabasesOpenShiftArtificial Intelligence (AI)Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)MLOpsAI AgentsNatural Language Processing (NLP)Cross-functional Team LeadershipData AnalysisGithubCommunicationPythonMachine LearningStatistics

About

Analytically minded self-starter with overall 13+ years experience including 8+ years in data science and analytics fields that involves descriptive, predictive and prescriptive analytics. Skilled in collaborating with cross functional teams and ensuring accuracy and integrity around data and creating actionable insights.

Experience

16 yrs 7 mos
Total Experience
8 yrs 3 mos
Average Tenure
10 yrs 5 mos
Current Experience

Red hat

5 roles

Principal Data Scientist, Generative AI

Promoted

Aug 2023Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

  • Helping Red Hat build Generative AI capabilities to bring operational efficiencies
  • Built an production grade AI Assistant using RAG approach that helps 10k sales reps being more efficient, deflecting more than 30% support tickets generated since launch. This application is hosted on OpenShift AI using MLOps principles.
  • Built natural language to SQL AI assistant using RAG approach for sales and operations team to help generate quick analytics and answer financial questions
  • Built training foundation builder AI that can help generate baseline training content using RAG approach, that helps the training and enablement team get started
  • Building an AI assistant that can help enterprise users identify security vulnerabilities in their products using CVE and SBOM information.
  • Managing and mentoring the interns on the team
AI SolutionsGenerative AILarge Language Models (LLM)Vector DatabasesOpenShiftArtificial Intelligence (AI)+3

Associate Manager, Data Science

Jan 2021Jul 2023 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Helping Red Hat augment planning and forecasting process with standardize statistical predictions by creating financial time series forecasting model to help business teams and sales teams make better decisions.
  • Helping Red Hat make strategic, data driven decisions by providing actionable insights, by leading the team on creating end to end Quota recommender model that helps plan and compensate sales reps
  • Managing a team of data scientists, data analysts and data engineers,focused on delivering end to end analytics solutions to leadership
  • Helping to create strategy and vision for the team, by guiding them in their projects and working with the senior management of the company
  • Working with internal stakeholders to gather requirements and drive adoption of the analytics solutions that the team is building
  • Helped build the team by hiring right talent and along with coaching and mentoring the team
Cross-functional Team LeadershipData AnalysisGithubCommunicationPythonPredictive Analytics+5

Team Lead and Principal Data Scientist

Mar 2020Jan 2021 · 10 mos

  • Technical lead for group of projects within 40 member analytics team
  • Created bookings and revenue time series forecast models for Red Hat with average 97% accuracy over time at global level. This model uses grouped time series (GTS) method to forecast at 1000s of levels within business
  • Created a monte-carlo simulation model that would help explain the time series forecast to end users for easy interpret-ability
ARIMAMonte Carlo SimulationData AnalysisGithubCommunicationPython+6

Principal Data Scientist

Promoted

Aug 2018Mar 2020 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Worked on creating a classification based machine learning model for predicting likelihood of a deal closing based on multiple parameters with 80% accuracy over time.
  • Helped with creating a classification model on text data using NLP techniques, which eventually fed into another machine learning model
  • Was part of the team that created multiple new data sets around revenue and bookings information using python scripts by connecting to sales and other Red Hat systems
  • Worked on a propensity model which had 4 different models underneath - Likelihood of customer renewing (or churn) - likelihood of customer expanding (or contract) - likelihood of customer adopt a new product (addition) - likelihood of customer return (or net new).
Natural Language Processing (NLP)Monte Carlo SimulationClassificationData AnalysisGithubCommunication+8

Senior Data Scientist

Nov 2015Jul 2018 · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Created a snapshot data with millions of records using python which helped start the forecasting models and automated it using Airflow
  • Worked on time series renewal forecasting model to using prophet package for Red Hat through its subscription based model
  • Worked on creating machine learning model using xgboost to predict likelihood of a customer paying upfront
Data AnalysisCommunicationPythonPredictive AnalyticsStatisticsSQL+3

Ca technologies

3 roles

Senior Software Engineer

Promoted

May 2014Nov 2015 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Over 6 years of experience in Information Technology with strong work experience as Business Objects 3.x and SAP BI 4.1 Developer
  • Extensive experience in Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Deployment and maintenance of Business Intelligence applications including Crystal reports 2013
  • Expertise in identification of Business and Data requirements and converting them into conceptual and logical data models
  • Experience on IBM Cognos and TIBCO Jaspersoft reporting tools
  • Good understanding of Data Warehousing Design Methodology, Data Warehouse Concepts, Database design/architecture including both OLAP & OLTP data and complete lifecycle of project from design to development and implementation
  • Possess excellent communication, decision-making, Problem Solving, Analytical, and Interpersonal skills with result oriented dedication towards goals. Capable of working as a Team Member or Individually with minimum supervision
  • Working in Agile (Scrum) methodology

Software Engineer

Promoted

Apr 2011Apr 2014 · 3 yrs

  • Expertise in Business Objects enterprise Products (Universe Designer, Crystal Reports 2013, Web Intelligence, Info View, CMS, CMC & CCM) and its deployment
  • Expertise in identification of Business and Data requirements and converting them into conceptual and logical data models
  • Experience in building and retrieving data using Universes, Personal data files, and creating complex ad-hoc Reports using the Business Objects suite applications.
  • Extensively used advanced reporting functionalities such as Master Detailed, Drill, Filters, Ranking, Sections, Graphs and Breaks.

Associate Software Engineer

Aug 2009Apr 2011 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Experience in creating Ad-hoc reporting ready universes using Business Objects Universe Designer
  • Extensively used various features like Joins, Alias and Contexts in Universe designer to overcome various traps (Chasm, Fan) and Loops
  • Excellent data-analysis skills and ability to translate specifications into a working Universe and/or Report
  • Strong database experience in using Oracle 10g/11g, MS SQL Server 2008/20012

Education

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

B.Tech — CSE

Jan 2005Jan 2009

International School of Engineering (INSOFE)

Certificate Program in Engineering Excellence — Data Science

Jan 2015Jan 2015

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