Girish Joshi | Data portfolio

Girish Joshi

Based in London

About

Hi, I’m Girish. I started my career as a professional chef before transitioning as a Food technologist, where I specialized in project management and product development for 18 years. Recently I took a career break to grow my YouTube channel and transition into data science field. After completing a 9-week intensive data science and machine learning boot camp, I am now focused on strengthening my skills and seeking opportunities in the data science field.

Skills

Projects

LipNet: End-to-End Sentence-level Lipreading

This project was developed as the final capstone project for a Data Science boot camp by a team of four: Alessia S, Ecem K, Mathilda W, and Girish J. The project spanned over 2 weeks, during which we implemented and fine-tuned the LipNet model.

Movie Recommender System - NLP Project(Bag of words)

This project is based on Content-Based Filtering, which utilizes item metadata such as genre, director, description, actors, etc., for movies to provide recommendations.

AI Agent with Tool Integration

This project contains an artificial intelligence agent capable of utilizing various tools provided to it. The AI agent has been equipped with a range of tools, enabling it to select and apply them based on the specific task at hand.

British Airways Reviews- Tableau Dashboard

This comprehensive dashboard offers a detailed insight into the customer reviews of British Airways, enabling a holistic understanding of the airline's performance. The dashboard is equipped with interactive features that allow users to analyze and explore reviews based on key metrics.

Experience

2011 - 2023

Product Owner

Led New Product Development (NPD) Projects, ensuring timely and accurate execution by leveraging data-driven insights from consumer markets, trends, and technologies. Successfully launched over 50 products within the major supermarkets in the UK for our company's major brands. • Managed the end-to-end process of recipe development, from initial kitchen trials to factory production, prioritizing safety, quality, and compliance with regulations. • Directly overseeing the sourcing of new raw materials and ingredients, cultivating strategic partnerships to ensure top-quality products at competitive prices, while also driving continuous improvement initiatives with third-party manufacturers to enhance the quality of our branded offerings and reduce customer complaints.

Education

2024-2024

Data Science and Machine Learning Boot Camp

Completed 9-week, project-based, Data Science & Machine Learning boot camp, BCS Certified. Languages: Python, SQL Libraries: SK learn, Keras & Tensorflow, Pandas & Numpy, Matplotlib & Seaborn, Beautiful Soup • Courses (lectures and challenges): Data sourcing & visualisation (web scraping, API, SQL, Big Query, Tableau) Calculus & Algebra (linear and logistic regression, advanced statistics) Machine Learning (pipelines, performance metrics, time series, NLP, Unsupervised learning) Deep Learning (CNN, RNN, NLP advanced, transformers) • Completed projects - Lip translate & Movie recommender system. Libraries used - Python,TensorFlow, Dlib, STCNNN, LSTM, Git, NLTK, Tools Used: Jupyter Notebooks, Google Colab, VS Code, DB Beaver, Git, Docker, Streamlit, Google Cloud Platform.

2006 - 2008

MSc in Food Safety and Controls

Food Safety Management Systems: This subject focuses on implementing and managing food safety management systems such as Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP). Food Microbiology: Students learn about microorganisms relevant to food safety, their growth, survival, and control methods to prevent foodborne illnesses. Food Chemistry and Analysis: Covers the chemical composition of food, food additives, contaminants, and analytical methods used for food testing and analysis. Food Safety Legislation and Regulations: Explores international, national, and regional regulations governing food safety, including labelling, hygiene, and food standards. Food Quality Assurance and Control: Addresses quality management systems and quality control procedures.