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About
I LOVE TO KEEP THINGS SIMPLE, also I build AI solutions that solve real business problems and help people build careers doing the same. With 7+ years across American Express and EY, I bring hands-on experience in AI, machine learning, data analytics, and business problem-solving. As a core member of Amex’s Gen AI Council, I help shape AI adoption across a 1,000+ member community and build tools that deliver measurable impact. I also help students and working professionals understand what it really takes to break into AI from building relevant skills to demonstrating business value in interviews. BECAUSE knowing AI is one thing; getting hired to build with it is another.
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Utkarsh’s AI for Data & Analytics Qualifications
Experience level: Analyst
60+ AI for Data & Analytics clients
Utkarsh has helped clients get into these companies:
Welcome to my profile! With a robust background in AI and data analytics, I bring a wealth of experience from my roles at American Express and EY, where I led innovative projects like the AI reporting platform PITCH and a Python-based clustering tool for optimal warehouse coordination. My expertise in Python, SQL, and AI governance has been honed through years of hands-on experience, including serving as a core member of Amex's Gen AI Council. I've successfully coached 62 individuals, helping them leverage AI to transform data into actionable insights and drive business success. Whether you're looking to enhance your skills in AI-driven analytics or need guidance on implementing AI solutions, I'm here to help you achieve your goals. Let's connect and explore how I can support your journey in AI and data analytics!
Utkarsh can help with:
AI Automation
AI Fundamentals
AI Model Evaluation
Dashboard Creation
Data Cleaning & Prep
Data Visualization
Reporting & Insights
Why do I coach?
I’ve seen the AI journey from both sides: building solutions in the corporate world and helping people navigate their path into the field. Through my work with learning and career platforms globally, I’ve gained perspective on what employers value, what interviewers look for, and where aspiring AI professionals often fall short. My goal is to help you cut through the noise, focus on skills that matter, and turn your AI learning into opportunities, not just another certificate on your resume.
Work Experience
Senior Process Manager
American Express
October 2024 - Present
Hiring Manager
Conceptualized and built PITCH, a Python-Flask based AI reporting platform featuring a conversational chatbot and agent-build dashboards, giving US sales stakeholders self-serve access to insights Presented PITCH to Senior Leadership Team (SLT), securing investment and sign-off for deployment, leading to a successful pilot and go-live across the sales organization Pioneered Custom GPT development within the business unit, identifying governance gaps and authoring guidelines now published on Amex's internal AI portal Serve as a core member of Amex's Gen AI Council, helping guide and govern AI adoption for a 1000+ member community, and act as the de-facto AI champion for the team Artificial Intelligence (AI), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and +3 skills
Process Manager
American Express
January 2022 - October 2024
Owned end-to-end accuracy and timeliness of the BAU analytics suite supporting the US tele/field sales organization across 10+ recurring reports, leading a team of 4 colleagues Led a complete overhaul of the Tableau reporting suite, elevating UI/UX design and driving a 30% increase in user traffic as stakeholders adopted the redesigned dashboards Designed and delivered actionable insight packs for leadership, with one pack directly catalyzing the launch of Graphite, a new product at the Amex enterprise level Recognized by leadership for presentation skills, deck development, and on-floor stakeholder presence in driving reporting adoption Python (Programming Language), SQL and +4 skills
Consultant
EY
October 2020 - December 2021
Interviewer
Built a Python-based clustering tool (Sklearn K-means) to predict optimal warehouse coordinates, paired with a Power BI dashboard to translate outputs into business-interpretable results Created an inventory norm-based Demand Planning tool in Anaplan for an alco-bev client, conceptualizing the stock rationalization algorithm for uniform service levels across customers Equipped the tool with a truck-building solution to improve lane loadability, delivering 9–11% bottom-line savings while meeting all business requirements Led UAT sessions across markets and supported deployment of a similar dispatch module for government-controlled markets Python (Programming Language), SQL and +4 skills
Associate Consultant
EY
June 2019 - October 2020
- Developed a decision support system using IBM-CPLEX based math optimization to optimize crew allocation at a pan-India level across all railway zones, achieving 10–12% savings for prototype divisions and ~10% at national scale - Led design and development of a parallel crew planning module for Mumbai Suburban Local Railways, building automated Pandas-based ETL pipelines to process daily train operations data - Gathered requirements directly from client stakeholders and conceptualized heuristic-driven automated functionalities, conducting training sessions for CRIS and Railway Divisions to support scenario planning - Demonstrated the solution to GM-rank railway officers to secure final engagement sign-off and received the EY IAE (I Am Exceptional) award for delivery impact Reporting & Analysis, Supply Chain Optimization and +3 skills
Research and Data Analyst
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
May 2018 - July 2018
Worked as an intern is Corporate Strategic Management (CSM) unit in the corporate office of Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited (BHEL). The responsibilities were: 1. Preparing a research report by analyzing the diversification of various companies in different segments. 2. Extracted the learning that BHEL can adopt from those giants to grow and expand the existing sectors. 3. Analyzed the segment revenues and profits of various companies (including ITC, Adani Enterprises, Wipro CCLG, Paytm) using tools like IBM-SPSS and MS-Excel
Statistical Engineer
Abacus Management Consultants Pvt
March 2018 - April 2018
Worked as a project intern on psychometric data (MBTI Database) from sales aptitude tools and customer service tools using IBM SPSS and MS Excel. The work included following tasks: 1. Data Analysis and Validation to extract important information. 2. Conducting Factor Analysis for dimension reduction. 3. Visualizing the data to observe patterns. 4. Checking the reliability of tool by obtaining Cronbach's Alpha value. 5. Applying statistical test to the data.
Subject Matter Expert
Evelyn Learning Systems
May 2015 - July 2015
Worked as a content developer in subject mathematics at Evelyn learning private limited and scored best grades for my skills. The tasks included making assignments for IIT foundation courses in mathematics and developing solutions for the McGraw Hill publication's high school level mathematics books. I also reviewed the work files of other team mates and made the required corrections when needed.
Education
University of Delhi
Master's degree, Operational research
2017 - 2019
Hansraj College
University of Delhi
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Mathematics (H)
2014 - 2017
Pursued bachelors in Mathematics from Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi
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