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Ali Rashid Niaghi
Sr. Data Scientist
Saint Paul,Minnesota
Summary
Meticulous Data Scientist with a proven track record in compiling, transforming, and analyzing complex information. Possessing an advanced understanding of statistical, algebraic, and various analytical techniques, I bring a highly organized and motivated approach to identifying relationships and developing innovative solutions to address intricate business problems.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
7
7
Certifications
4
4
Language
Work History
Sr. Data Scientist
Benson Hill
Remote
09.2020 - Current
- Led and executed 10+ strategic statistical designs and models, optimizing business efficiency by reducing time to achieve objectives and avoiding unfeasible targets.
- Developed a geospatial algorithm that reduced hand work geospatial sampling over 150k acres from 3 months to a couple of days, saving over $200k.
- Developed and deployed pipeline into AWS to rapidly gather various environmental information using different APIs for a given boundary, reducing decision-making time from a week to minutes.
- Designed a robust R-based pipeline to predict crop growth stages for 100k acres of agricultural land, integrated into a large-scale machine learning model.
- Delivered real-time actionable insights to leadership through developed dashboard, leveraging AWS based data via SQL queries.
- Improved ML model performance over 30% by implementing different feature selection methods (filter, wrapper, embedded, and RFA) that yield on better trait prediction.
- Implemented a structural model to analyze the effects of management practices and regenerative agriculture on soil organic carbon, revealing direct and indirect impacts.
- Evaluated carbon market players, enabling the sustainability team to contract with the ideal company.
- Collaborated seamlessly across diverse teams within the company, swiftly addressing various requests and providing rapid turnaround of actionable results.
Post Doctoral Research Associate
University Of Minnesota
, Minnesota
12.2019 - 10.2020
- Conducted Bayesian and mixed statistical modeling to assess treatment effects, estimate uncertainty, and infer the effectiveness of interventions in optimizing corn yield.
- Involved on development of a real-time Geoinformation systems to improve the quality, scalability, and cost of IoT for agri-environment research
- Led the development of two research proposals aimed at enhancing environmental, soil, and water resilience by focusing on soil health improvement and water quality enhancement.
- Contributed to and actively participated in research conception, design and execution to address defined problems.
- Authored professional scientific papers for publishing in peer-reviewed journal.
Research Assistant
NDSU
Fargo, North Dakota
01.2016 - 11.2019
- Gathered, arranged, and corrected research data to create representative graphs and charts highlighting results for presentations.
- Worked both independently and collaboratively in fast-paced laboratory environment.
- Performed statistical, qualitative, and quantitative analysis.
- Maintained and calibrated various types of lab equipment.
- Troubleshot and resolved equipment within field and process issues.
- Trained and supervised undergraduates in laboratory protocols and experimental data collections.
- developed a finite differencing method to solve Richard's equation in Matlab
Predictive Analytic Engineer
Corteva Agriscience
Johnston, Iowa
05.2019 - 11.2019
- Contributed to the development of over 200 IoT-based weather stations, resulting in cost savings exceeding $200k for data collection.
- Engineered, designed and produced a cost-efficient method of measuring crop evapotranspiration that achieved comparable results to eddy covariance at only 5% of the cost.
- Designed and implemented a Power BI dashboard utilizing real-time data from IoT devices, enabling proactive monitoring and data-driven decision-making.
- Developed a robust code for detecting anomalies in recorded data at a frequency of 10Hz, facilitating effective troubleshooting and issue resolution.
Workshop Coordinator
Technology Learning And Media Center
Fargo, North Dakota
09.2018 - 05.2019
- Created and delivered 20+ tailored workshops (Office and Adobe Products, Photoshop, GIS) for diverse audiences, including students and faculty, to support their professional growth and development.
- Generated highly targeted advertisements campaign that delivered exceptional results, achieving a remarkable 45% surge in workshop attendance during a single semester.
- Efficiently guided a team of 5 undergraduates, effectively delegating technical tasks and ensuring smooth operations.
Education
Ph.D. - Agricultural And Biosystems Engineering
05.2016 - 11.2019
- Relevant Coursework: Environmental modeling, Remote sensing, ArcGIS, Soil, water conservation, Wetland engineering, Advanced groundwater
- Awarded E3 Irrigation Association Scholarship
- Awarded Alpha Epsilon Honor Society
- Honoree of 2018 Homecoming
- 2018 NDWRRI Fellowship Scholarship Recipient
- 2019 NDWRRI Fellowship Scholarship Recipient
M.B.A - Industrial
09.2014 - 05.2016
- Professional Development: Entrepreneurship, Accounting, Strategic management, Marketing, Operation, Leadership
M.Sc. - Water resource/Hydrology
- Relevant Coursework: Hydrology, Optimization, Programming, Finite elements, Statistical Modeling
B.Sc - Water Resources And Hydrology Engineering
Relevant Coursework: Statistics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Experimental design, Matlab, Agronomy, Survey, Hydraulic, Soil mechanic, Hydrology
Skills
Remote sensing & GIS, Geospatial analysis
Statistical analysis, Machine Learning Algorithms, Deep Learning, Statistical Modeling, Data & Analytics, Time Series, Recommendation systems, Feature engineering
API, Python, R, SQL, AWS, Git, Docker, Spark
Dash, Shiny, Streamlit, PowerBI, Tableau
Interests
Certification
DataScience 365 Bootcamp Udemy
Timeline
Data Engineering IBM Coursera
06-2023
DataScience 365 Bootcamp Udemy
05-2023
Advanced SQL LinkedIn
02-2023
Advanced Statistics with R Udemy
05-2022
Deep Learning A-Z Udemy
02-2021
Machine Learning A-Z Udemy
10-2020
Sr. Data Scientist - Benson Hill
09.2020 - Current
Post Doctoral Research Associate - University Of Minnesota
12.2019 - 10.2020
Predictive Analytic Engineer - Corteva Agriscience
05.2019 - 11.2019
Workshop Coordinator - Technology Learning And Media Center
09.2018 - 05.2019
DataCamp Python
08-2018
North Dakota State University - Ph.D., Agricultural And Biosystems Engineering
05.2016 - 11.2019
Research Assistant - NDSU
01.2016 - 11.2019
Management Institute - M.B.A, Industrial
09.2014 - 05.2016
University Of Tabriz - M.Sc., Water resource/Hydrology
University Of Tabriz - B.Sc, Water Resources And Hydrology Engineering