Summary
Sarada Gaicd is a Co-Founder and Principal Data Scientist with 25 years of cross-sector experience blending treasury-grade financial stewardship and machine learning for real-world impact. She has managed multi-billion dollar cash and debt portfolios and brought that rigor to data science roles, deploying ML solutions for water treatment performance and pathology image analysis. A technical leader and community builder, she cofounded the Perth Machine Learning Group to upskill practitioners across industry, government and academia and collaborates with institutions like Telethon Kids Institute and the University of San Francisco on computer vision for microscopy. During COVID-19 she served as an epidemiologist automating public health reporting and implementing SEIR models, demonstrating a rare mix of operational urgency and technical depth. Sarada also brings strong governance experience from board and treasury roles, bridging AI practice with compliance and risk management. She is passionate about mentoring diverse talent and translating research-grade models into production-ready, auditable solutions.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate in Deep Learning Part I & II Artificial Intelligence, Certificate in Deep Learning Part I & II Artificial Intelligence at University of San Francisco
Company Directors Course Corporate governance, Company Directors Course Corporate governance at Australian Institute of Company Directors
Diverse Women's Leadership Program Organizational Leadership, Diverse Women's Leadership Program Organizational Leadership at Alyceum
Accounting, Accounting at ACCA
Master in Professional Accounting Accounting Finance and Corporate Governance, Master in Professional Accounting Accounting Finance and Corporate Governance at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Diploma in Project Management Project Management, Diploma in Project Management Project Management at Paradigma Solutions
Accounting, Accounting at Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Chinese, English