Kunal Bhandari
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Director - Data Science & Machine Learning
zZounds.com•  April 2020 - Present•  Chicago, IL, US
Directed data science department, overseeing teams to deliver analytics, AI/ML solutions. Achieved 5% increase in net sales, redesigned loyalty program, cut model-deployment time by 50%.
Associate Director - Data Science & Business Intelligence
zZounds.com•  January 2018 - April 2020•  Chicago, IL, US
Hired and mentored teams, drove $8M revenue, $3M cost savings through ML models. Spearheaded adoption of scalable MLOps pipelines.
Manager - Analytics & Machine Learning
Accenture•  May 2015 - January 2018•  Lincolnshire, IL, US
Managed client relationships, led a team of 20+ delivering analytical solutions. Drove $4M in revenue by developing customer purchase propensity solution.
Engagement Manager – Retail / E-commerce / Machine Learning
Mu Sigma Inc.•  July 2013 - April 2015•  Menomonee Falls, WI
Built and nurtured client relationships, managed a team of 15 data scientists. Led to $1.5M in account growth.
Software Engineering Project Manager
TATA Consultancy Services (TCS) Ltd•  July 2004 - July 2011•  Gurgaon, India
Led 8 global teams developing data models for cash reconciliation and credit analysis. Managed end-to-end data processing.
Education
Kelley School of Business, Indiana University
Data Science, Master of Business Administration•  September 2011 - May 2013•  GPA: 3.7
National Institute of Technology (NIT / REC), Kurukshetra
Computer Science & Engineering, Bachelor of Technology•  September 2000 - May 2004•  Percentage: 75
