Iwin Nayak
Data Science | Project Management | Masters in Molecular Medicine | Bachelors in Industrial Biotechnology

About

I am actively looking for a career in Data Science and Project Management and am pursuing professional certification from Ryerson University. I am proficient in Hadoop, SQL, Python, Tableau, Scikit learn, and Advanced Excel. I have 8 years of experience in growing and sustaining Product Quality, along with Business Operations in the FMCG sector. I am a certified Internal Auditor for ISO 9001, ISO 18000 and OHSAS. For information about my current role and job responsibilities, feel free to contact me at iwin.nayak@gmail.com or via DM on LinkedIn.

Work Experience

September 2017 – Present
Production Line Lead- Liquids
Maintain a clean and safe working environment. Recognizing unsafe conditions and practices and make corrections to prevent injuries and property loss. Required to support or complete safety audits/inspections of the assigned work area. Accomplish manufacturing staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching and counseling crew. Maintain staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training crew. Ensure department meets its production goals (KPIs), monitor production processes and product quality to ensure correct procedures are followed for quality production. Investigate and improve the manufacturing process using short interval controls (SIC), to optimize quality, capacity, efficiency and safety for Afternoon Shift Liquids department Evaluate source of equipment problems, including the Automated Filler line and worked closely with engineering, TRG and maintenance departments to troubleshoot issues as and when they arise Supporting TRG and R&I for Pilot trials of new products Maintain workflow by monitoring steps of the process; setting processing variables; observing control points and equipment; monitoring personnel and resources; studying quality methods; implementing cost reductions; facilitating corrections to malfunctions within process control points using 5 Whys and Deviation reports Accomplish manufacturing staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results Support and complete safety audits/inspections of the assigned work area
February 2015 – September 2017
Senior Project Manager
Conducting regular meetings of staff, counselor and assistant to counselor To keep a check on the records of the agenda, minutes, register books of the institute Conducting regular sales meetings with Business Development Managers and assigning targets Managing reports and profit particulars of the Institute Managing, tracking and prioritizing multiple requests and developing action plans Approval of overall personnel planning for the month, Supervising the dispatch of all the letters pertaining to the schools, colleges, NGOs, Private Limited Companies and MNCs before and after the workshop Checking of the documents, letters received from various centre, planning dates to conduct the workshops. Assisting with the tracking and management of project plans, resources, procurement, financial reconciliation and budgets Replying to the letters received from schools, colleges, NGOs, Private Limited Companies and MNCs. Developing meeting materials and documenting meeting discussions, outcomes and follows up on next steps Conduct analysis and prepare briefing notes To conduct interviews for new staff members for the institute.
January 2014 – January 2015
Project Manager
Responsible for reviewing product data to ensure that the field force is kept up to date on new developments regarding the companies or competitors products. Assist with the development of the annual marketing plan and for controlling advertising, promotion Responsible for Market analysis, competitors’ knowledge. Responsible for launching new products in the market To technically handle the queries of stakeholders Coordinating with the Business Units and providing them with necessary updates for developing new products. Regular and focused visits with the sales team for promotion of products
January 2011 – September 2012
Scientific Officer - Wet Lab & Data Analysis
Performing Cancer diagnostic testing and Infectious disease testing using Molecular Biology, RNA and DNA based platforms Data Analysis using Advanced Excel, VLookup, Macros, CLIMS

Volunteer

Data for Good
July 2019 – Present
Data Analyst
Project 1 Using publicly available data to analyze the growth of immigration and its effect on the culture and arts of a particular neighborhood based on FSAs. Most challenging aspect: Matching the common data points in the highly variable census data. Solution: Used most matching data points between two separate years which were 10 years apart to show trend Project 2 Helping East End United to utilize its massive Church areas to advertise to businesses that may use it and finding out the concentration of business sectors in the areas. Most Challenging aspect: Highly inconsistent business revenue data sources Solution Used: Make an algorithm to join the census data and business data in the area of interest and use a scoring factor to standardize the data points Tools used: Python | Pandas, Numpy, Matplotlib QGis ArcGis Tableau Excel | Pivot Tables
Greater Toronto Airports Authority
June 2017 – June 2017
Street Festival Volunteer
I was responsible for directing 10,000 people back to shuttle buses during closing time; I communicated any issues or concerns which are likely to affect your volunteer duties to the team lead; I completed my duties as an assigned volunteer to Air Canada; I accepted guidance from the Volunteer Coordinator or team lead; I participated in orientation, training programs, and meetings; I understood the role of the paid staff, maintain a smooth working relationship with them and staying within the bounds of the volunteer role; I kept sensitive organizational information confidential; I complied with the policies and procedures of GTAA.
The Rotary Club of Toronto
July 2017 – July 2017
Disabled Parking Management- Toronto Rib Festival
Management of Accessible Parking for the differently abled. Directing the differently abled to the right parking spot and helping out with the entry and exit of vehicles Directing and managing incoming crowds Solving patron problems and directing them to the correct responsible person for the different problems for efficient solutions
Be My Eyes
July 2018 – Present
Vision Volunteer
As a sighted volunteer, I help blind or a low vision user, who may need help with checking expiry dates, distinguishing colors, reading instructions or navigating new surroundings.

Contact

Toronto,ON
linkedin

Education

  • 2018 2021

    Ryerson University

    Professional Certification

    Data Analytics, Big Data, and Predictive Analytics

  • 2009 2010

    The University of Sheffield

    MSc

    Molecular Medicine (Experimental Medicine)

  • 2006 2009

    University of Mumbai

    BSc

    Biotechnology

Skills

SQL
Python (Programming Language)
Hadoop
Biotechnology
Cell Biology
Biochemistry
Bioinformatics
Microbiology
MySQL
R
NoSQL
Scala
Apache Spark
Apache Pig
Data Management
Organizational skill
Data Visualization
Data Analysis
Visualization
Data Integrity
Quality Improvement
5S
5 Why
Excel Pivot
Dashboard
Tableau
quality management systems