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Divij Wadhawan

Data Scientist

Divij Wadhawan
Esslingen am Neckar, Germany

Experience

Feb 2021 - Present
5 years 1 month

Data Scientist

Daimler R&D, Daimler AG

  • Mercedes Me is an app that connects your phone to several features in the car
  • Implemented analytical KPIs for the Digital Drivers Log (Fahrtenbuch) feature
  • Used PySpark on Databricks
Apr 2020 - Jan 2021
10 months

Product Owner and Cloud Architect

Mercedes-Benz Vans

  • Mercedes-Pro is a B2B fleet management tool providing real-time data from vehicles
  • Designed state-of-the-art Azure infrastructure including Event Hubs, streaming jobs, virtual networks, Service Fabric, Azure DevOps, SQL Databases, Data Lake Storage and Azure Web Apps
Apr 2018 - Mar 2020
2 years

Cloud Architect

Daimler Mobility AG

  • Employed in 360 Customer View and Data Lake team

  • Co-account owner and lead architect for Azure platform operations from January 2019

  • Implemented end-to-end data science architecture for development, testing and deployment of machine learning algorithms

  • Rolling Forecast: implemented and maintained cloud infrastructure (HDInsight Clusters with Spark, Data Lake Store, Automation Accounts)

  • Early Warning Radar: IT lead supporting supplier for end-to-end development combining external and internal data to predict market behaviour for early warning of economic slowdown

Jun 2017 - Mar 2018
10 months

IT Consultant

Daimler Financial Services AG

  • Internal consultant to business teams of Risk Analytics, Customer 360 and Rolling Forecast for EMEA and Asia Pacific markets

  • Predicting Customer Sentiment: built end-to-end streaming analytics infrastructure on Azure using sentiment analytics cognitive services and Python

  • Calue: set up Azure infrastructure to host a Python + Flask web app predicting vehicle residual value using data from mobile.de and autoscout.de, later extended to other markets

Apr 2016 - May 2017
1 year 2 months

Praktikant and Masterand

Daimler Financial Services AG

  • Organized a hackathon in Stuttgart with startups from all over the world
  • Served as member of jury deciding top 3 startups for an AI-based problem
  • Led project with winning startup to deliver a digital solution auto-detecting data quality challenges in large databases using AI
  • Wrote master thesis “Machine Learning in Data Quality” using R and KNIME, leading to full-time contract
Nov 2014 - Mar 2015
5 months

BI Developer

Essex Lake Group

  • Led a team of 3 to deliver end-to-end BI solution using QlikView and AWS for a major US insurance provider
Jun 2012 - Feb 2014
1 year 9 months

Analyst, IT Consulting

KPMG

  • Consulted clients on end-to-end business intelligence technology
  • Improved turnaround time for financial and inventory reporting for a manufacturing client
  • Tracked inventory and identified supply chain failure points for a telecom client
  • Designed and developed analytic solutions with QlikView and SQL
  • Audited IT systems for compliance and assurance by KPMG financial audit teams

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 Automotive (8.5 years), Banking and Finance (2 years), Manufacturing (1.5 years), Professional Services (1.5 years), Telecommunication (1.5 years), and Insurance (0.5 years).

Automotive
Banking and Finance
Manufacturing
Professional Services
Telecommunication
Insurance

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 (12 years), Business Intelligence (11 years), Supply Chain Management (1.5 years), Product Development (1 year), and Project Management (1 year).

Information Technology
Business Intelligence
Supply Chain Management
Product Development
Project Management

Summary

To either lead a company or start one myself and be number 1 in the world in sports-tech for individuals.

Looking for front end roles in driving strategy of an organisation based on data.

Skills

  • Data Science: Libraries - Scikit-learn, Nltk; Languages - Python, Spark, Sql.
  • Machine Learning: Classification - Decision Trees, Knn, Neural Network Classifiers, Naive Bayes; Fuzzy String Matching - Levenshtein Distance, N-gram, Record Linkage; Deployment - Ml Model As Api, Webapps With Flask, Git + Devops, Artifactory For Mirrors.
  • Microsoft Azure Stack: Storage - Blob Storage, Data Lake Generation 1 & 2, Sql Databases, Event Hubs, Goodsync; Processing - Hdinsight Clusters, Databricks, Azure Ml, Azure Functions, Streaming Analytics Job; Orchestration - Data Factory, Arm Templates, Automation Accounts Using Runbooks, Azure Cli, Azure Devops.
  • Visualization Tools: Qlikview, Powerbi, Tableau.
  • Soft Skills: Communication, Friendly, Organized And Curious To Learn More.

Languages

German
Native
Hindi
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 2015 - Jun 2017

Magdeburg University

MSc Data and Knowledge Engineering · Data and Knowledge Engineering · Magdeburg, Germany

Oct 2008 - Jun 2012

IIIT Delhi University

BSc Computer Engineering · Computer Engineering · New Delhi, India

Certifications & licenses

Certified Scuba Diver

Driving Security Training For Cars

F2 For Test Vehicles

German License For Cars

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Where is Divij based?

Divij is based in Esslingen am Neckar, Germany.

What languages does Divij speak?

Divij speaks the following languages: German (Native), Hindi (Native), English (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Divij have?

Divij has at least 12 years of experience. During this time, Divij has worked in at least 7 different roles and for 6 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 8 months. Note that Divij may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Divij be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Divij would be well-suited for roles such as: Data Scientist, Product Owner and Cloud Architect, Cloud Architect.

What is Divij's latest experience?

Divij's most recent position is Data Scientist at Daimler R&D, Daimler AG.

What companies has Divij worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Divij has worked for Daimler R&D, Daimler AG.

Which industries is Divij most experienced in?

Divij is most experienced in industries like Automotive, Banking and Finance, and Manufacturing. Divij also has some experience in Professional Services, Telecommunication, and Insurance.

Which business areas is Divij most experienced in?

Divij is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Business Intelligence, and Supply Chain Management. Divij also has some experience in Project Management and Product Development.

Which industries has Divij worked in recently?

Divij has recently worked in industries like Automotive.

Which business areas has Divij worked in recently?

Divij has recently worked in business areas like Business Intelligence and Information Technology (IT).

What is Divij's education?

Divij holds a Master in Data and Knowledge Engineering from Magdeburg University and a Bachelor in Computer Engineering from IIIT Delhi University.

Does Divij have any certificates?

Divij has 4 certificates. Among them, these include: Certified Scuba Diver, Driving Security Training For Cars, and F2 For Test Vehicles.

What is the availability of Divij?

Divij is immediately available for suitable projects.

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