Yasser Sheikh

Data Scientist @Navigance

Munich, DE

Expertise: AI/ML Models & Data Analysis | Chemical Engineering (First-Principles)| Full-Stack Software, DevOps & MLOps | Leadership & StrategyAt a profitable, high-growth 22-person start-up, I deliver strategic, enterprise-grade chemical manufacturing AI projects. I own the end-to-end product vision, from advanced machine learning and rapid prototyping to commercial deployment. I consult international clients to deliver highly profitable, production-ready solutions into our SaaS platform, utilised by thousands worldwide- Directed the commercial and technical lifecycle for high-profile Methanol, Maleic Anhydride (MA), and Ammonia projects, partnering with sales to win enterprise contracts and travelling internationally to advise clients on plant optimisation- Architected and managed end-to-end MLOps within a complex enterprise infrastructure. Deployed models into robust production environments utilising Airflow, TypeScript/Node front-ends, APIs, RabbitMQ, InfluxDB, PostgreSQL, and Datadog- Rapidly prototyped and shipped full-stack production web applications (Python/Dash, TypeScript), frequently transitioning from Jupyter Notebook data analysis to live, CI/CD-validated deployments within days- Developed predictive, explainable ML/hybrid models (neural networks, Gaussian processes in TensorFlow/PyTorch) alongside first-principles chemical reactor models for Syngas, MA, and Methanol plants. Extracted up to 3% in energy savings and performance improvements using custom optimisation engines- Engineered fault-tolerant data ingestion pipelines, leveraging LLMs via Amazon Bedrock to harmonise complex datasets, improve data quality at scale, and power probabilistic time-series models for predictive maintenance and health alerting- Instilled strict software engineering standards, championing robust type checking and large codebase refactors. Led Agile/Scrum ceremonies, sprint estimations, interviewed engineering hires, and mentored working students.

Lancaster University

Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Chemical Engineering

University of Birmingham

MSc, Chemical Engineering