About

Vishal Gupta is a highly skilled data enthusiast with over 7 years of professional experience in the fintech industry. He specializes in building scalable and efficient data pipelines and analytics practices that enable faster and better data-informed decision-making. Currently, he works as a Senior Data Scientist at PayU, where he leverages his expertise in data science to drive business growth and optimize performance. Vishal has a strong educational background, having completed a Dual Degree in Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. He also holds a degree in High School from Little Flower School, Gorakhpur. Throughout his career, Vishal has worked with several leading companies, including Paysense and NGData. At Paysense, he served as a Business Intelligence Analyst, where he developed machine learning models to identify recent loans in user's bank statement transactions, eliminating the need for manual checks. He also provided extensive analysis of the application funnel to identify inefficiencies and provided recommendations to minimize user drop-offs at different stages. At NGData, he worked as a Consultant, where he presented analyses on the effect of ad format, publisher, seasonality, and consumer demographics on identified advertisement performance KPIs to help sales and consumer research teams drive sales and client engagement. Vishal possesses a diverse skill set that includes expertise in data science, research, machine learning, Apache Airflow, Python, Django, Salesforce, and ETL. He is highly proficient in creating dashboards and reports that provide stakeholders with a better view of metrics like conversion funnel, customer assistance, and loan performance. He is also an active contributor to the open-source community and has a Github profile that showcases his projects. Overall, Vishal Gupta is a highly skilled and experienced data scientist who has made significant contributions to the fintech industry. He is passionate about leveraging his expertise to drive business growth and optimize performance, and he continues to be a valuable asset to any organization he works with.