Gokul Rao
About Gokul Rao
Gokul Rao is a Senior Analyst at LatentView Analytics, specializing in pharmaceutical and healthcare analytics. He has a strong background in data modeling, natural language processing, and predictive modeling, supported by a Master's degree in Business Analytics from the University of Minnesota.
Work at LatentView Analytics
Gokul Rao serves as a Senior Analyst at LatentView Analytics, a position he has held since 2023. He works remotely from Minneapolis, Minnesota. In this role, he is involved in advanced analytics projects, leveraging his expertise in data modeling and engineering. His contributions focus on delivering insights that drive business decisions for clients.
Education and Expertise
Gokul Rao has a strong educational background in analytics and engineering. He earned a Master's degree in Business Analytics from the University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management in 2023. Prior to this, he completed a Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering from Mahindra University in 2018. His expertise includes natural language processing, sentiment analysis, image classification, and predictive modeling.
Professional Background
Gokul Rao has accumulated diverse experience in analytics roles. He worked at ZS as a Decision Analytics Associate from 2018 to 2020 and later as a Decision Analytics Associate Consultant from 2020 to 2022. His earlier experience includes a project internship at Larsen & Toubro in 2015 and a summer internship at ZS in 2018. He also served as a Data Science Student Consultant at Carlson Analytics Lab from 2022 to 2023.
Technical Skills and Proficiencies
Gokul Rao is proficient in a variety of technologies essential for data analytics. His skill set includes programming languages and tools such as Python, R, SQL, and SAS. He is also experienced with big data technologies like Hadoop, Hive, and Spark, as well as cloud platforms including AWS and Azure Databricks. Additionally, he utilizes data visualization tools like Tableau and Power BI.
Achievements in Analytics
Gokul Rao has been involved in significant projects, including a strategic collaboration with a leading global short video streaming platform. This initiative focused on developing advanced advertising attribution models and analyzing campaigns for music artists. His work in pharmaceutical and healthcare analytics aims to address key business challenges for top pharmaceutical clients.