Siddhesvar Kannan

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Resume

Professional Experience

Deloitte

2021 - 2022

Solution Analyst (Software Engineer)

  • Spent 9 months as Database Developer for Anthem and 11 months as Backend Developer on Government LMS.
  • Streamlined Sybase SQL script tasks using Python and deployed scripts in higher environments with Jenkins.
  • Built Django Python API endpoints to update PostgreSQL database with user info and suggest virtual courses.
  • Utilized AWS SES in Django backend to notify users via email about incomplete courses and account charges.
  • Mentored colleagues on various topics such as proper Git hygiene/procedures with Github and Bitbucket.

ZenBusiness

2020 - 2021

Data Scientist

  • Rewrote the Python Joust Bank underwriting algorithm into Ruby to integrate into the Ruby on Rails backend.
  • Improved underwriting algorithm with Experian Credit data initially extracted and analyzed with Apache Spark.
  • Pipelined and cleaned data from AWS Redshift databases into Sisense dashboards to monitor business success metrics.
  • Created Flask Python web pages (ex. Freelancer Hourly Rates) with cleaned US Census data for the SEO team.
  • Debugged and enhanced the UI/UX for the Customer Service web portal made with HTML, CSS, and Vue.js.

Joust Bank (acquired by ZenBusiness)

2019 - 2020

Data Scientist

  • Developed and tuned a python underwriting algorithm that monitored the financial and behavioral risk of users.
  • Deployed the underwriting algorithm to the Django python API layer to pre-approve loans in the mobile app.
  • Designed Tableau dashboards with data pipelined from PostgreSQL DB to assist Marketing’s customer analysis.
  • Extracted and visualized user base KPIs with PostgreSQL, Pandas, and Plotly for investor pitchdeck graphs.
  • Programmed interactive data-driven websites (ex. Loan calculator) with Flask to help people discover Joust.

Walmart – UTD Capstone

2019

Energy Analyst

  • Predicted a store’s energy consumption for the next fiscal year given historic energy data and weather patterns.
  • Visualized the data trends and presented the extracted findings to other Walmart data scientists and executives.

Education

The University of Texas at Dallas

2015 - 2019

Bachelors Degree of Computer Science

Vice President of UTD Tri-Sci, a college club that connects students to volunteer events and mentorship roles.

Facts

IG Filter Uses

I have designed Instagram filters used in over 27K posts/stories.

App Installs

My iOS apps have been downloaded over 8000 times worldwide.

USD Won

I have won over $2000 at various hackathons across the nation.

Piano Covers

I have recorded and published over 30 piano covers onto TikTok.

About

Software Developer

I am a professional Data Scientist and Web Developer with 3+ years of industry experience and a passion for making modern websites, apps, and games.

On top of my work and project experience, I am very passionate about playing piano, and running races. I regularly practice piano at home, and I occasionally perform at the Broadway Plaza Shopping Center in Walnut Creek. I also run most days of the week, and I am a member of the Walnut Creek LuluLemon Run Club. I recently completed my third marathon (Orange County Marathon) in May 2023 with a time of 3 hours and 22 minutes.