AI & Data Science Solution Architect + Profile Details
Specialties - Keywords -
Advanced Analytics, Analytics Consulting, Machine Learning, AI Consulting, Customer Analytics, Data Science, Supply Chain Analytics, Customer Experience Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Forecasting, Optimization, Natural Language Processing, Deep Learning, AI & Analytics Strategy, Innovation Consulting, IT Risk Management, and Ability to make the right Software choices
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My
Services List - In detail
1. AI-Driven Fraud Detection & Risk Assessment
- Fraud Detection for Financial Transactions (Banks, Payment Systems, SWIFT)
- Insurance Claim Fraud Detection (Healthcare, Auto, Life Insurance)
- Cybersecurity Anomaly Detection (Detecting data breaches & threats)
- AI-Powered Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Compliance Solutions
💰 Why? High demand in banking, fintech, and insurance sectors where fraud losses cost billions annually.
2. AI-Powered Process Automation for Businesses
- Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) for Financial & Legal Firms
- Automated Claim Processing for Insurance Companies
- AI-Based Compliance Monitoring & Risk Assessment for Enterprises
- AI-Powered Quality Control & Defect Detection in Manufacturing
💰 Why? Businesses want automation to reduce operational costs and improve efficiency.
3. AI Consulting & Custom Model Development
- AI & Data Strategy Consulting for SMEs & Enterprises
- Custom Machine Learning Model Development (Predictive Analytics, NLP, Computer Vision)
- AI Solution Architecture & Deployment on Cloud (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
- Low-Code AI Implementation for Businesses (IBM Watson, Google Vertex AI, Azure AI)
💰 Why? Many businesses lack in-house AI expertise and need strategic guidance and implementation.
4. Marketing & Customer Analytics Solutions
- AI-Powered Customer Segmentation & Personalization (Retail, E-commerce, Media)
- Predictive Lead Scoring & Customer Retention Analytics
- Marketing Campaign Optimization using AI (Marketing Mix Modeling, ROI Predictions)
- AI-Based Pricing & Demand Forecasting for E-Commerce & Retail
💰 Why? Companies are spending heavily on AI-powered customer analytics to boost sales & retention.
5. AI-Based Healthcare Analytics & Automation
- Predictive Analytics for Patient Outcomes & Hospital Management
- AI-Based Insurance Claim Denial Prediction & Revenue Optimization
- Automated Medical Coding & Billing Optimization Using AI
- Healthcare Chatbots & Virtual Assistants (RAG-based GenAI Solutions)
💰 Why? Healthcare organizations seek AI solutions to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
6. AI-Powered Real Estate & Investment Analytics
- AI-Based Property Valuation & Price Prediction Models
- Fraud Detection in Real Estate Transactions
- AI-Driven Risk Assessment for Real Estate Investors & Lenders
- Automated Investment Portfolio Optimization using AI
💰 Why? Real estate investors and banks need AI-powered risk assessment and valuation tools.
7. AI-Based HR & Workforce Analytics
- AI-Powered Employee Attrition Prediction & Workforce Planning
- Automated Resume Screening & Candidate Matching for Recruiters
- Employee Productivity Analytics using AI
💰 Why? Companies want AI-driven workforce insights to improve hiring & retention strategies.
8. AI-Driven Supply Chain & Logistics Optimization
- Demand Forecasting & Inventory Optimization using AI
- AI-Based Route Optimization & Logistics Planning
- Predictive Maintenance for Supply Chain Equipment
💰 Why? AI is revolutionizing supply chain management, with massive cost-saving potential.
9. AI Model Auditing & Bias Detection for Enterprises
- Auditing AI Models for Fairness, Bias, and Compliance
- AI Model Explainability & Risk Analysis for Regulatory Compliance
💰 Why? Companies need unbiased, transparent AI models to meet compliance and avoid legal issues.
How can I offer these services?
Consulting &
Implementation Packages (Charge per project or retainer model)
Subscription-Based AI Solutions
(Offer AI-powered dashboards & insights)
Training & Workshops (AI
training for executives, online AI courses)
Custom AI Model Development & Licensing
(Build & license AI models to companies)
List of Roles -
Fractional CTO / CIO Services
- Many
startups and SMEs can’t afford a full-time CTO but desperately need
technical leadership to make software, automation, and IT
decisions.
