Pawan Nandakishore, Ph.D
About Pawan Nandakishore, Ph.D
Pawan Nandakishore, Ph.D, is a Staff Data Scientist at Vroom in Santa Clara, California, with expertise in data visualization and cloud services. He has a strong background in data science, having previously worked at Colaberry Inc and Extend, and holds a Ph.D. in Fracture Mechanics from The University of Göttingen.
Work at Vroom
Pawan Nandakishore has been serving as a Staff Data Scientist at Vroom since 2022. Located in Santa Clara, California, he focuses on leveraging data science techniques to enhance operational efficiency and decision-making processes within the organization. His role involves utilizing advanced data visualization tools and cloud services to support various data-driven initiatives.
Previous Experience
Before joining Vroom, Pawan Nandakishore worked as a Senior Data Scientist at Extend from 2021 to 2022, also in Santa Clara, California. He gained valuable experience as a Data Scientist at Colaberry Inc from 2018 to 2021 in the San Francisco Bay Area. His early career included a position as a PhD Student at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Selforganization from 2011 to 2015 in Goettingen, Germany, and as an Insight Data Science Fellow in Boston in 2018.
Education and Expertise
Pawan Nandakishore earned his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Fracture Mechanics, Experimentation, and Image Analysis from The University of Göttingen, completing his studies from 2011 to 2015. He also holds a Master's Degree in Physics from the University of Mysore, which he completed from 2006 to 2011. His educational background provides a strong foundation for his expertise in data science and analytics.
Technical Skills
Pawan Nandakishore possesses a diverse skill set in data science and analytics. He is proficient in dashboarding tools such as PowerBI and Streamlit, and has expertise in cloud services like AWS and GCP. His technical capabilities extend to computer vision technologies, utilizing tools like OpenCV and scikit-image, as well as data handling libraries such as Pandas and Dask. He is also skilled in web scraping with Beautifulsoup4 and Selenium.
Data Visualization Proficiency
In his data science practice, Pawan Nandakishore employs a variety of data visualization tools to present insights effectively. He utilizes Apache Superset and Plotly Dash to create interactive dashboards and visual representations of data. His proficiency in these tools enhances his ability to communicate complex data findings to stakeholders.