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Saideep Shinde

Senior Data Scientist
Pune

Summary

Passionate about generative AI solutions that drive productivity, automate processes, and enhance efficiency. Specializing in developing AI-powered tools and intelligent agents that streamline workflows, optimize decision making, and unlock new automation possibilities. Deep understanding of machine learning and scalable AI architectures to create transformative solutions that empower businesses to operate smarter and faster.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications

Work History

Senior Data Scientist

Cummins India
02.2025 - Current
  • Built Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines integrating enterprise knowledge bases with LLMs to enable real-time, context-aware chatbot responses for engineering, quality and supply chain documents.
  • Enhanced organizational productivity, efficiency and capabilities by developing automated tools and processes leveraging generative AI (LLMs) technology.
  • Created intelligent agents for supply chain and customer service applications, leveraging structured data and LLMs to automate customer queries on order tracking, part availability, and inventory, reducing manual intervention time by 70%.
  • Led the development of a Six Sigma Assistant powered by generative AI, automating quality control documentation and decision support, resulting in measurable waste reduction.
  • Conducted prompt optimization and evaluation experiments to improve LLM response quality across multiple business domains.
  • Developed scalable Gen AI pipelines combining vector search, embeddings, and LLMs to support intelligent document Q&A systems.
  • Advanced real-time anomaly detection capabilities through implementation of machine learning-based engine health monitoring systems.
  • Mentored junior team members in advanced statistical modeling techniques, promoting professional growth and skill development.

Senior Data Analyst

Cummins India Ltd.
07.2023 - 01.2025


  • Delivered actionable recommendations by conducting comprehensive exploratory data analysis (EDA) on larger engine performance datasets to gain insights into the data, leveraging descriptive and inferential statistics. Applied data transformations and preprocessing techniques to prepare the data for modeling.
  • Successfully deployed modelling solutions for engine prognostics and diagnostics that encompassed entire data science workflow, from data preprocessing to model training and evaluation, utilizing Azure Databricks.
  • Achieved significant cost savings for the organization through reduced downtime, improved asset reliability, and enhanced operational efficiency by building analytical frameworks for multiple functions leveraging supervised/unsupervised machine learning techniques like clustering, regression & classification modelling, anomaly detection, neural networks - deep learning.
  • Implemented predictive analytics, advanced statistical techniques that drove informed decision-making across the organization.
  • Developed custom ETL data pipelines & streamlined data ingestion process for efficient data processing, leading to enhanced analytical workflows.


System Performance Analyst - TFE Engineer

Cummins India Ltd.
07.2018 - 06.2023
  • Led the development of ML/DL models to forecast diesel engine out emissions, enabling optimization of engine performance and emissions control strategies. Established a novel simulation capability using ML to address gaps in physics-based models.
  • Built robust predictive pipelines through data preprocessing, feature engineering, model tuning, and validation. Developed unsupervised clustering to simulate worst-case duty cycles.
  • Engineered diverse 1D GT simulation models to predict engine behavior, supporting design refinement, combustion strategy optimization, and regulatory compliance.

Education

M.Tech - Thermal & Fluid Science

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB)
08.2016 - 08.2018

B.E. - Mechanical Engineering

MIT, Pune
08.2012 - 08.2016

HSC -

Sarda College, Ahmednagar
08.2011 - 08.2012

SSC -

Sacred Heart Convent High School, Ahmednagar
08.2009 - 08.2010

Skills

  • Machine Learning: Regression, Classification, Clustering, Decision trees, Ensemble Techniques, Anomaly Detection, MLP, LSTM, Random forests, Data processing, Hyperparameter tuning, Cross validation, Grid search optimization, Encoding, Imputation, Model evaluation metrics, Confusion matrix, Dimensionality reduction techniques, Feature engineering techniques, Data Mining, Data Cleaning, Deep Learning, Multi-variate analysis
  • Generative AI (LLM) - Chatbots, Q&A systems, Process Automations
  • Natural Language Processing (NLP)
  • Statistical & Predictive modeling
  • MLOps
  • Python
  • Pyspark
  • SQL
  • Libraries: Scikit-learn, Pandas, Numpy, Matplotlib, Tensorflow, Seaborn
  • Data visualization
  • Tools: Azure Databricks, Power BI, MS tools, Jira, Jupyter, GitHub, Palantir
  • Analytical thinking
  • Problem solving
  • Stakeholder Communication
  • Mentoring
  • Documentation & Presentation

Certification

Advanced Data Science - Purdue University

Timeline

Senior Data Scientist

Cummins India
02.2025 - Current

Data Analytics Certification - ExcelR + Cummins

03-2024

Advanced Data Science - Purdue University

12-2023

Senior Data Analyst

Cummins India Ltd.
07.2023 - 01.2025

System Performance Analyst - TFE Engineer

Cummins India Ltd.
07.2018 - 06.2023

M.Tech - Thermal & Fluid Science

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB)
08.2016 - 08.2018

B.E. - Mechanical Engineering

MIT, Pune
08.2012 - 08.2016

HSC -

Sarda College, Ahmednagar
08.2011 - 08.2012

SSC -

Sacred Heart Convent High School, Ahmednagar
08.2009 - 08.2010

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