- I can offer high-ticket
advisory roles as a fractional CTO/CIO, guiding companies on technology
adoption, cloud migration, digital transformation, and risk management.
Who
Will Buy? Startups, small
to mid-sized businesses, and enterprises undergoing tech transformation.
Data-Driven Business Strategy
Consulting
- Many non-tech
businesses don’t even know what insights they can get from their existing
data.
- I can offer
a "Data Audit & Strategy" service where I analyze
their existing business data (Excel, CRM, Google Analytics, or sales
reports) and provide actionable strategies to increase revenue,
reduce costs, or improve customer retention.
Who
Will Buy? Retailers,
e-commerce stores, hospitals, logistics firms, small business owners.
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EXPERIENCE
Technical Proficiency: Skilled in solving Data Science, Statistics,
Machine Learning and Optimization problems using - IBM SPSS, SAS, Rapidminer, R
programming, KNIME, and low code data platforms. Can work with DataRobot and
H2O.ai
I can
solve Timeseries Forecasting and Anomaly Detection problems with Python, and
also solve the Deep Learning problems using Hugging Face Transformer models.
(that uses Tensorflow, Keras, and Pytorch)
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Domain Expertise | Technology, Media, Healthcare, Cyber Security, Banking, Marketing & Sales Analytics, Telecom, Product Management, Pharma, Storage, Manufacturing, Insurance, Airlines, Retail |
Solutions Development Expertise |
Anomaly detection of CPU utilization data, Movie Recommendations for an Arabian Online Movie Streaming Platform, Healthcare Insurance Denials Prediction, Healthcare Insurance Payments Forecasting, Timeseries Forecasting, Fraud Detection in SWIFT Transactions, Cyber Security Incidents Anomaly detection, Consumer Lending, Credit Scoring, Marketing Automation Analytics, Data Analysis, Demand Planning, Attrition Prediction Model, Marketing Mix Modelling, Survival Prediction Model, Segmentation, Profitability Drivers, Cross-Sell/Upsell, Optimization, Campaign Management, Next Best Product Propensity, Statistical Simulation, Linear Programming Problem Solving, Recommendations, Bag of Words, Word Cloud, Document Clustering, Twitter Sentiment Analysis, Topic Modelling, Text Summarization; Deep Learning Solutions; Hugging Face Transformer Models
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Algorithms Used | Linear Regression, Logistic Regression, Decision Trees, Random Forest, Adaptive Boosting, XG Boost, K Nearest Neighbours, Naïve Bayes, SVM, Timeseries Forecasting Methods, ARIMA, SARIMA, SARIMAX, LSTM Autoencoder, Facebook Prophet, K Means, Hierarchical Clustering, DBScan, Apriori, Collaborative Filtering, PCA, Hypothesis Testing in Statistics, Text Prediction Algorithms like Markov Models, LDA, NLP, Neural Networks
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Tools, Platforms& Utilities exposed to Development |
ETL, Python Libraries of Machine Learning, IBM Watson AI Solutions, Microsoft Azure AI Cognitive Solutions, R, RStudio, Alteryx, KNIME, Orange Data Mining, RapidMiner, SPSS Modeler, Azure Machine Learning Studio, Google Cloud ML Vertex AI, AWS Sagemaker Studio, SAS, SQL, UiPath |
WORK EXPERIENCE
1. Engro Technologies,Hyderabad – AI ML Architect– (02/2024) to (04/2024)
Architected and guided the team end-to-end on the below problems with the steps, approach, right python libraries, customized patentable algorithms, solutioning, and example codebase. These solutions have got deployed into the Google Cloud.
o Anomaly Detection in the CPU Utilization data
o Movie Recommendations for an Arabian Online Movie Streaming Platform
Led some PoCs using the Google Cloud AI like - Sales coach, by doing the Sentiment Analysis; Text summarization, Q&A making from the given text, AI-powered Examination proctoring from the videos, and the GenAI /LLM Chatbot preparation with RAG mechanism.
