Ilian Bontchev
Sofia
Summary
Meticulous Data Scientist accomplished in compiling, transforming and analyzing complex information through software. Expert in machine learning and large dataset management. Demonstrated success in identifying relationships and building solutions to business problems.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Data Scientist
Acronis Bulgaria
03.2022 - 06.2024
- Created and implement two classification models (binary and multi class) on production which helped to save more than 1 million dollars for the company.
- Streamlined data collection methods to minimize analysis errors.
- Automated repetitive tasks using scripting languages such as Python or R, saving time during the analytical process significantly.
- Created and implemented new forecasting models to increase company productivity.
- Utilized advanced querying, visualization and analytics tools to analyze and process complex data sets.
- Optimized machine learning pipelines and computational resources deployment strategies resulting in reduced processing times.
- Conducted feature engineering efforts to enhance model performance by creating new relevant variables from raw input data sources.
- Assessed accuracy and effectiveness of new and existing data sources and data analysis techniques.
- Conducted thorough exploratory data analyses for robust model building.
- Developed intricate algorithms based on deep-dive statistical analysis and predictive data modeling.
- Identified, measured and recommended improvement strategies for KPIs across business areas.
- Discovered stories told by data to present information to scientists and business managers.
- Automated repetitive data cleaning tasks, freeing up time for more complex analysis.
- Optimized machine learning models for predicting customer behavior, leading to more targeted marketing campaigns.
- Designed interactive dashboards and reports, providing real-time business intelligence to stakeholders.
- Experience with MS SQL Server, Management Studio , PowerBI , Pyhton , Tnsorflow, Scikit Learn , Tensorflow 2.+, Pytorch , Pandas, Numpy, NLTK, Webscraping (Beautiful Soup, Scrapy)
Machine Learning Engineer/Data Scientist
Cognyte Bulgaria
08.2021 - 01.2022
- Working on projects related of applying latest ML algorithms at scale for
cyber-security products for government security agencies around the
world and big corporations.
Experience in GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Python, Kubeflow, ML Flows,
Computer Vision(OpenCV,YOLO), Tensorflow 2.0+ , PyTorch , SciKit Learn, Python 3.0+ - Developed custom machine learning algorithms for specific industry needs, resulting in improved performance and efficiency.
- Designed, implemented and evaluated new models and rapid software prototypes to solve problems in machine learning and systems engineering.
- Worked closely with domain experts to ensure accurate representation of problem context within developed models, enhancing their real-world applicability.
- Utilized advanced querying, visualization and analytics tools to analyze and process complex data sets.
Co Founder
My Cloud Quant Ltd.
03.2014 - 07.2021
- Cloud based quantitative research solutions for global capital markets
- Experience in Quantitative modeling, Python 3.7, Machine learning, Pattern recognition, data analytics
- My Cloud Quant was finalist of Raifeissen Bank Fintech Elevator Challenge 2018 and we were nominated as Best Digital Solution from Bulgaria at World Summit Awards 2018.
Education
M.Sc. - Statistics and Econometrics
Sofia University
B.Sc. - Finance
New Bulgarian University
Complete Data Science Bootcamp - undefined
365 DATA SCIENCE/Udemy
Python for Machine Learning & Data Science Masterclass - undefined
PIERIAN DATA/Udemy
A Big Data Hadoop and Spark - undefined
Udemy
The Complete SQL Bootcamp - undefined
Udemy
Statistical Learning - undefined
Stanford online
CS50's Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with Python -
HarvardX
Skills
SQL Databases
Statistical Analysis
Python Programming 3 - Pandas, NumPy, Data Visualization, Data Cleansing
Machine Learning/Deep Learning - Scikit Learn, Tensorflow 20, CatBoost, Transformers
PowerBI
SQL/Postgres SQL
Machine Learning
Big data - Hadoop, Spark, PySpark
Natural Language Processing - SPACY, NLTK
Sentiment Analysis
Time-series analysis
Problem-solving aptitude
Critical Thinking
Computer Vision - OpenCV, Yolo
Languages
Bulgarian
Proficient
C2
English
Advanced
C1
Russian
Intermediate
B1
Interests
Alpine Climbing
Hiking
Tennis
Cycling
Mountain running
Timeline
Data Scientist
Acronis Bulgaria
03.2022 - 06.2024
Machine Learning Engineer/Data Scientist
Cognyte Bulgaria
08.2021 - 01.2022
Co Founder
My Cloud Quant Ltd.
03.2014 - 07.2021
M.Sc. - Statistics and Econometrics
Sofia University
B.Sc. - Finance
New Bulgarian University
Complete Data Science Bootcamp - undefined
365 DATA SCIENCE/Udemy
Python for Machine Learning & Data Science Masterclass - undefined
PIERIAN DATA/Udemy
A Big Data Hadoop and Spark - undefined
Udemy
The Complete SQL Bootcamp - undefined
Udemy
Statistical Learning - undefined
Stanford online
CS50's Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with Python -
HarvardX
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