PGDM (General Management) · Batch 2026-27
Kolla Nikhil
Data Scientist with ~4 years of experience in machine learning, statistical modeling, and business intelligence. Proficient in Python, SQL, and data visualization tools for extracting insights and enhancing decision-making. Experienced in ETL automation and MIS dashboard development to boost efficiency. Strong in stakeholder communication and cross-functional collaboration, aligning data strategies with business goals. Passionate about sports and fitness, and enjoy working out in free time.
Work experience
45 months in total
Career highlights
Senior Manager, RBL Bank
- Led CIBIL and commercial trigger initiatives for HL, LAP, BIL, and Agri products, driving 40% of quarterly retentions and boosting cross-sell conversions by 30%.
- Developed predictive model to identify customers likely to default on scheduled demand dates, strengthening early-risk detection by 25% and supporting proactive collection strategies through advanced analytics on repayment behavior and delinquency patterns
- Developed a customer churn prediction model achieving 85% recall, flagging high-risk customers and powering targeted retention campaigns that retained customers generating ~₹10 Cr in revenue.
- Built streamlined ETL pipelines to ingest Equifax and CIBIL bureau enquiry and risk trigger data, generating real-time leads for retention and cross-sell teams to execute targeted campaigns.
Associate Consultant, Capgemini
- Enhanced predictive maintenance models using regression and time-series forecasting techniques to detect equipment failure patterns, sharpening prediction accuracy, decreasing
- false alarms by 25%, and lowering unexpected equipment downtime by 20%, resulting in
- greater operational uptime.
- Designed self-refreshing Power BI dashboards to monitor key business and operational KPIs, facilitating real-time performance tracking and enhancing decision-making speed for cross-functional stakeholders.
- Built a Flask-based EDA automation server to dynamically generate dataset profiling reports and statistical summaries, minimizing manual exploratory analysis effort by 40% and accelerating data validation for modeling pipelines.
Achievements
- Received the “Going Extra Mile” Certificate of Appreciation at RBL Bank for delivering exceptional performance and driving operational excellence in FY25-26 Q2.
- Organized company-wide sports tourney for 2000+ Capgemini staff; drove 25% more participation and peer interaction.
- As an elected member of the XLRI Sports Committee, I managed budgets, logistics, planning of sports events.
