About
I'm Shamsheer Rahiman, a Data Scientist and ML Engineer with extensive experience in building production-grade AI/ML systems at ION Group, a global leader in FinTech solutions. Currently pursuing my Master's in Computer Science at USC, I specialize in developing innovative solutions including lead scoring systems, agentic AI frameworks, automated risk flagging, and sentiment analysis. With a strong foundation in PySpark, LLMs, and cloud technologies, I'm passionate about leveraging data and AI to solve complex business problems and drive measurable impact.
Data Scientist & ML Engineer
Currently pursuing Master's in Computer Science at USC while bringing professional experience from ION Group. Open to opportunities in AI/ML, data science, and software engineering roles.
Here are some of my details:
- Phone: +1 (213) 301-7940
- Email: shamsheerkhalid99@gmail.com
- City: Los Angeles, CA
- Education: MS Computer Science (USC)
B.Tech Data Science (NMIMS) - GitHub: @5ham5h33r
Skills & Technologies
A comprehensive overview of my technical expertise across programming languages, frameworks, and tools
Programming Languages
Data Science & Machine Learning
Cloud & Big Data
Tools & Frameworks
Resume
A full version of my resume is available upon request. Please feel free to reach out to me via email.
Here is a glimpse of my resume:
Summary
Shamsheer Abdul Rahiman
Data Scientist and ML Engineer with proven experience at ION Group, a $2B+ global FinTech leader. Specialized in developing production-grade AI/ML systems including predictive lead scoring (25% conversion increase), agentic AI frameworks, automated risk flagging (92% accuracy), and sentiment analysis. Currently pursuing MS in Computer Science at USC. Expertise in PySpark, LLMs, NLP, cloud technologies (Azure, Databricks), and building scalable ML pipelines that deliver measurable business impact.
- Los Angeles, California
- +1 (213) 301-7940
- shamsheerkhalid99@gmail.com
Education
Master of Science in Computer Science
August 2025 – May 2027
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
Bachelor of Technology, Data Science
July 2020 – August 2024
NMIMS
Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management and Engineering
Mumbai, India
CGPA: 3.76/4.0
Senior Technical Executive and Marketing Executive at ACM MPSTME
Executive at Rotaract Club of Bombay Airport
HSC (Bifocal Computer Science)
June 2018 – March 2020
Bhavans College
Mumbai, India
Professional Experience
Data Scientist / Software Engineer (ML/AI)
January 2024 - July 2025
ION Group - Mumbai, India
Global leader in mission-critical FinTech solutions with $2B+ revenue
- Lead Scoring & Predictive Analytics: Built predictive lead scoring model using PySpark ML on Databricks, increasing conversion rates by 25% and team efficiency by 30%
- Agentic AI Framework: Developed agentic AI system with proprietary LLM + custom LangChain wrappers for real-time web search, reducing manual research time by 60%
- Automated Risk Flagging: Pioneered autonomous risk flagging system for meeting transcripts achieving 92% accuracy, cutting response lag by 70%
- Business Intelligence: Created SQL Agent + RAG chatbot for internal sales teams, reducing query resolution time by 15 hours weekly
- Sentiment Analysis: Performed sentiment analysis on product reviews using NLP (NLTK, VADER, Hugging Face), identifying 15% boost in customer satisfaction
- Cloud Deployment: Released Flask app on Azure App Service, cutting latency by 80% and supporting 1,000+ users
- Data Pipeline Optimization: Redesigned sales pipelines reducing runtime from 3 hours to 15 minutes, improving downstream accuracy by 30%
Software Development Intern
December 2022 - June 2023
rFund.ai - Mumbai, India
- Authored automated script using APIs to map 10K+ orderbook records into structured MongoDB dictionaries
- Fabricated Slack bots for API status notifications and settlement reminders, cutting delays by 40%
- Assisted in creating 15+ performance metrics to monitor trading strategies for data-backed optimization
- Collaborated in developing Streamlit Dashboard for backend monitoring and real-time visibility
Featured Projects
Showcasing my most impactful work in AI/ML, data science, and software development
Dysarthria Detection
Designed and trained a CNN+LSTM model achieving 91% accuracy for dysarthria detection. Built a real-time Streamlit web app with integrated Speech-To-Text (Whisper) and Text-To-Speech pipelines for speech clarity enhancement.
Book-Bae
Architected a full-stack Django platform integrated with Google Play Books API, delivering personalized book recommendations for 5K+ books. Deployed publicly on Microsoft Azure with responsive user experience.
Anime Recommendation System
Constructed a hybrid anime recommender combining collaborative and content-based filtering. Packaged as a PyPi library and deployed via Streamlit, handling 10K+ anime entries for interactive exploration.
Checkers AI
Developed an intelligent Checkers game with AI opponent using minimax algorithm and alpha-beta pruning for optimal move selection and competitive gameplay.
CodeBreaker Android
Created an engaging Android puzzle game that challenges players to crack codes using logic and deduction, featuring intuitive UI and progressive difficulty levels.
Treasure Hunter
Developed an adventure-based Android game with interactive treasure hunting mechanics, dynamic map generation, and engaging gameplay experience.
Alien Invasion
Built a classic arcade-style space shooter game using Python and Pygame, featuring collision detection, score tracking, and increasing difficulty levels.