Ashwin Parthasarathy - Freelance Data Scientist

Q: Where is Ashwin based?

Ashwin is based in Dortmund, Germany .

Q: What languages does Ashwin speak?

Ashwin speaks the following languages: English (Advanced), German (Intermediate) .

Q: How many years of experience does Ashwin have?

Ashwin has at least 8 years of experience. During this time, Ashwin has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 5 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 7 months . Note that Ashwin may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Ashwin's latest experience?

Ashwin's most recent position is Freelance Data Scientist at Mercor Intelligence .

Q: What companies has Ashwin worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Ashwin has worked for Mercor Intelligence , Tiger Analytics , Neoware.ai , Wipro Technology Solutions , and Cognizant Technology Solutions .

Q: Which industries is Ashwin most experienced in?

Ashwin is most experienced in industries like Information Technology (IT) and Professional Services .

Q: Which business areas is Ashwin most experienced in?

Ashwin is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT) , Quality Assurance (QA) , and Business Intelligence . Ashwin also has some experience in Research and Development (R&D) and Product Development .

Q: Which industries has Ashwin worked in recently?

Ashwin has recently worked in industries like Information Technology (IT) and Professional Services .

Q: Which business areas has Ashwin worked in recently?

Ashwin has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT) , Quality Assurance (QA) , and Business Intelligence .

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Dortmund, Germany

Experience

Nov 2025 - Present

5 months

Freelance Data Scientist

Mercor Intelligence

Architected and deployed end-to-end machine learning pipelines across classification and prediction datasets, ensuring robustness and reproducibility through MLOps best practices.
Contributed directly to LLM model output accuracy improvement by designing and engineering specialised prompts grounded in end-to-end ML and SciML pipeline logic.
Developed training data for large language models by formulating coding problems that models could not resolve and subsequently documenting the correct solutions.

Apr 2024 - May 2025

1 year 2 months

Senior Analyst/MLE

Tiger Analytics

Architected and deployed a scalable, cloud-native application using FastAPI on Azure Red Hat OpenShift, establishing a full CI/CD pipeline for automated, fast-iterative deployments for enterprise clients.
Enhanced an ML observability platform by developing automation scripts and features that enable end-to-end visibility of key ML performance indicators, including monitoring of data quality, anomalies, data health, model performance, and data drift; successfully deployed the platform in client environments.
Led the migration of ML models from Azure VMs to Databricks, optimizing system performance and scalability for production AI workflows and enabling real-time insights.
Designed and implemented backend architecture integrating retrieval augmented generation (RAG) models, demonstrating expertise in modern, agentic AI frameworks and LLM-driven solutions.
Developed and maintained web applications in Streamlit and Power BI.

Apr 2023 - Dec 2023

9 months

Machine Learning Engineer

Neoware.ai

Designed and deployed scalable, containerized ML solutions using AWS (Sagemaker, ECR, ECS), showcasing expertise in full-stack cloud application architecture for production AI systems.
Leveraged Azure AI services to build and deploy AI-driven solutions for automated document text extraction, directly addressing customer data processing challenges and refining datasets.
Engineered Python backend services for a data validation platform, ensuring data integrity and reliability for AI workflows and robust dataset preparation.
Deployed machine learning models (XGBoost) into production environments using AWS ECR and ECS.
Developed and deployed an NLP-based sentiment classification model (LSTM) into production on AWS EC2, architecting a modular and scalable Python application for dynamic adaptation to text-based feedback.

Jan 2022 - Apr 2023

1 year 4 months

Software Engineer

Wipro Technology Solutions

Developed and integrated Python backend services and APIs using the Django framework, establishing a strong foundation in scalable software engineering practices.
Developed data visualizations with React and MUI.
Applied classification algorithms (Random Forests, SVM) for predictive modeling on complex datasets, demonstrating foundational machine learning expertise.

Aug 2017 - Dec 2021

4 years 5 months

Associate

Cognizant Technology Solutions

Developed and maintained Python-based automation scripts and contributed to robust automated testing framework development using Pytest, enhancing CI/CD capabilities.
Enhanced test automation capabilities, collaborating on build processes and ensuring code quality across diverse components.
Utilized Robot Framework for developing and enhancing comprehensive test automation suites.

