About

Ajay Kumar Gupta is a passionate and dedicated Data Science professional with 2.86 years of relevant experience. He is currently serving his notice period as a Data Science professional at Novartis and working as a Data Science Mentor at upGrad. Ajay is actively seeking full-time job opportunities in the field of Data Science, Machine Learning, Business Analytics, Consulting, Management, and Quantitative Finance. With a strong interest in Statistics, Financial Instruments, Data Analytics, Mathematical Modeling, Algorithmic Trading, Optimization, and Operation Research, Ajay possesses a unique set of skills and expertise. He is highly analytical, patient, diligent, and always curious to learn something new, which are the traits that reflect him as an individual. Ajay has a strong academic background, having completed his Integrated Master of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science from BIT Mesra in 2020. He also has experience as a summer intern at Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, where he worked on Statistical tool: SPSS and mathematical modelling of stock price dynamics and option pricing theory, respectively. Apart from his academic achievements, Ajay has also been an active member of Robotics club, Dramatics Society, NSS, and Literary Society in his college. He is a member of the Team Pratyunmis, which represents his college in the annual Robotics competition ABU Robocon. In his current role as R&D Engineer, Sr. 1 - Data Science at synopsys, Ajay has worked with industry leaders to design the content for the Certification Program in collaboration with IIT Madras. He has also developed courses on Python, Python for Data Science, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, SQL, and Visualization with Tableau. Ajay has worked on various industry projects, including Time Series Analysis and Forecasting on Airline Passenger data, Retail Industry data, and Bitcoin Price data, and analyzed the IMDb movies dataset to recommend the best cast crew to RSVP Movies to launch a new project for its global audience. Ajay has also worked as an Analyst at Novartis, where he worked on mathematical modelling of stock price dynamics and option pricing theory using Python and Microsoft Excel. He has also worked as a Data Science Xpert and Mentor at upGrad, where he mentored and trained around 15 cohorts (more than 2000 learners) of different programs. Ajay's tech stack includes Data Scientist, Python, SQL, ML,