HELLO, I AM SAHIR MAHARAJ

I love Data Science and all things tech

Professional Background

A brief history of my education and career achievements

2004 - 2016

Matriculated

I matriculated at Seatides Combined School, which is located in Durban, Tongaat

2017 - 2020

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

I have sucessfully completed a degree programmme, for Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, at Pearson Institute of Higher Education, which is located in Durban, Umhlanga

2018 - 2019

Pearson Scholarship: Annual Awards

2018 - Awarded Student Scholarship : Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
2019 - Awarded Student Scholarship : Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

MAR 2020 -
JUN 2020

SAP's Young Professional Program

I have been a selected as 1 of 25 participants, to attend SAP's Young Professional Program, which was hosted in Cape Town. Certified SAP Analytics Cloud, Modeling and Data Acquisition with SAP BW 7.5 powered by SAP HANA

JUL 2020 -
FEB 2021

BMW South Africa

I have been employed by BMW South Africa as graduate SAP Consultant, of which I later progressed towards fulfilling the duties of a Junior Data Scientist

SEPT /2020

IBM Applied AI Professional

Authorized by IBM, the Applied AI Professional Certificate - Key learnings included Artificial Intelligence, IBM Watson AI services and APIs to design, build & deploy AI-powered applications on the web, AI driven chatbots and the practical Python skills to work with AI.

NOV /2020

Specialization In Applied Data Science

Authorized by IBM, the Applied Data Science Specialization - Key learnings included the preparation of formal data science project reports, the use of Python libraries (Matplotlib and Seaborn) to generate data visualizations such as line plots, scatter plots, bubble plots, area plots, histograms, and bar charts

NOV /2020

IBM AI Engineering and Data Science

Authorized by IBM, the AI Engineering and Data Science Professional Certificate - Key learnings included the use of Machine Learning (ML) techniques such as regression, classification, clustering & recommender systems to scale ML on Big Data using Apache Spark, build, test & deploy Deep Learning (DL) models using libraries such as Keras, PyTorch & Tensorflow, the use Python libraries to generate data visualizations, construct & evaluate Machine Learning (ML) models using Scikit-learn & SciPy, apply data science & ML techniques to real location data sets

FEB /2021

SAP Certified Application Associate

SAP Certified Application Associate - Utilities with SAP ERP 6.0

MAR 2021 -
MAY 2021

IBM Advanced Data Science Specialization

Authorized by IBM, the Advanced Data Science Specialization - Key learnings included mathematical foundations behind all algorithms, deep understanding on massive parallel data processing, data exploration and visualization, advanced machine learning and deep learning, practical use cases justifying architectural decisions, understanding the characteristics of different algorithms, frameworks, technologies and how they impact model performance and scalability

JUN /2021 - AUG 2022

Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA)

I have been employed by Volkswagen Group South Africa as a Data Scientist to lead the company's data science department and set the benchmark standard for the enterprise. Being the first data scientist for the entire group (VW, Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini, Porsche, Ducati, etc.) in the entire African continent, I was tasked to deliver cutting-edge solutions to business users of various spheres

SEPT /2022 - PRESENT

Old Mutual South Africa

I have been employed by Old Mutual South Africa as a Data Scientist to develop innovative analytical solutions specifically for the Capability Cluster business segment.

MY IMPETUSES

A set of core stimuli that propel my momentum to attain exceptional results

Active Collaboration

I believe that any problem, regardless of its degree of complexity, can be deciphered in the presence of disparate perspectives and opinions.

Divergent Problem Solving

I am driven by designing and implementing innovative solutions, as I am zealous to identify the most effective way to solve a conundrum.

Moderate Sporting

I consider a tinge of competetive sporting, be it an exhilarating soccer match or an online gaming tournament, as the best way to balance both work and play.


Always Learning

"The new that is learnt today, is the old in tomorrow’s world" - I aspire to incessantly augment my proficiencies, by keeping up-to-trend with cutting-edge technologies.

MY PROFICIENCIES

A few of my technical skills in the domain of software and Information Technology

SQL

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Web Development

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Java

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Python / R

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Data Visualization

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Data Engineering

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Machine Learning

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Robotics Process Automation

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