Vinayak Bassi
Atlanta,GA
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Data Scientist
The Home Depot Inc
Atlanta, GA
05.2025 - Current
- Built an off-policy RL next-best-product optimizer on customer time-series data (TensorFlow, distributed GPU), achieving 85% top-3 DD recall; deployed via Vertex AI pipelines; patent filing in process
- Developed Transformer-based propensity models, improving top-1 DD recall by ~30% (OOT); optimized audience selection via Lagrangian post-scoring, driving ~12% incremental revenue lift
- Engineered sparse time-series feature pipelines across 50M+ households (across 52 weeks horizon), reducing training time by ~35%
- Designed and executed A/B tests, delivering +10 bps conversion and +7 bps CTR lift
Graduate Student Research Assistant
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
01.2024 - 04.2025
- Designed and implemented large-scale data processing pipelines using SQL databases for residential property datasets (100M+ records), enabling scalable record linkage and wealth analysis
- Developed probabilistic record linkage models using Expectation-Maximization (EM) and text similarity algorithms (Jaro-Winkler), improving matching accuracy upto 84% across datasets
- Leveraged high-performance computing (HPC) environments to parallelize data processing workflows, significantly improving runtime efficiency by 24% for large-scale entity resolution tasks
Data Analyst Intern
Tesla
Fremont, California
05.2023 - 08.2023
- Developed a MILP based optimization model using Python and Gurobi, integrated with BI tools, to recommend optimal carrier allocation, cutting manual work by 80% and saving $20M annually.
- Built demand forecasting components and data transformation ETL pipelines using statistical modeling and R, improving inventory planning and imbalances detection accuracy
Business Intelligence Engineer
Amazon
India
06.2020 - 06.2022
- Developed Bayesian PED models (~7.5% MAPE) to optimize pricing decisions, enabling advanced shipping carrier selection with ~8% sales attrition on higher ASP segments
- Built predictive models for seller affiliate payout estimation using historical data and business heuristics, enabling accurate compensation payouts forecasting for 4.5k affiliate partners
- Implemented automated marketing solutions using Redshift and AWS Lambda, resulting in a 38% increase in seller registration rates: refined strategies through comprehensive A/B testing that elevated campaign ROI by 15%
- Developed automated reporting workflows in analytics solutions Selenium and Python, reducing manual reporting effort and improving turnaround time for business insights by ~2 days
Associate Data Scientist
United Airlines
06.2019 - 05.2020
- Developed aircraft maintenance risk prediction models deployed in Palantir Foundry, reducing workload deferrals by ~55% and improving operational efficiency
- Optimized PySpark-based data pipelines for large-scale operational datasets, reducing compute time by ~80% and improving system uptime by ~20%
Education
MS - Computer Science & Engineering
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI05-2025
MS - Industrial & Operations Engineering
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI05-2025
B.Tech - Aerospace Engineering
Punjab Engineering College
India05-2019
Skills
- Programming: Python, SQL, C, R
- Frameworks: PyTorch, TensorFlow
- Cloud: GCP, AWS, Palantir
- MLOps: Docker, Kubernetes, ADK
Publications
- Numerical Study of Deflagration to Detonation Transition using OpenFOAM (C++), IEEE Aerospace Conference (2020)
- Numerical Study of Deflagration to Detonation Transition using OpenFOAM (C++), Springer (2019)
Timeline
Associate Data Scientist
The Home Depot Inc
05.2025 - Current
Graduate Student Research Assistant
University of Michigan
01.2024 - 04.2025
Data Analyst Intern
Tesla
05.2023 - 08.2023
Business Intelligence Engineer
Amazon
06.2020 - 06.2022
Associate Data Scientist
United Airlines
06.2019 - 05.2020
MS - Computer Science & Engineering
University of Michigan
MS - Industrial & Operations Engineering
University of Michigan
B.Tech - Aerospace Engineering
Punjab Engineering College