Margarita Kirakosyan

Margarita Kirakosyan has a diverse work experience spanning several industries. Margarita is currently working at Spectral as a Senior Machine Learning Engineer. Prior to this role, they worked as a Machine Learning Research Engineer at Spectral as well.

Before joining Spectral, Margarita was a Data Scientist at Grabsoft from September 2020 to April 2021. Margarita also worked at Inventema as a Consulting Actuary for three years, from September 2017 to September 2020.

In their earlier career, Margarita worked as a Machine Learning Engineer at HiLearn from October 2018 to August 2019. Margarita was also a Lecturer at Yerevan State University from September 2013 to December 2018.

Margarita's experience also includes working as an Instructor at the "Agribusiness Teaching Center" from June 2011 to December 2018, a cooperative project between Texas A&M University and ANAU.

Additionally, Margarita held positions at Nairi Insurance, where they served as a Board Member from March 2016 to December 2017 and as Chief Actuary from June 2008 to March 2016.

Furthermore, they worked as a Researcher for KfW Entwicklungsbank in cooperation with ICARE Foundation, conducting a feasibility study for agro insurance in Armenia and Georgia in October 2014.

Overall, Margarita Kirakosyan has accumulated extensive experience in various roles, including machine learning engineering, data science, actuarial consulting, teaching, and research.

Margarita Kirakosyan has a Master's degree in Actuarial Mathematics from Yerevan State University's Department of Mathematics and Mechanics, which they obtained from 2004 to 2010. During the same period from 2008 to 2010, they also completed the Actuarial Training Program (basic and advanced levels) from UK Society of Actuaries, leading to a Certificate of Graduation.

In addition to their academic qualifications, Margarita has obtained several certifications. Margarita received a Certificate in "VEE Accounting and Finance," a Certificate in "VEE Economics," a Certificate in "VEE Mathematical Statistics," and a Certificate in "Financial Mathematics" from the Society of Actuaries in May 2022 and March 2021, respectively. Margarita also holds a certificate titled "The Complete SQL Bootcamp 2021" from Udemy, which they completed in March 2021.

Margarita Kirakosyan's professional certifications include a License for the position of responsible actuary of an insurance company/branch of a foreign insurance company, which they obtained from the Central Bank of Armenia in December 2020. Margarita also holds a Certificate of Participation in "Machine Learning for Applied Solutions" from ISTC - Innovative Solutions and Technologies Center, acquired in April 2018. Additionally, they obtained a Certificate in "Probability" from the Society of Actuaries in March 2016 and a Certificate in Financial Mathematics from the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries in December 2013.