Top 5 Budding Data Science Leader Awards 2020!

When Accredian started Top 5 Budding Data Science Leader Awards, our mission was to recognize the most talented professionals at Accredian. Our goal was to recognize Accredians who, we believe, truly have the potential to emerge as successful Data Leaders in India and globally in years to come. We’re happy to announce we’ve picked these Top 5 Budding Data Science Leaders for Year 2020.A little bit about the selection process… In total, 1600 participants across 9 different batches participated in this ranking. Participants had to go through 3 different rounds over a period of 1 month including submitting their GitHub profile, resume, headshot, submitting an article, participating in Accredian spotlight and then culminating with final interview with Accredian Faculty. We’d like to appreciate all Accredian students who participated and we hope that the participation process itself would have been of immense value to you. However, among the many capable professionals who participated in this ranking, we are happy to announce that we have picked our first Top 5 Budding Data Science Leaders for Year 2020!

Each candidate was evaluated on various parameters in each stage. These parameters include:

1. Competency, understanding and skill level in Data Science 2. Passion for becoming top-notch Data Scientists 3. Communication and articulation 4. Overall commitment and efforts put

Here are our Top 5 Budding Data Science Leaders 2020 winners. Congratulations to all the winners!

1. Lalit Garg The first winner of this ranking is Lalit Garg, Global Certificate in Data Science candidate at Accredian. Lalit is AGM, Genus Apparels Ltd and heads the IT Team at his company. Lalit has over 15 years of experience and a formidable ability to perceive and articulate Data Science trends and developments impacting the Apparel Industry. A comment from Suchit Majumdar:

What makes Lalit one of the winners is his curiosity and ability to learn Data Science concepts fast. Given that he was from a totally non-programming background, I was extremely impressed with the way he answered all interview questions and the extra mile he has gone to build his GitHub profile. He has been one of Accredian’s most active students since he joined.

Lalit has been consistently recognized both by faculty and his peers at Accredian as someone who not only learns himself but is willing to go out of his way to help his peers too. Congratulations Lalit for making it to the Top 5 rankings! 2. Sathish Kumar Venugopal Our second winner is Sathish Venugopal,  Global Certificate in Data Science candidate at Accredian.  Sathish was the Director of QA at Amber Road and has a total of 20 years in Automation & Security Testing. Sathish has worked across multiple domains including SCM, Retail, eCommerce, Mobile & Airline Travel. Sathish’s rich experience combined with his technical expertise makes him among the best at Accredian. A comment from Suchit Majumdar:

What makes Sathish stand out is that not only does Sathish has a good grasp on Data Science concepts but he is really good at articulating his thoughts and ideas. What we particularly liked about Satish is that unlike other participants who have 20+ years of experience and usually are shy of coding, Satish developed his programming skills really well. Given Sathish’s background, articulation and skills, we believe that he’s a perfect fit for being ranked among Accredian’s best candidates.

Congratulations Sathish for making it to the Top 5 rankings! 3. Anirudha Subramanya Acharya Our third winner in Top 5 Budding Data Leader is Anirudha Acharya, a candidate for Certificate in Data Science Foundation program at Accredian. Anirudha currently works as Mainframe Developer at DXC Technology.  Having more than 10 years of experience, Anirudha has domain exposure in the insurance industry. High Domain Expertise along with his technical proficiency makes Anirudha a Promising Data Science Leader to look out for in the future. A comment from Suchit Majumdar:

Anirudha was one of the few candidates who scored very high in most of the parameters including Technical, Communication skills, Data Science & Python skills. We were especially impressed with Anirudha’s focus on using Data Science in Insurance and we believe that given the great domain exposure he brings, he’s likely to be one of the most successful students Accredian has produced.

Congratulations Anirudha from making it to the Top 5! 4. Nitesh Srivastava Our fourth winner is Nitesh Srivastava, Global Certificate in Data Science & AI candidate at Accredian.  A BITS Pilani alum, Nitesh currently works as Customer Success Manager at Oracle. A note about Nitesh from Suchit Majumdar:

With 14 years in consulting, Nitesh is well rounded in his approach. Given his fast growing skills in Data Science and his high pedigree background, we’re confident that Nitesh will contribute significantly in this field in the years to come. 

Congratulations Nitesh for making it to Top 5! 5. Praveen Parthasarathy Our fifth winner is Praveen Parthasarathy, Global Certificate in Data Science candidate at Accredia. Praveen is Head, Assisted Channels at CreditMantri and has been in retail and corporate banking for around a decade. Praveen is currently part of the Fintech industry after his successful stint in roles across Finance, Project Management, and Marketing. A note about Praveen from Suchit Majumdar:

Praveen has a structured thought-process that’s much needed for Data Science aspirants. What we liked about Praveen is that he has developed sound technical base despite coming from a totally non-programming background. He is a perfect candidate to land big Data Science opportunities. I’d bet that he’ll emerge as a Data leader in Fintech space in next 5-7 years in India!

Congratulations Praveen for making it to Top 5! The entire student community, faculty and staff at Accredian would like to congratulate again these 5 winners for making it to the Top 5!