Summary
Pratik Khandelwal is a data scientist with 9 years of experience who blends a consulting mindset with hands-on engineering to turn complex data into actionable product insights. Currently at Uber, he has a track record of building and optimizing end-to-end data pipelines and dashboards, and previously delivered a 60% improvement in leak detection and a 98% compute/storage cost reduction while at Facebook via pipeline optimization. He pairs strong ETL and big-data skills (PySpark, Spark, Hadoop, BigQuery) with pragmatic BI and modeling experience in Python, R, SQL and Tableau, often serving as the bridge between engineering, product and executive stakeholders. At Santa Clara University he re-engineered a 256 GB criminal-justice dataset with Spark to cut preparation time by 78%, reflecting an emphasis on scalable, reproducible workflows. Known as an inquisitive self-starter, he prefers translating messy real-world questions into simple analytical stories and dashboards that drive decisions. Outside work he recharges through travel, running and soccer, which he says fuels his empathy-driven collaboration style.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Master of Business Administration - MBA at Goa Institute of Management
Masters in Science, Masters in Science at Santa Clara University
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) at Priyadarshini College of Engineering & Architecture