DIVYA PATEL

Senior Fintech Python Developer | Machine Learning Engineer | Data Scientist
Gujarat, IN.

About

Highly accomplished Senior Fintech Python Developer with a Master's in Computer Science & Engineering, specializing in algorithmic trading, machine learning, and data analytics. Proven ability to develop and implement high-impact trading strategies, optimize data pipelines, and leverage deep learning for predictive modeling. Adept at transforming complex data into actionable insights, driving significant returns, and enhancing system efficiency in dynamic financial environments.

Work

Anand Asset Manager
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Senior Fintech Python Developer

Gujarat, Gujarat, India

Summary

Spearheads the development and implementation of advanced algorithmic trading and investment strategies in equity markets, focusing on price action and robust risk management.

Highlights

Developed and deployed sophisticated algorithmic trading strategies leveraging price action, generating significant returns in equity stock markets.

Conducted rigorous backtesting on diverse trading and investment strategies, ensuring robust risk management frameworks and optimizing performance.

Enabled seamless algorithmic trading by integrating with multiple brokerage platforms (e.g., Kite, Sharekhan), eliminating manual intervention and enhancing execution efficiency.

Engineered robust data pipelines to collect, normalize, and store various types of stock-related data, foundational for advanced trading and backtesting systems.

Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya Engineering College
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Teaching Assistant, Data Analytics & Visualization Lab (4CP02)

Gujarat, Gujarat, India

Summary

Guided 30 fourth-year undergraduates in practical programs related to big data technologies and NoSQL databases, enhancing their comprehension and practical skills.

Highlights

Assisted 30 fourth-year undergraduate students in understanding and implementing practical programs involving Apache Hadoop, Pig, Hive, HBase, Apache Spark, and MongoDB.

Facilitated hands-on learning and problem-solving, significantly enhancing student comprehension of complex data analytics and visualization concepts.

Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya Engineering College
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Teaching Assistant, Information Security & Android Programming Labs (3CP01 & 4CP49)

Gujarat, Gujarat, India

Summary

Supervised the practical progress of third- and fourth-year undergraduates in information security and Android programming labs, ensuring effective learning outcomes.

Highlights

Supervised the practical progress of third- and fourth-year undergraduates in Information Security Lab (3CP01) and Android Programming Lab (4CP49).

Provided direct guidance and support to students, ensuring effective learning and successful completion of lab assignments.

Education

Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya Engineering College
Gujarat, Gujarat, India

Masters of Technology

Computer Science & Engineering

Grade: 9.49 / 10.0

GCET College, Gujarat Technological University
Gujarat, Gujarat, India

Bachelor of Technology

Computer Science & Engineering

Grade: 8.73 / 10.0

Atmiya Vidya Mandir
Gujarat, Gujarat, India

Class XII

All India Senior School Certificate Examination (CBSE)

Grade: 92.2%

Atmiya Vidya Mandir
Gujarat, Gujarat, India

Class X

All India Senior School Certificate Examination (CBSE)

Grade: 93.1%

Awards

1st Rank, Computer Department (MTech)

Awarded By

Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya Engineering College

Recognized for outstanding academic performance, securing the top rank in the Computer Department during the first semester of the MTech program.

AICTE PG GATE Scholarship

Awarded By

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)

Awarded a prestigious scholarship for postgraduate studies, covering two years, based on exceptional performance in the GATE examination.

Captain, College Table-Tennis Team

Awarded By

GCET College

Led the college table-tennis team, demonstrating leadership and teamwork skills.

Certificate of Appreciation for Google I/O 2018 Sponsorship

Awarded By

Director, GCET College / Google

Recognized by the College Director for receiving full sponsorship from Google to attend Google I/O 2018, a rare achievement (only one in 25 years for the college).

Google I/O 2018 Attendee (Sponsored)

Awarded By

Google

Attended Google's annual developer festival in California, fully sponsored by Google, and recognized as the youngest among the top 18 attendees selected from India.

First Runners-up, CVM University Inter-College Table-Tennis Tournament

Awarded By

Principal, Charutar Vidya Mandal (CVM) University

Awarded for achieving First Runners-up in the Charutar Vidya Mandal (CVM) University Inter-College Table-Tennis Tournament.

Google Developer Day 2017 Attendee

Awarded By

Google

Invited to attend Google's largest event in India, gaining insights into Android Things, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning.

MYSY Scholarship

Awarded By

MYSY (Mukhyamantri Yuva Swavalamban Yojana)

Awarded a merit-based scholarship that covered 50% of undergraduate college fees, recognizing academic excellence.

Skills

Financial Technologies

Algorithmic Trading, Quantitative Trading, Risk Management.

Programming Languages & Libraries

Python, Pandas, Numpy, Matplotlib, Seaborn.

Machine Learning & Deep Learning

Sklearn, Keras, Tensorflow, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNN), Transfer Learning, DeepSpeech, Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN), VGG16, ResNet50, InceptionV3, MobileNet, Ensemble Models, K-Means Clustering, K-Nearest Neighbors, Pytorch.

Data Engineering & Analytics

Data Pipelines, Data Collection, Data Normalization, NLP, POS Tagging, N-grams, TF-IDF, Word Embedding, GloVe, Apache Hadoop, Pig, Hive, HBase, Apache Spark.

Databases & Version Control

MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Advance Excel, Git, Github.

Tools & Platforms

Kite, Sharekhan, urllib3, BeautifulSoup, Geopy, NLTK, Folium, Geopandas, Pynput.

Soft Skills

Leadership, Team Work, Communication, Time Management.

Projects

Portfolio Management of NIFTY-50 stocks using Deep Reinforcement Learning

Summary

Developed an ensemble learning method leveraging deep reinforcement learning algorithms (PPO, SAC, A2C) to construct a model that manages a trading portfolio for NIFTY-50 stocks, integrating stock market indicators for trend forecasting.

Facial Emotion Recognition

Summary

Constructed a facial emotion recognition model using Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN), overcoming limited data through advanced augmentation and transfer learning techniques.

Twitter Tweets Classification, Analysis and Visualization

Summary

Built a naive Bayes classifier to categorize Twitter tweets and visualize sentiment and location data on a map.

Detection of Parkinson's Disease using Machine Learning

Summary

Created a predictive model for Parkinson's disease diagnosis, achieving 82% accuracy through an ensemble of regression models.

Data Analytics Pipeline for A-VIEW System (IIT Bombay Internship Project)

Summary

Designed and implemented an advanced multi-model data analytics pipeline for 'A-View System', a collaborative virtual e-learning solution.

Image Classification using Resnet18

Summary

Built a Convolutional Neural Network model for flower species identification using Transfer Learning and PyTorch.

Classifying Article Using K-MEANS Clustering

Summary

Developed a model to classify articles using K-Means clustering and K-Nearest Neighbors, extracting text data from webpages and utilizing TF-IDF.

Auto Text Summarization

Summary

Built an automatic text summarization model using NLP concepts (NLTK, urllib3) to summarize paragraphs and research papers.