
Nilay Purayar
Turning complex data into actionable insights across finance, strategy, and innovation — I’m Nilay Purayar, a data scientist and business analyst passionate about transforming ideas into measurable impact.

Quick Info I’m Nilay Purayar, a data scientist and business analyst passionate about translating complex data into measurable impact.
Work Experience
Survey Data Analyst (Part-time, Fixed-Term)
ESSEC Business School
Centralized, cleaned, and standardized multi-year survey datasets for pre-experience programs into a unified database to support reliable longitudinal analysis. Performed data quality checks, deduplication, validation, and schema standardization across heterogeneous sources. Collaborated with academic teams to translate analytical requirements into structured, analysis-ready datasets, improving data consistency and reusability.
Associate Data Scientist
Authentic Sales Mastery (2023 - 2024)
Built and optimized SQL-based ETL pipelines integrating business and transactional data to ensure data integrity and reliable analytics. Developed machine learning-based customer segmentation models using Python, reducing churn by 20%. Designed automated Power BI dashboards to track key metrics, improving reporting efficiency by 30% and supporting sales and marketing decision-making.
Data Science & AI Product Intern
Smartail Pvt. Ltd. (2023)
Developed an OpenCV-based automation framework that improved grading efficiency by 40% and reduced manual errors. Built and evaluated machine learning models to support automation use cases, including data preprocessing, model validation, and performance analysis. Collaborated with BI teams to integrate AI-driven analytics into existing workflows.
Machine Learning Intern
Xoriant Solutions (2022)
Designed and validated a Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) prediction model using Python and SQL, focusing on feature engineering and model performance. Extracted, cleaned, and analyzed customer data from relational databases to generate insights for customer retention strategies and presented findings to stakeholders.

PROJECTSA selection of projects that reflect my journey across data science, analytics, and strategy.
