Sushant Khopkar
About Sushant Khopkar
Sushant Khopkar is a Data Science Manager at Coupa Software with extensive experience in data science and research roles at various companies and academic institutions.
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Sushant Khopkar is currently the Data Science Manager at Coupa Software, a role he has held since 2022.
Professional Background
Sushant Khopkar has accumulated extensive experience in the data science field. He began his professional journey as an Engineering Intern at Tata Motors in 2006 and again in 2008. His early career also includes a Graduate Internship at Curbell in 2009. At the University at Buffalo, he earned his Doctor of Philosophy from 2011 to 2017 while concurrently working as an Applied Research Scientist - Intern for LLamasoft, Inc. His roles at LLamasoft evolved from Applied Research Scientist to Data Scientist II, then to Senior Data Scientist I, spanning from 2017 to 2021. He later joined Coupa Software as a Senior Data Scientist in 2021 before becoming the Data Science Manager in 2022.
Education and Expertise
Sushant Khopkar holds a Master of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo, completed in 2010. He also earned a Bachelor of Technology in Production Engineering from COEP Technological University in 2008. His technical expertise includes social network analysis using NodeXL and UCINet, simulation software like Arena, mathematical programming tools such as Cplex, Matlab, and Octave. He is proficient in big data technologies, including Hadoop Map-Reduce and HBase, and utilizes statistical software such as R, Minitab, and Microsoft Excel for data analysis.
Previous Roles at LLamasoft, Inc.
Sushant Khopkar has played significant roles at LLamasoft, Inc. He started as an Applied Research Scientist - Intern in 2016, transitioning to an Applied Research Scientist in 2017. His career at LLamasoft progressed to Data Scientist II from 2018 to 2020 and then to Senior Data Scientist I from 2020 to 2021. These roles were based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he developed and enhanced his skills in data science and analytics.
Experience at Coupa Software
Sushant Khopkar’s journey at Coupa Software started in 2021 when he joined as a Senior Data Scientist. Within a year, he advanced to the position of Data Science Manager in 2022. Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, he continues to leverage his extensive expertise in data science to contribute to and lead the data science initiatives at Coupa Software.