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Nilofer Jameel Shaikh

Data Scientist & ML Engineer, M.Sc. Data Science, University of Europe for Applied Sciences

Berlin, Germany nilofer.tech@gmail.com LinkedIn GitHub

About

Data science graduate student with a background spanning presales consulting, QA leadership, and Scrum delivery across enterprise software teams. Currently focused on applied machine learning, graph-based fraud detection, retrieval-augmented chatbots, and decision-support analytics, with an emphasis on turning ambiguous data problems into decisions stakeholders can act on.

Selected Projects

Collusive Behavior Detection

Graph neural network & Node2Vec pipeline to flag coordinated fraudulent reviews in online marketplaces.

Pharmacy Inventory Analysis

ABC-XYZ classification and anomaly detection on a year of hospital pharmacy data to reduce stockouts.

Gold Trade Analysis, Africa

Trade-dynamics study of gold exports in Burkina Faso & South Africa (2018–2024) with policy recommendations.

Spotify Data Analysis

Decision-support study applying statistical & ML techniques to music curation and engagement data.

Bike Rental Demand Dashboard

Interactive Streamlit dashboard analyzing rental demand across time, weather, and season.

More on GitHub →

Additional notebooks, dashboards, and course projects.

Experience

Pre-Sales Consultant / Scrum Master / Lead QA , Wipro, India

Led QA strategy and Agile delivery across enterprise engagements, bridging technical teams and client stakeholders.

Senior Test Engineer , Opendoctors247, India
Software Tester , Vodafone, India
Technical Associate , Tech Mahindra, India

Education

M.Sc. Data Science , University of Europe for Applied Sciences
B.E. Information Technology , Savitribai Phule Pune University

Skills

Languages & Data

Python SQL Pandas

Machine Learning

scikit-learn PyTorch NetworkX

Analytics & BI

Power BI Tableau Streamlit Excel

Certifications

  • Scrum Alliance Certified ScrumMaster (2023 – 2025)
  • The Complete Python Pro Bootcamp, Udemy
  • Statistics & Mathematics for Data Science & Analytics, Udemy

Languages

English, Proficient Hindi, Native German, Elementary