Syed Askari Raza

Syed Askari Raza

Senior Data Analyst
United States of America

About Me

Senior Data Analyst with experience in recommendation systems, SQL-based dashboarding, and business optimization. Also has research experience in data science, regression modeling, binary classification, and data cleanin…

Experience

Data Science Research Assistant

Johnson School of Business, Cornell University
Sep 2023 - Present · 2 years 10 months

Performing data cleaning of large US mortgage datasets and visualize correlations and relationships between 126 features.
Building regression models to predict future trends in mortgage based on interest, payoff rates, and unemployment rates.
Testing and optimizing binary classifiers to predict whether loans will face a foreclosure or not with a 71% accuracy.

Senior Data Analyst

Alibaba (Daraz)
Jul 2021 - Aug 2023 · 2 years 1 month

Deployed a logistic regression backed product recommendation system based on potential buyer’s age and preferred categories.
Improved the conversion rate by 0.3% (2.7% GMV increase) by usage of recommendation system (Precision: 83%).
Implemented SQL queries for category performance and deployed real time dashboards in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal.
Designed business optimization strategies based on revenue, orders, returns, and user activity leading to a 1.7% increase.

Engineering Intern

Fauji Fertilizer bin Qasim Limited, Karachi, Pakistan
Jun 2019 - Aug 2019 · 2 months

Proposed shared combination of energy production from FPCL and gas generators to minimize electricity costs by 4%.
Deployed a real time dashboard that displayed energy generation, consumption, and forecasted demand for power plants.
Translated and interpreted the logics in Programmable Logic Controllers being used in Ammonia plant used for generation.

Skills

C# Python Arduino Bluetooth Low Energy Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C) Raspberry Pi C and C++ Programming (C/C++) Sensors Linux OS NVIDIA Jetson Artemis Arduino Mega RTOS Pi Camera WiFi IMU SPI C++ SQL MATLAB Simulink Java OpenCV PyTorch Keras NumPy PID control Machine Learning Computer Vision Regression Binary Classification Data Cleaning Data Visualization Logistic Regression PLC
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