Rutik Kothwala

About Rutik Kothwala

Results-driven Data Scientist with around 3 years of experience in building predictive…

Experience

1. Data Analyst - Post Grad Aide

   Metropolitan Transportation Authority

   Nov 2023 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Designed and deployed machine learning-based anomaly detection using unsupervised learning (K-Means, DBSCAN), improving accuracy and usability of the Bus Time UI.• Conducted A/B testing and statistical hypothesis testing (t-tests, chi-square) for evaluating product interventions, leading to a 12% boost in customer conversion rates.• Automated data ingestion and analysis workflows using Python, Boto3, and Paramiko on AWS EC2 with secure IAM integration, reducing manual effort by 80%.• Collaborated across five cross-functional teams to develop ARIMA and LSTM models for electric bus charging demand forecasting, achieving 86% accuracy and cutting energy costs by 30%.• Built and deployed a semantic search engine using transformer-based models (e.g, BERT) and FAISS vector databases to retrieve insights from structured and unstructured data, improving query relevance by 85% and reducing response time by 70%.• Implemented model evaluation metrics (ROC-AUC, precision, recall, F1-score) and deployed continuous monitoring systems to maintain production stability.

Education

• Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat

  Bachelor of Science - BS

• Pace University - Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems

  Master of Science - MS