Moving to San Francisco
Relocated to a city I've long adored for its beautiful natural scenery and vibrant, diverse culture. San Francisco offered a fresh chapter — a place where technology, nature, and community converge in unique ways.
About Me
A dive through the experiences that shaped who I am
"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards."
— Søren Kierkegaard
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2023
2021 – 2024
Data Scientist at NationBuilder
Served as the sole Data Scientist — the subject matter expert on modernizing data operations for both internal and external needs. Administered an ETL pipeline feeding an AWS-hosted Tableau deployment for external customers, while building custom dashboards to track internal KPIs in near real-time.
2019 – 2021
Data Scientist at Ford Motor Company
Worked full-time applying data science to improve business processes and analytics — designing data pipelines for GDPR & CCPA compliance, automating marketing data acquisition, and experimenting with ML-based vehicle trade-in value predictions.
Graduated 2019
Graduate Studies at UMSI
Earned a Master of Science in Information from the University of Michigan School of Information, specializing in Data Science and Human-Computer Interaction. Explored the intersection of people and technology through coursework in ML, information visualization, and UX design.
Fall 2012
Moving to the Motor City
Packed up and moved to Detroit with an interest in engaging with the city's rich history and revitalization efforts. Spent several formative years immersing in the community and discovering what it means to be part of a city reinventing itself.
Graduated 2012
Undergrad at the University of Michigan
Completed a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Environmental Studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. The interdisciplinary education fostered a systems-thinking perspective that continues to shape my approach to data and technology.
the 90s & 00s
Early Years in SE Michigan
The second son of Indian immigrants, I grew up in the Metro Detroit area. Both of my parents worked full-time — my father as a Mechanical Engineer and my mother as a Project Manager. They fostered within me an early interest in technology and an appreciation for community.
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