ASHWIN KUMAR SURESH

Los Angeles • (419) 322-4237 • ashsuresh@ucdavis.edu • linkedin.com/in/ashwinksuresh

PROFILE
Diligent, enterprising data analyst with experience delivering impactful results seeking to apply my analytical skills and experience as
a Data Analyst
SKILLS
Technologies: R, Python | SQL, Google BigQuery | Tableau
Certification: AWS Cloud Practitioner (Validation Number: 503RGF92BNV11FW0)
Competencies: Statistical Exploration, Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, Business Strategy, Team Building
WORK EXPERIENCE
Bird Rides Inc. Santa Monica, CA
Data Analyst Aug’ 19 – Mar ‘20
Solving operational problems for unicorn micro-mobility startup using data analytics and business intelligence
● Enabled the company to save millions of dollars by building executive and operational level infrastructure to track the
hibernation efforts of 100K+ scooters globally during off-season and during COVID-19 efforts on Tableau
● Analyzed damage patterns of scooters and built demand prediction models to determine inventory size
● Worked with the SVP of Data to sponsor a graduate school collaboration. Led a team of 8 business analytics graduate students
in building a predictive model to determine fleet health
● Built ETLs and dashboards to support service center products to aid decision making and optimize labor costs
Lucky Brand San Francisco, CA
Business Analyst, Practicum Project Aug ’18 – Aug ’19
Optimized supply chain for an international fashion retailer, with revenues of $500 million
● Leveraged insights from advanced analytical techniques to recommend reduction of $6 Million (~10%) in inventory cost
without significant loss in sales to the SVP of analytics
● Created a suite of Tableau dashboards for improved transparency across various stakeholders
● Segmented 5,000 SKUs into 4 major decision buckets - Eliminate, Reduce, Do Nothing and Invest
Mu Sigma Business Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Bangalore, India
Trainee Decision Scientist Aug ’17 - May ’18
Served marketing department of the world’s largest pure-play data analytics company
● Created a marketing dashboard for employee-centric campaigns conversion tracking for a user base of 3,000
● Analyzed web traffic data, call logs and recommended changes in the websites to reduce calls by 5%
EDUCATION
Master of Science, Business Analytics San Francisco, CA
University of California Davis, Graduate School of Management (3.9/4.0) Aug’ 18 – Aug ’19
● Courses include Machine Learning, Advance Statistics, Organizational Effectiveness, Data management, Linear Optimization
● Conducted multiple analytical class projects:
o Classified Diabetes patients by building several models using sklearn, and GridSearchCV; achieved ~90% accuracy
o Created a regression model on R and predicted customer churn; achieved 94% accuracy
Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Bangalore, India
Bangalore Institute of Technology Aug ’13 – Aug ’17
● Graduated with First Class with Distinction, the highest achievable designation
ACTIVITIES AND HONORS
Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society Member May ’19 - present
Accepted into international business school honor society for academic excellence, and being in the top 20% of the class
Cookie Jar (cookiejar.in) Bangalore, India
Co-founded this organization to help aspiring entrepreneurs’ network with established startups Jan ’17 – Jun ’18
● Hosted 15+ high-profile speakers including CEOs, CFOs, company co-founders, and Forbes’ featured business leaders
Xenon Clothing Bangalore, India
Co-founded this startup for custom T-shirts focused on university clients Jan ’14 – Jul ‘14
● Sold 5,000 custom-made units
● Led a team of 6, and achieved a 40% profit margin
Let’s Be the Change Bangalore, India
Coordinated with local authorities and led several cleaning campaigns as a volunteer organizer at this NGO Jun ’13 - Jul ‘18