Customer – Product Customers of - Zee5 OOT Platform
2. QBS Learning /Q2A Media Services,Noida (Remote) – Senior Data Scientist– (11/2023) to (12/2023)
Data Analytics for a Trading Analysis & Advisory Data Product.
3. Advantum Health, Hyderabad– AI Consultant - (02/2020) to (03/2021)
Architected & developed a classification model for predicting the Healthcare Insurance claim denials. This helped in getting hundreds of thousands of dollars revenue in time, every month. KNIME & Orange Data Mining was used for development. Also evaluated the model’s performance on Azure ML Studio. UiPath was used for unit testing automation. Also identified other ML use cases for the business and evaluated a few of them for fitment & value.
End Customer - US Hospitals, Clinics & Doctors
4. Cappius Technologies, Hyderabad– Lead Data Scientist - (02/2018) to (07/2018)
Led and developed the Fraud Detection solution for a UK-based firm.
Developed, performed and led the Fraud Detection Solution for a Banking Product, using the Statistical methods, Machine Learning techniques and RapidMiner tool.
Researched current trends in Machine Learning based Fraud Detection methods, checked their suitability, and applied it to the current solution.
Led the project in terms of planning, scope, schedule, approach, algorithms, deliverables, quality, team leading, and Customer communication.
End Customer – Product Customers - Banks who use this product for SWIFT transactions.
5. Interakt Digital Solutions, Chennai - Associate Data Scientist - (08-2017) to (01-2018)
Developed Analytics Models for a Marketing automation platform, called ‘Resulticks’.
Aggregated ~140 million DB Records to find the optimum monthly number of communications to reach the target audience for Smartphone marketing.
Conducted regression, correlation, t-tests, clustering and proportion tables using ‘R’.
Led Development of Subject line analysis that predicts CTR probability & provides top 10 frequent keywords.
End Customer - Samsung, HDFC bank and others who use this Marketing Campaign Management Software.
6. L&T Infotech, Chennai–Advanced Analytics Tech. Lead- (08-2015) to (06-2017)
Led Analytics projects in the firm’s Banking Vertical and Developed the firm’s Center of Excellence.
Built various predictive classification models on Client’s CRM DB data.
Identified the best Analytic Models for predicting their Sales Deed Outcomes to optimize deal wins. Led the Business Analysis and Requirements Gathering for their client’s Anti-Money Laundering project. Coded their upgrades of relevant AML rules and to predict cases using SPSS Modeler for a Top 5 US bank.
SPSS tool and R were used for development.
Customer - Citi bank, Center of Excellence, and Insurance prospective customers
7. SCIO Health Analytics, Chennai – Product Lead – Analytics - (01-2015) to (03-2015)
Led their SAS Enterprise Modeling of Customer Lifetime Value and Churn Prediction.
SAS Enterprise Guide was used for development.
End Customer – Product Customers - Healthcare companies who wants to use this product.
8. AnalyticForce /Locus Solutions, Hyderabad - Programmer Analyst - Analytics - (03-2014) to (09-2014)
Led the firms Business Case Development, Marketing Mix Modeling, Automatic Pattern Recognition of Manufactured Items, Sales Forecasting (Time series), Credit Scoring, and Market Basket Analysis projects.
Mined various datasets to check data feasibility for developing suitable Analytics related business cases. Created Business Cases for appropriate use of IBM SPSS Modeler based on CRISP-DM methodology.
SPSS Modeler & SPSS Statistics were used for development.
Customer - Not specific. Technical Sales pitches to various customers.
9. Mahindra Satyam, Hyderabad - Project Lead (Testing) - (12/2010)-(11/2012)
10. Tech Mahindra Ltd, Pune - Project Manager (Testing) - (10/2006)-(03/2009)
11. Satyam Computers, Hyderabad, later became Mahindra Satyam - Quality Analyst (Test Lead) –
(03/2003)-(03/2006)
Led the testing efforts of numerous projects in Technology, Banking, Pharma, and Telecom verticals.
