Hello, I'm

Akash Kondaparthi

Data Scientist & Machine Learning Engineer

Transforming data into actionable insights and intelligent solutions.

About Me

Akash Kumar Kondaparthi

Data Science & Analytics Professional

I'm a data analytics and machine learning professional with a Master's in Electrical and Computer Engineering specializing in ML and AI from the University of Florida. My expertise lies in transforming complex datasets into actionable business insights, building predictive models, and developing data-driven solutions.

With experience at IFAS and Wipro, I've worked on diverse projects ranging from ETL pipeline development to creating interactive dashboards that drive decision-making processes. I'm passionate about solving real-world problems through data science and machine learning.

Education

MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of Florida
(GPA: 3.7/4.0)

Experience

Machine Learning Engineer at IFAS

Software Engineer at Wipro

Publication

Research on AI for Leaf Wetness Detection

Published in Sensors 2024

Location

Gainesville, Florida, USA

Technical Skills

Programming Languages

Python
SQL
JavaScript
HTML/CSS
R
C++

Databases

SQL Server
PostgreSQL
MySQL
DB2
MongoDB

Machine Learning

Scikit-learn
TensorFlow
PyTorch
NumPy
Pandas

Data Visualization

Power BI
Tableau
Matplotlib
Seaborn
D3.js
Excel Charts

Cloud & Big Data

AWS
EC2
S3
Apache Spark
PySpark
Docker

Work Experience

Feb 2023 - Present

Machine Learning Engineer (Data Analytics)

IFAS | Gainesville, FL

  • Conducted exploratory data analysis (EDA) on 50+ GB of imaging data, identifying key trends and anomalies, improving data quality by 32%.
  • Designed and implemented ETL pipelines using Python, processing data from 12 different sources for streamlined analysis.
  • Created interactive dashboards using Power BI and Excel, reducing report generation time by 65% and enabling real-time decision-making.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to translate complex data findings into actionable recommendations, improving operational efficiency by 18%.
  • Developed automated reporting processes using Python scripts, saving team members 10+ hours of work per week.
Aug 2021 -
July 2022

Software Engineer

Wipro | Hyderabad, India

  • Designed and optimized ETL pipelines for 15+ data sources, ensuring 99.8% data accuracy for analytical reporting.
  • Built and maintained connections to diverse systems including SQL Server, Amazon Redshift, and SharePoint Online, improving data accessibility by 40%.
  • Supported migration of 5TB of legacy data to AWS Redshift, enhancing query performance by 75% for real-time analytics.
  • Created and maintained Power BI dashboards used by 200+ business stakeholders, translating complex datasets into visual insights.
  • Collaborated with business teams to understand requirements and develop tailored data solutions that drove a 25% improvement in decision-making efficiency.

Featured Projects

Supply Chain Optimization for Small Businesses

Social Media Sentiment Analysis for Product Feedback

Smartphone Sentiment Analyzer: An end-to-end data science project that collects Twitter data to analyze and visualize consumer sentiment toward competing smartphone brands with interactive dashboards and NLP-powered insights.

NLP Twitter API NLTK
Supply Chain Optimization for Small Businesses

Supply Chain Optimization for Small Businesses

An end-to-end data science solution that helps small businesses optimize their inventory management through demand forecasting, inventory modeling, and interactive visualizations—potentially reducing costs by up to 30% while improving service levels.

Time Series Dash Supply Chain
Pneumonia Detection from Chest X-rays

Pneumonia Detection from Chest X-rays

Developed MobileNetV2 network with 94% accuracy in pneumonia classification from X-ray images, optimized for resource and data constraints, and created an interactive application with explainability features.

TensorFlow CNN Healthcare
E-commerce Customer Behavior Analysis

E-commerce Customer Behavior Analysis

Analyzed 100,000+ transactions across 32,000+ products, identified 4 high-value customer segments accounting for 70% of revenue.

Power BI Python SQL
Movie Profitability Analysis

Movie Profitability Analysis

Analyzed 3,000+ movies (1980-2022) to identify profitability factors, created interactive Power BI dashboard for visualizing trends by genre, studio, and budget.

Python SQL Power BI
Credit Card Default Prediction

Credit Card Default Prediction

Built a machine learning pipeline for predicting credit card defaults with 77% ROC-AUC score, created visualization dashboard highlighting customer risk segments.

Python Scikit-learn EDA Finance
Hospital Readmission Prediction

Hospital Readmission Prediction

Developed ML models to predict 30-day hospital readmissions for diabetic patients, demonstrated potential cost savings of $450,000 per 1,000 patients.

Python Scikit-learn Healthcare
Supermarket Sales Analyzer

Supermarket Sales Analyzer

Analyzed 50,000+ transactions to identify sales patterns and product correlations, created Tableau dashboards with business recommendations to increase sales by 23%.

Scikit-learn Sales Python
Image Classification for Plant Disease Detection

Plant Disease Detection with CNNs

Developed a deep learning model using convolutional neural networks to detect and classify plant diseases from leaf images with 94% accuracy.

TensorFlow Computer Vision CNN
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Publications

Utilizing High-Resolution Imaging and Artificial Intelligence for Accurate Leaf Wetness Detection for the Strawberry Advisory System (SAS)

Authors: Kondaparthi, A.K.; Lee, W.S.; Peres, N.A.
Journal: Sensors 2024, 24, 4836
Published: June 2024
Leaf Wetness Detection System

I'm Available For

Job Opportunities

Looking for full-time positions in data science, machine learning, and analytics roles.

Freelance Projects

Available for contract work or freelance data projects with flexible scheduling.

Collaborations

Interested in collaborative research projects, particularly in ML and computer vision.

Mentorship

Open to mentoring aspiring data scientists and providing educational guidance.

Get In Touch

Feel free to reach out to me using any of the contact methods below or by filling out the contact form.

Location

Gainesville, Florida, USA