Industries Experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time. Longer bars indicate deeper hands-on experience, while shorter ones reflect targeted or project-based work.

Experienced in Information Technology (8 years) and Professional Services (1 year).

Information Technology

Professional Services

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Information Technology (8 years), Quality Assurance (4.5 years), Research and Development (1 year), Business Intelligence (1 year), and Product Development (0.5 years).

Information Technology

Quality Assurance

Research and Development

Business Intelligence

Product Development

Summary

A customer-focused Cloud & AI Solution Engineer with over 8 years of experience architecting and deploying scalable solutions.

Proven expertise in guiding teams through the adoption of advanced AI/ML models, modern application architectures, and robust MLOps/GenAI Ops practices on platforms like Azure and AWS.

Adept at applying software engineering best practices, including automated testing and version control, to improve and refactor complex code, ensuring robustness and reproducibility, hands-on technical engagements, taking proof of concepts to production-scale deployments, to solve complex business challenges and drive innovation.

Skills

Programming Languages: Python, R, Js, Go (Basics)
Machine Learning & Ai: Natural Language Processing (Nlp), Pytorch, Tensorflow, Scikit-learn, Retrieval Augmented Generation (Rag)
Data Management & Analysis: Data Crawling, Data Extraction, Data Preprocessing, Data Mining, Mlflow, End-to-end Performance Monitoring (Data Quality, Anomaly Detection, Data Drift), Pandas, Numpy
Devops & Ci/cd: Jenkins, Github Actions, Azure Devops, Docker, Git, Terraform
Cloud Platforms: Aws (Ecr, Ecs, Sagemaker), Azure (Red Hat Openshift, Databricks)
Backend & Software Development: Fastapi, Django, Flask
Build & System Tools: Linux, Cmake, Pytest

Languages

English

Advanced

German

Intermediate

Education

Jun 2021 - Apr 2023

Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode

Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management, Data and Marketing · Management · Kozhikode, India

Aug 2012 - Apr 2016

Anna University, Chennai

Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical · Mechanical Engineering · Chennai, India

Certifications & licenses

AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty

Databricks Certified Machine Learning Associate

Profile

Created

December 2025

Last Update

January 2026

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Where is Ashwin based?

Ashwin is based in Dortmund, Germany.

What languages does Ashwin speak?

Ashwin speaks the following languages: English (Advanced), German (Intermediate).

How many years of experience does Ashwin have?

Ashwin has at least 8 years of experience. During this time, Ashwin has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 5 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 7 months. Note that Ashwin may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Ashwin be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Ashwin would be well-suited for roles such as: Freelance Data Scientist, Senior Analyst/MLE, Machine Learning Engineer.

What is Ashwin's latest experience?

Ashwin's most recent position is Freelance Data Scientist at Mercor Intelligence.

What companies has Ashwin worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Ashwin has worked for Mercor Intelligence, Tiger Analytics, Neoware.ai, Wipro Technology Solutions, and Cognizant Technology Solutions.

Which industries is Ashwin most experienced in?

Ashwin is most experienced in industries like Information Technology (IT) and Professional Services.

Which business areas is Ashwin most experienced in?

Ashwin is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Quality Assurance (QA), and Business Intelligence. Ashwin also has some experience in Research and Development (R&D) and Product Development.

Which industries has Ashwin worked in recently?

Ashwin has recently worked in industries like Information Technology (IT) and Professional Services.

Which business areas has Ashwin worked in recently?

Ashwin has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Quality Assurance (QA), and Business Intelligence.

What is Ashwin's education?

Ashwin holds a Bachelor in Management from Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode and a Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering from Anna University, Chennai.

Does Ashwin have any certificates?

Ashwin has 2 certificates. These include: AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty and Databricks Certified Machine Learning Associate.

What is the availability of Ashwin?

Ashwin is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Ashwin?

Ashwin's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.