About

Bio

I am an independent data scientist/statistician and MBA with skills in Python, R and SAS. I worked for over 10 years as a biostatistician in the pharmaceutical industry.

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Inquiries, Requests & Consulting

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My Volunteer Work

I am an organizer of the meetup groups Data Umbrella (for underrepresented persons in data science) and NYC PyLadies.

Support My Work on Data Umbrella Open Collective

These are some of my contributions to the community: Volunteer Contributions

• Data Umbrella
• PyLadies
• Git Workshops
• more

Support the Data Umbrella Open Collective

Previously

I was formerly an NYC WiMLDS chapter organizer and on the Board and Global Leadership Team for WiMLDS from 2015 to 2020.

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History

• born in India
• grew up in New Jersey, the Garden State
• living in New York City

Education

• MBA from NYU Stern School of Business, with specializations in: technology, business analytics and strategy
• MS in statistics from Rutgers University
• BA in statistics, minor in French, from Rutgers University

What I love, in no particular order

• teaching (R, Python, Git, and other technical topics too)
• yoga
• reading books: on leadership, strategy, change management, as well as John Irving
• the French language
• watching films, especially Indies
• writing
• life in NYC, the subway and all