Early Days
Data Odyssey
Beyond Data

The Origin Story

Hi, I'm Malav Shah — a data science enthusiast with a lifelong curiosity for patterns, puzzles, and predictions. My journey into the world of data began long before my first line of code—somewhere between solving math Olympiad problems in school and analyzing cricket scores just for fun. That early love for numbers slowly evolved into a deep fascination with how data drives decisions in real life.

Fun fact: I once created a spreadsheet to predict cricket match outcomes based on player statistics when I was just 14!

The Data Odyssey

My journey through the data landscape has been a blend of academic exploration and hands-on industry experience—each chapter building on the last to shape my unique perspective.

2015-2019

Bachelor's in Information Technology

Symbiosis Institute of Technology

Laid the groundwork in programming and database systems, participating in math Olympiads that sparked my passion for patterns and problem-solving.

2019-2022

Data Engineer at Vodafone

Building Data Pipelines & Insights

The turning point in my career—where I built ETL pipelines and decoded customer behavior from millions of records. Here, data transformed from rows and columns into stories with real business impact.

2022-2024

Master's in Data Science

Pace University

Concentrated in Data Engineering and Business Analytics, exploring LSTM neural networks, cloud data warehousing on AWS and Snowflake, and developing cutting-edge AI solutions.

Signature Projects

Time Series Forecasting

Exchange rate predictions with advanced modeling techniques

GenAI Recommendation Engine

Boosted user engagement by 70% through personalized content

Customer Behavior Analytics

Transformed telecom data into actionable business insights

Technical Toolkit

Python
ETL
ML/AI
Cloud
SQL/NoSQL

Beyond The Data

But beyond the datasets and dashboards, I'm someone who thrives on exploration. When I'm not wrangling data, you'll probably find me:

Cooking

Spicy Indian dishes (ask me about my paneer tikka!)

Hiking

New trails with a camera in hand and a podcast in my ears

Traveling

Learning cultures through their food and history

Sports

Getting competitive over football or cricket

To me, data science is a lot like cooking or traveling — it's about experimenting, uncovering patterns, and delivering something meaningful. My dream is to fuse my technical expertise with my interest in finance and analytics, building data-driven tools that not only solve business problems but also create real-world impact.

If that sounds like someone you'd like to collaborate with, feel free to connect — whether it's over a machine learning project, a recipe swap, or a shared love for hiking.

Malav Shah

Data Scientist & Engineer

Technical Skills

Python
Data Engineering
SQL & NoSQL
Machine Learning
AWS & Cloud
Data Visualization
Financial Modeling

Certifications

Industrial IoT on GCP

Issued by Google Cloud Platform

Analytics IoT

Baseline Data, ML, AI

Issued by Google Cloud Platform

Big Data Analytics Pattern Recognition AI ML

Big Query for Data Analysis

Issued by Google Cloud Platform

Big Data Data Mining

Data Science on GCP

Issued by Google Cloud Platform

Data Analytics Visualization Data Representation

Interested in working together?

I'm always open to discussing new projects, creative ideas, or opportunities to be part of your vision.

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