Varun Bhatia

Varun Bhatia has a diverse work experience in the field of data science and engineering. Varun started their career at Accenture, where they worked as a Business Intelligence Developer, Data Engineer, and Senior Data Engineer from 2013 to 2018. Varun then joined Oklahoma State University as a Graduate Research Assistant, where they contributed to building a word dictionary for a research project and automated business attribute generation using R. In 2019, Varun worked as a Graduate Research Assistant at ONE Gas, focusing on data science projects related to optimizing field technician job completion time and forecasting emergency requests. Varun also had a Data Science Internship at ONE Gas, where they gained valuable experience. Currently, Varun holds a position at ONE Gas as a Data Scientist and has progressed to the roles of Senior Data Scientist and Lead Data Scientist, specializing in AI/ML strategy.

Varun Bhatia completed their Bachelor of Technology (BTech) degree in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering from Krishna Institute of Engineering and Technology in Ghaziabad. Varun attended this institute from 2009 to 2013.

Afterwards, Varun pursued a Master of Science (MS) degree in Business Analytics - Data Science from Oklahoma State University. Varun studied at this university from 2018 to 2020.

In addition to their formal education, Varun has obtained several certifications to enhance their knowledge and skills. This includes certifications such as "SAS Certified Base Programmer for SAS 9," "SAS Certified Advanced Programmer for SAS 9," "SAS Certified Predictive Modeler Using SAS Enterprise Miner 14," "Bayesian Analyses Using SAS," "Splunk Certified User 6.x," and "SAS Visual Statistics on SAS Viya: Interactive Model Building." These certifications were obtained at different times between 2017 and 2023 from institutions such as SAS, Databricks, and Splunk.