Managed over half a dozen Web based, DWH, ETL and BI Reporting related projects.
Customers - Microsoft, Sanofi-Aventis, AT&T, Merrill Lynch Bank, and Scotiabank
12. Sun Microsystems, Bengaluru – Member, Technical Staff - (05/2002) to (03/2003)
Part of the Test Automation Team that rolled out the “SunONE Identity Server.”
Automated GUI using Java and Silk Test; Backup & Restore testing (CLI based) via shell scripts
Prepared Test Plans and Test Cases to test Integration across various environments.
Performed Installation testing (on both Windows 2k server and Solaris8 operating systems).
Conducted Testing of types - GUI, Backup & Restore, Logging, Internationalization& APIs.
Customer – Product Customers - Companies who want to use this Identity Server Software.
13. Sanware Storage Solutions Pvt Ltd, later got acquired by ‘EMC’ Corporation, Bangalore - SQA Engineer - (07/2001)-(05/2002)
Part of the Test planning, Test cases writing, and Test execution of a Storage (backup & restore) Software.
Customer – Product Customers
14. HCL Perot Systems, finally got acquired by Dell Corporation – Associate - (09/2000)-(07/2001)
Involved in the Software testing of an airlines Cargo e-booking project.
Customer - Lufthansa Airlines
15. Kindle Systems, Bangalore, Later became Misys Corporation - Software Engineer -(12/1998)-(03/2000)
Did the ATM Software development in VC++.
16. Newgen Software, New Delhi, India - Software Engineer - (01/1998)-(08/1998)
Did the coding work in C, for Image processing.
Customer - Canon
Note - Also worked - on a Machine Learning Strategy in the Retail domain for a startup, Vehicle Routing Optimization problem using the Google OR tools. Worked in Manufacturing domain on Jobshop scheduling NP-complete problem in my M.Tech project.
Degree (Full-time) | University | Completed in |
M.Tech. in Computer Applications | Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India (IITD) | 12/1997 |
M.Sc. Maths with Statistics & O.R. | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India (IITB) | 04/1996 |
Bachelors in Maths, Statistics & Economics | Acharya Nagarjuna University, Andhra Pradesh, Vijayawada, India | 04/1994 |
In Technology –
• Machine Learning and AI Foundations - Predictive Modeling Strategy at Scale – LinkedIn Learning
• Python 101 for Data Science, and Machine Learning with Python - from CognitiveClass.ai of IBM
• Artificial Intelligence: Deep Learning in Real World Business, from Udemy
• Deep Learning Fundamentals from CognitiveClass.ai of IBM
• 'R 101' Certification, ‘Machine Learning with R’ and 'Spark MLib' Certifications - CognitiveClass.ai of IBM
• ‘Introduction to Deep Learning’-TensorFlow 101: Udemy
• SAP Leonardo - Enabling the Intelligent Enterprise – from openSAP
• Touch IoT with SAP Leonardo – from openSAP
• SAP Leonardo IoT for the Intelligent Enterprise – from openSAP
• 'SPSS Modeler' Data Mining - IBM Certified
• ‘SPSS Statistics’ - IBM Certified
• ISTQB Certified in Software Testing
In Management –
• Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies – from edX - HarvardX course
• Agile Product Owner Role: Foundations - LinkedIn Learning
• Cert Prep: Certified Scrum Master - LinkedIn Learning
• Strategic Planning: Case Studies – LinkedIn Learning
• Digital Strategy – LinkedIn Learning
• Designing Growth Strategies – LinkedIn Learning
• Digital Transformation – LinkedIn Learning
• Developing a Competitive Strategy – LinkedIn Learning
• Ram Charan on Coaching High Potentials – LinkedIn Learning
• Managing Your Small Business – LinkedIn Learning
• Digital Strategy Formulation: Become a Strategy Consultant Certification - Udemy
• Strategic Management Certification - Saylor Online Academy
• Small Business Management Certification - Saylor Online Academy
P.S.: Previous reader of – ‘Business Essentials’ books and business /management related blogs.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/annaji-ravi-sankar
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