Saish Desai

Background

About Saish Desai

About me - I am a graduate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Currently, I work as a Data Scientist (Academic Hourly) at the Prairie Research Institute. I am actively seeking full-time opportunities in the field of Data Science. Here are some highlights from my career so far: 1) Master’s Coursework in Data Science: I have successfully completed master’s coursework in Data Science, gaining proficiency in Python, R, SQL, Tableau, and AWS. 2) Natural Language Processing (NLP) Specialization: Through my coursework, I specialized in NLP and worked on projects related to RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), SFT (Structured Fine-Tuning), and Prompt Engineering. 3) Deep Learning and Conversational Agents: As a Data Scientist, I built multi-objective optimization frameworks, trained deep learning models for accurate forecasting, and developed conversational agents. 4) Technology Consultant Experience: I have collaborated with stakeholders from various industry sectors, solving use cases related to Identity and Access Management. 5) Data Enthusiast: I possess a deep understanding of performing Exploratory Data Analysis, creating data pipelines to extract insights, and using machine learning algorithms for predictive modeling. More about my work - My Portfolio - https://saishdesai23.github.io/ Github profile - https://github.com/saishdesai23 Kaggle profile - Technical Skills 1) Languages - Python (PyTorch, NumPy, pandas, Matplotlib, scikit-learn, NLTK, Beautiful Soup, spaCy, TensorFlow, pymoo, biopython, wandb), R (Ggplot2, Dplyr, Knitr, Caret, e1071), SQL, Microsoft Visual Basic 2) Tools and Platforms - Jupyter Notebook, HuggingFace, MySQL, SQLite, PostgresSQL, Tableau, PySpark, Microsoft Excel, Scale Rapid, Doccano, LaTeX, Weights & Biases, GitHub, Airflow 3) Cloud Technologies - AWS (S3, Glue, Lambda, IAM, Athena, QuickSight, SageMaker, Bedrock)