Gaurav Deshmukh

About Gaurav Deshmukh

Being a data professional with over 7 years of experience, I’ve developed a passion for transforming complex data into actionable insights that help businesses streamline operations and drive growth. My journey began with a curiosity for understanding how data can influence decision-making, and it has grown into a focus on building end-to-end data solutions that have a lasting impact.Throughout my career, I’ve had the opportunity to lead projects that optimize data pipelines, improve operational efficiency, and enhance reporting and visualization. From building automated data processes that reduce manual effort to creating dashboards that provide comprehensive visibility across different business functions, I’ve always aimed to empower teams to make data-driven decisions with confidence.I thrive on solving challenges and finding innovative ways to improve systems and processes. Whether it\'s improving data accessibility, reducing maintenance efforts, or automating routine tasks, I’m always looking for ways to deliver solutions that save time, increase efficiency, and ultimately support the business in reaching its goals.In addition to my technical skills, I am passionate about mentoring and collaborating with teams to drive continuous improvement. I enjoy sharing my knowledge of analytics processes and helping others leverage data to achieve measurable outcomes.Looking ahead, I’m excited to continue growing as an analytics professional, connecting with like-minded individuals, and contributing to the evolution of data-driven decision-making in businesses.Technical Skills:Languages: SQL, Python, R, Java, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSON, XMLCore : Data Visualization, Business Intelligence, Data Engineering, Data Modeling, ETL/ELT, Data Warehousing, Reporting, Analytics, Data Wrangling, Data Analysis, Machine Learning, Data Mining, Time Series AnalysisTools : Tableau, Power BI, Snowflake, Airflow, Rivery, PyCharm, GitHub, AWS, Pyspark, BIRT, MS Office, Databricks, dbt, Salesforce

Experience

1. Data Engineering Team Lead

   Riskified

   Jan 2023 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Riskified (NYSE:RSKD) empowers businesses to unleash ecommerce growth by taking risk off the table. Many of the world’s biggest brands and publicly traded companies selling online rely on Riskified for guaranteed protection against chargebacks, to fight fraud and policy abuse at scale, and to improve customer retention. Developed and managed by the largest team of ecommerce risk analysts, data scientists and researchers, Riskified’s AI-powered fraud and risk intelligence platform analyzes the individual behind each interaction to provide real-time decisions and robust identity-based insights

Education

• University of Mumbai

  Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Information Technology

  2012 — 2016

• Rutgers Business School

  Master of Information Technology & Analytics, Data Science

  2016 — 2018