Ketan Katara

AI Solution Architect | Data Scientist | ML Engineer

Transforming complex data into intelligent AI solutions. Specialized in designing scalable machine learning systems, building advanced data pipelines, and delivering business intelligence that drives strategic decisions.

15+

Years Experience

100+

AI/ML Projects

$350K+

Cost Savings

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About Me

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Education

MBA
Business Administration
Gujarat University (2005)

Bachelor's
Science
Gujarat University (2003)

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Experience

15+ Years
AI/ML & Data Engineering
Currently at AbbVie

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Specialization

AI Solution Architecture
ML Engineering & Data Science
TensorFlow, PyTorch, AWS

Professional Summary

I'm an AI Solution Architect and Data Scientist with 15+ years of experience designing and implementing intelligent systems that transform business operations. My expertise spans machine learning model development, large-scale data engineering, and building production-ready AI solutions.

Throughout my career at Fortune 500 companies like AbbVie, Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Credit Suisse, I've architected end-to-end AI/ML pipelines, developed predictive models, and created data-driven solutions that have saved organizations millions of dollars.

Key Achievement: Designed and implemented AI-powered analytics platform at AbbVie that automated complex data analysis, saving $350K annually while improving accuracy by 40%.

Work Experience

AI Solution Architect & Data Scientist

Apr 2017 - Present
🏢 AbbVie - Madison, NJ
  • Architected AI-powered analytics platform using ML for GSMO and Study Management, saving $350K annually
  • Designed and deployed predictive models using Python, scikit-learn, and TensorFlow
  • Built automated data pipelines integrating RDBMS, NoSQL, and big data platforms
  • Implemented anomaly detection algorithms improving data quality by 45%

Lead ML Engineer & Data Solutions Architect

Dec 2013 - Mar 2017
🏢 Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield - Iowa
  • Developed predictive analytics models for healthcare cost forecasting
  • Architected data science infrastructure supporting 100+ automated ML workflows
  • Implemented NLP solutions for automated claims processing and fraud detection
  • Built advanced BI dashboards with embedded ML insights using Power BI

Data Scientist & ML Developer

Feb 2013 - Nov 2013
🏢 Credit Suisse - Morrisville, NC
  • Developed quantitative models for risk analysis using Python and statistical ML
  • Built scalable data processing pipelines for ML feature engineering
  • Implemented automated model monitoring and retraining systems

Key Projects

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AI-Powered Analytics Platform

Designed and deployed end-to-end ML platform at AbbVie with automated model training, feature engineering pipelines, and real-time inference API.

Python TensorFlow AWS SageMaker MLOps
✓ $350K annual savings | 40% accuracy improvement
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Predictive Healthcare Analytics

Built ensemble ML models for healthcare cost prediction and patient risk stratification. Integrated gradient boosting, random forests, and neural networks.

scikit-learn XGBoost PyTorch Feature Engineering
✓ 85% prediction accuracy | 30% cost reduction
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NLP-Based Claims Processing

Developed natural language processing system for automated medical claims classification and fraud detection using transformers and BERT models.

NLP BERT spaCy Transformers
✓ 60% faster processing | 92% accuracy
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Real-Time Anomaly Detection

Implemented unsupervised learning algorithms for real-time anomaly detection in clinical trial data. Reduced data quality issues by 45%.

Anomaly Detection Isolation Forest AutoEncoders
✓ 45% quality improvement | Real-time alerts
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Recommendation Engine

Architected personalized healthcare plan recommendation system using collaborative filtering and deep learning. Improved customer satisfaction by 35%.

Recommender Systems Deep Learning A/B Testing
✓ 35% satisfaction increase
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ML Feature Store Platform

Designed centralized feature store architecture supporting 100+ ML models. Implemented versioning, monitoring, and automated feature computation pipelines.

Feature Store Apache Airflow MLOps
✓ 100+ models supported | 70% faster deployment

AI/ML & Data Science Skills

AI & Machine Learning

TensorFlow PyTorch scikit-learn Keras XGBoost Deep Learning

NLP & Computer Vision

BERT Transformers spaCy NLTK Hugging Face

Programming & Languages

Python R SQL PySpark Scala

Cloud & MLOps

AWS SageMaker Azure ML Docker Kubernetes MLflow Apache Airflow

Data Science & Analytics

Pandas NumPy Statistical Modeling A/B Testing Time Series

Big Data & Databases

Apache Spark Hadoop MongoDB PostgreSQL Redis

BI & Visualization

Power BI Tableau Plotly Matplotlib Seaborn

Core Competencies

Model Deployment Feature Engineering Hyperparameter Tuning Ensemble Methods

Let's Build Something Amazing

Ready to Collaborate?

I'm passionate about leveraging AI and machine learning to solve complex business problems. Let's discuss how we can work together.

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Location

Piscataway, NJ 08854