Nishka Monteiro
Director Data Science
United States
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Top SchoolNishka Monteiro is a Director of Data Science at American Express with eight years of experience building and scaling predictive models for credit limit assignment. She progressed through data science roles at AmEx—from Data Scientist to Senior Data Scientist—now leading a team that turns complex modeling initiatives into production-ready solutions. With a Master's in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota and a strong engineering foundation from Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College, she blends rigorous academic training with practical, results-driven product delivery. Known for her curiosity and continuous learning mindset, she applies ML techniques to high-impact financial decisioning while mentoring peers and shaping model governance. Based in the United States, she brings both hands-on technical expertise and strategic leadership to credit risk analytics.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
High School, Science, High School, Science at St Andrews College of Arts Science & Commerce St Domnic Road Bandra West Mumbai 400 050Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science, 8.26/10, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science, 8.26/10 at Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of EngineeringMaster's degree, Computer Science, 3.804/4, Master's degree, Computer Science, 3.804/4 at University of MinnesotaGithub contributions (5)
lakshyaGoel/Note-a-Matic
Nov 2017 - Nov 2017
Contributions:20 commits in 11 days
lakshyaGoel/logAnalyzer
Sep 2017 - Oct 2017
Contributions:23 commits in 12 days
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