Dhaval Thakkar

Dhaval Thakkar has a diverse work experience, with their most recent role as a Senior Data Scientist at John Hancock, where they lead a team of 6 Data Scientists and develops innovative applications using Large Language models. Dhaval successfully deployed an internal tool that uses vector databases and OpenAI GPT4 and 3.5-turbo LLM to provide natural language responses, resulting in improved customer satisfaction. Prior to this, Dhaval worked as a Senior Data Scientist at Spinnaker Analytics, where they also led a team and deployed a similar tool.

Before transitioning to data science, Dhaval held the position of Senior Manager - Retention Marketing at Zepto, where they designed and developed a loyalty program and an issue identification framework that improved user retention.

Dhaval also has experience as a Product Manager at Emplay Inc., where they led a team and deployed various machine learning models to predict deal status for Fortune 500 clients. Dhaval also designed a data science framework for consulting projects.

Earlier in their career, Dhaval worked as a Data Scientist at Unifynd Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and held an internship role in the same field. Dhaval also had an internship as a Deep Learning Intern at ZIFF, Inc.

Before entering the corporate world, Dhaval worked as a freelance consultant. Overall, Dhaval Thakkar has demonstrated expertise in data science, project management, and marketing throughout their professional journey.

Dhaval Thakkar completed their Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Mumbai. Dhaval attended the university from 2014 to 2018. Additionally, they obtained certifications in "Deep Learning A-Z™: Hands-On Artificial Neural Networks" and "Python for Data Science and Machine Learning Bootcamp" from Udemy, in July 2017 and January 2017 respectively.