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Akbar M.-AI Expert & IT Project Manager

Akbar M.
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Braunschweig, Germany

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Experience

Jul 2023 - Present

IT Project Manager

Volkswagen AG

Position summary
IT Project Manager at Volkswagen AG
Industries
Automotive
Business areas
Information Technology
Project Management
  • Managed multiple global IT projects with cross-functional teams, ensuring compliance with schedules, scope, budgets, and legal requirements
  • Developed solutions together with domain and system architects
  • Defined global rollout strategies for brands at different locations
May 2023 - Present

Freelance Consultant and Founder

Aaria UG

Position summary
Freelance Consultant and Founder at Aaria UG
Industries
Information Technology
Manufacturing
Business areas
Business Intelligence
Project Management
  • Aaria is an AI-powered SaaS company that offers industrial AI solutions. The solutions serve both SMEs and large companies
  • Advised clients on project management and data science
Oct 2022 - Apr 2023

Data Scientist

Infineon Technologies AG

Position summary
Data Scientist at Infineon Technologies AG
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Business Intelligence
  • Developed a data science strategy
  • Established data integration and the ETL process for log data from internal file sharing to ELK
  • Predictive modeling for shear tests on ultrasonic welding machines
  • Predictive modeling of maintenance times for soldering systems
Mar 2021 - Sep 2022

Data Scientist

Gea Group (FT division)

Position summary
Data Scientist at Gea Group (FT division)
Industries
Agriculture
Food and Beverage
Business areas
Business Intelligence
Product Development
  • Provided recommendations for process optimization based on time series and analytics data, using statistical methods and dashboard tools such as Power BI
  • Predictive analytics
  • Developed a reinforcement learning system to optimize the milking robot
  • Supported the design and implementation of the data infrastructure
Oct 2019 - Feb 2021

Data Scientist (Team Lead)

Conrad Electronic Group

Position summary
Data Scientist (Team Lead) at Conrad Electronic Group
Industries
Retail
Business areas
Business Intelligence
Information Technology
Project Management
  • Developed a strategy and roadmap to establish an AI system for online shops
  • Cross-functional team leadership
  • Project management using agile methods combined with CRISP-DM
  • Hired and supported new talent (data scientists, data engineers, and working students)
  • Managed stakeholders and translated technical and scientific information into business terms
  • Assessed and developed strategies to improve data quality
  • Developed BuyBox models for marketplace sellers
  • Machine learning for intelligent NLP-based solutions
  • Machine learning for product and filter ranking
May 2019 - Aug 2019

Full stack Data Scientist

Orpheus GmbH

Position summary
Full stack Data Scientist at Orpheus GmbH
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Business Intelligence
Information Technology
  • Prototyped an analytics bot model to detect anomalies and interesting samples from spend data by implementing unsupervised machine learning methods and a recommendation system
  • Integrated the methods into the application
Nov 2018 - Mar 2019

Bachelor's Thesis: Anomaly Detection with Neural Networks

Bosch Engineering GmbH

Position summary
Bachelor's Thesis: Anomaly Detection with Neural Networks at Bosch Engineering GmbH
Industries
Automotive
Business areas
Product Development
Research and Development
  • Created a model and complete system with a Deep Neural Network to detect anomalies in measurement data that could not be detected during the process
  • Implemented the Deep Neural Network using an LSTM autoencoder to analyze univariate and multivariate time series
Mar 2018 - Oct 2018

Intern and Working Student in Data Analysis and Application Development

Bosch Engineering GmbH

Position summary
Intern and Working Student in Data Analysis and Application Development at Bosch Engineering GmbH
Industries
Automotive
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Research and Development
  • Developed a Docker container-based microservice for data aggregation in the big data ecosystem

  • Preprocessed measurement data (MDF) for geo-map-based applications

  • Designed a deep learning-based data analysis application to identify good measurement data and learn from user input

  • Integrated Matlab applications into the online platform

  • Created a demo application to explain connectivity between IoT devices within the platform

  • Delivered technical presentations and created technical documentation

  • Continued developing a data aggregation application for measurement data (MDF) as a working student

Sep 2016 - Mar 2018

Student Assistant, Web Development

GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences

Position summary
Student Assistant, Web Development at GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences
Industries
Education
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Programmed the server for collecting metadata
  • Developed a web interface for creating harvesting rules using drag-and-drop functionality
  • Developed conversion rules

Industry experience

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Experienced in Automotive, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Agriculture, Food and Beverage, and Retail.

Automotive
Information Technology
Manufacturing
Agriculture
Food and Beverage
Retail
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Business area experience

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Experienced in Business Intelligence, Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development, and Research and Development.

Business Intelligence
Information Technology
Project Management
Product Development
Research and Development
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Skills

  • Leanix
  • Powerbi
  • Aws
  • Airflow
  • Javascripts
  • Docker
  • Data Science And Ml Tool Stack In Python
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Flask
  • Pyspark
  • Sql Databases
  • Agile Methods (Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban)
  • Git
  • Creative
  • Team Management
  • Goal-Oriented
  • Team Support
  • Ux
  • Innovative

Languages

German
Advanced
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 2015 - Sep 2019

Hochschule Rhein-Waal

B.Sc, with a focus on ML, distributed and intelligent systems. · Communication and Information Engineering · Germany

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Experience

Total positions 9
Experience in Automotive 4.5 y
Avg length 1 y 5 m
Longest experience 3 y 6 m

Expertise

Recent roles IT Project Manager, Freelance Consultant and Founder, Data Scientist
Main industries Automotive, Information Technology, Manufacturing
Main business areas Business Intelligence, Information Technology, Project Management

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor
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Frequently asked questions

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Akbar is based in Braunschweig, Germany.

Akbar speaks the following languages: German (Advanced), English (Advanced).

Akbar has at least 10 years of experience. During this time, Akbar has worked in at least 8 different roles and for 8 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 1 month. Note that Akbar may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Akbar would be well-suited for roles such as: IT Project Manager, Freelance Consultant and Founder, Data Scientist.

Akbar's most recent position is IT Project Manager at Volkswagen AG.

In recent years, Akbar has worked for Volkswagen AG, Aaria UG, Infineon Technologies AG, and Gea Group (FT division).

Akbar is most experienced in industries like Automotive, Manufacturing, and Information Technology. Akbar also has some experience in Agriculture, Food and Beverage, and Education.

Akbar is most experienced in business areas like Business Intelligence, Information Technology, and Project Management. Akbar also has some experience in Product Development and Research and Development.

Akbar has recently worked in industries like Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Automotive.

Akbar has recently worked in business areas like Business Intelligence, Project Management, and Information Technology.

Akbar holds a Bachelor in Communication and Information Engineering from Hochschule Rhein-Waal.

Akbar is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.

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