Hello, I'm
Surya Vasanth.

I'm a passionate Data Science Analyst who loves to build and discover data driven solutions and opportunities. I've enjoyed everything from engineering end-to-end data pipelines to developing predictive ML models and creating insightful dashboards. I'm a recent graduate of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where I completed my Master's in Industrial Engineering - Advanced Analytics. Feel free to scroll down to see some of my projects and experience!

Currently Focused On:

Solving social media engagement challenges faced my SMB businesses using machine learning and GenAI. I am building and implementing a RAG-based LLM to function as a highly contextual chatbot for influencers and brands.

Surya Vasanth

Work Experiences

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Data Analyst

Gies College of Business
June 2025 - Present
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Data Science Research Assistant

Gies College of Business
Aug 2024 - May 2025
  • Streamlined an ETL pipeline to extract, transform, and load patient EHR and engagement data into AWS S3 and Redshift, enabling end-to-end data tracking and reducing processing time by 95%
  • Built and deployed an risk-scoring ML model, to cut false positives by 20% and identify high-risk cases 24-48 hours earlier.
  • Visualized critical KPIs in a Tableau dashboard that empowered clinicians, reducing clinical interpretation time and improving proactive outreach efficiency.
AWS Tableau Python
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Data Analyst

Unique Control Systems
Feb 2023 - July 2023
  • Ran segmented pricing/discount experiments by customer tier and SKU family, lifting gross margin by 2%
  • Reduced review time by shipping an Operations dashboard in Tableau that centralized 15+ KPIs.
  • Improved data accuracy by establishing dbt data checks across ERP, CRM, and sales pipelines.
Python SQL Tableau
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Assistant Systems Engineer - Analyst

Tata Consultancy Services
Jan 2022 - Jan 2023
  • Led product analytics for the fintech SaaS module, analyzing SQL-based clickstreams to identify critical user drop-off points and inform new layout/CTA designs.
  • Built Power BI dashboards from user event logs and optimized Redshift queries to reduce dashboard refresh latency by 35%.
  • Lifted user activation by 12% by designing and running targeted A/B tests on the Portfolio screen, leading to data-driven optimization of feature placements.
Power BI SQL Excel Python

Featured Projects

Patient Engagement Analytics using Tableau

May 2025

Designed a robust SQL data model and built a self-serve Tableau dashboard to track customer demographics, journey, and KPIs, enabling the diagnosis of customer drop-off points.

SQL Tableau Database Design
Patient Engagement Analytics Dashboard

Citi Bike Rentals Demand Forecasting

Aug 2024

Performed in-depth EDA and feature engineering to identify key ridership patterns and developed a GRU-based deep learning model in PyTorch to forecast daily Citi Bike demand. This project successfully captured complex temporal and weather-driven dependencies to provide actionable insights for fleet rebalancing and operational planning.

PyTorch Python GRU Time Series
Citi Bike Demand Forecasting Model

Twitter Sentiment Classification

May 2024

Designed a NLP pipeline using NLTK and Scikit-learn to process and classify real-world disaster tweets from noisy social media data. Achieved 85.9% test accuracy, demonstrating a highly effective and reliable tool for filtering critical information for emergency response teams.

Twitter API Python Streamlit Transformers
Twitter Sentiment Analysis Dashboard

Other Projects

Supply Chain Optimization Dashboard

Supply Chain Optimization

Python Geospatial Analytics NetworkX

Developed a logistics optimization model for Walmart-style distribution networks across 3 states. Used geodesic clustering and TSP algorithms to design efficient delivery routes across 50+ stores. Reduced simulated travel distance by 23% through centroid-based routing and dynamic warehouse-to-store zoning.

E-commerce Sales Analytics Dashboard

E-commerce Sales Analytics

\ Excel

Built an interactive Excel-based marketing analytics platform analyzing ad performance across U.S. regions. Identified top-performing channels and underperforming regions using pivot-based dashboards. Recommended region-specific ad optimizations, improving forecast accuracy and ROI tracking

Education

Master of Science in Industrial Engineering - Advanced Analytics

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2023 - 2025

GPA: 3.74/4.0

Relevant Coursework:

Applied Machine Learning Database Systems Deep Learning Advanced Data Analysis Stats of Big Data & Clustering Analysis of Network Data Data Visualization

Skills & Technologies

Languages & Databases

  • Python
  • SQL

Data Visualization & BI

  • Power BI
  • Tableau
  • SAS
  • AWS Quicksight
  • Excel

Data Science

  • Statistical Modeling
  • NLP
  • Predictive Analysis
  • Feature Engineering
  • Hypothesis Testing

ML & Gen AI

  • Regression
  • XGBoost
  • Random Forest
  • Neural Networks
  • Hugging Face
  • SageMaker
  • TensorFlow

Cloud & Platforms

  • AWS
  • GCP (BigQuery)
  • Azure
  • Databricks
  • Snowflake

Let's Connect

My inbox is always open for a good conversation about data science, building new projects, or potential collaborations. Let's get in touch!