About me
A small introduction about myself
Md Arif
Graduate Student, Computer Science
Stony Brook University, New York (Graduation - Fall 2020)
Actively Seeking Software Engineering/ Data Scientist Internship
md.arif@stonybrook.edu | +1-(631)-304-0305
Currently pursuing Master's in Computer Science at Stony Brook University, New York. I completed my undergraduate studies from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati in 2016. Worked for 3 years at OLA Cabs, India's largest ride-share application as Business Intelligence lead of Ola Financial Services; experience in building and growing new product led businesses in various domains viz. Payments, Loyalty, Transport.
I have strong interest in product & technology, love recognizing and solving business/product problems, passionate about creating impact. Interested in working on applications at the intersection of Data Analytics, Machine Learning.
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Technical Skills
I can say i’m quite good at
Java
5 years professional experience
Python
3 years professional experience
SQL
3 years professional experience
HTML5 / CSS3 / JavaScript
Web Design Experience
Frameworks
Spring Boot, jQuery, AngularJS, NodeJS
Machine Learning
Scikit-learn, Pytorch, TensorFlow, OpenCV, Tableau
Work Experience
My Previous Associations
July 2019
OLA Cabs Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru, India
Senior Data Scientist | Program Manager - BI Lead
Credit Underwriting: OLA Financial Services (PostPaid, E-Payments)
• Developed credit underwriting models in Python using Random Forest and XGBoost algorithm leading to a 70%
reduction in loss rate and annual savings of about $8 million
• Developed LightGBM script in Python to determine fraud and student accounts to control VAR while underwriting
through the exclusion of risky customers based on Ola rides data and external bureau features
March 2018
OLA Cabs Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru, India
Software Engineer 1
ML Engineer @ OLA Loyalty Team, Customer Churn Prediction (SQL, Jupyter, R, Loyalty)
• Deployed an automated decision tree module in Python for predicting churn pattern and identifying signi cant drivers
of customer loyalty, one of the three team members of rst of its kind subscription program in India: Ola Select
March 2017
OLA Cabs Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru, India
Decision Scientist
Analytics, Price Elasticity Model (Python, Automation, Subscription Model)
• Performed feature engineering on consumer purchase behavior and developed price elasticity model in Python, leading
pro table business and nancial growth of 80%
• Evolved the Subscription product with out of the box thinking and implementation over time to improve the P&L,
increase the repeat trend by 60%, contributed to 10% of daily platform rides
Education & Diplomas
What I have done in my academic career
Master of Science, Computer Science
Stony Brook University, New York, USA
GPA: 3.79/4
Coursework: Algorithms, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Data Science, Programming Languages, Big Data, Probability and Statistics for Data Science
Bachelor of Technology, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India
Coursework: Introduction to Computing, Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Image Processing, Introduction to Parallel Computing, Probability and Random Processes, Multivariable Calculus, Real and Complex Number Analysis, Linear Algebras
