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Zharas Kairat

Almaty

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Co-founder & Chief Product Officer (CPO)

KenesAI
03.2024 - 03.2025
  • Leadership and product development: Simulating human behavior in virtual environment to test hypotheses faster and more effective
  • Investor relations: 500 Global Flagship acceleration program in Palo Alto (only 16 out of 7000 startups were selected). Closed 200,000 USD investment round
  • Sales: Closed multiple Letters of Intent. Tested/Piloted with Yamaha, Chanel, Coach and other mid-size Retail/DTC companies
  • Networking: Closed advisory board agreements with Executive from Esprit (one of the biggest Retailers in the World) and behavioral science professor at Stanford, whose research exposed Cambridge Analytica

Senior Data Engineer

Fairo App
08.2022 - 03.2024
  • Reduced data errors by 40% through automated quality checks and monitoring systems
  • Implemented a scalable data warehouse on Google Cloud Platform, enhancing data accessibility and organization-wide analytics
  • Developed robust data pipelines, enabling efficient predictive model development
  • Enhanced system scalability and efficiency, reducing data processing times by 40%
  • Enforced GDPR-compliant policies, maintaining data privacy and adherence to regulations
  • Led data engineering initiatives, streamlining operations and reducing manual workload by 60%

Data Scientist

Andersen Lab
11.2021 - 08.2022
  • Developed and deployed computer vision models for diagnostic accuracy in rapid antigen testing
  • Implemented e-commerce customer segmentation to personalize shop feeds and increase conversion rates
  • Delivered dynamic data visualizations with PowerBI and Amazon QuickSight
  • Enhanced data visualization interactivity for better exploration of data trends

Data Scientist

Werush Co
05.2021 - 07.2021
  • Designed and implemented customer segmentation models to identify high-value customers
  • Developed time-series forecasting models to predict customer deposit trends, improving financial planning

Data Scientist

Sergek Development Ltd
11.2019 - 07.2021
  • Developed emission detection algorithms using XGBoost, achieving 90% accuracy
  • Reduced traffic congestion by 15% through data analysis and model optimization
  • Built data-cleaning pipelines to improve data quality by 30%

Data Analytics Intern

Alem Research LLP
05.2019 - 11.2019
  • Performed industrial data analysis of client portfolios, contributing to credit risk assessments
  • Developed loan scorecards to optimize credit risk evaluation accuracy

Education

Master's Degree - Data Science

Suleyman Demirel University
Kaskelen, ALM
06.2022

Bachelor's Degree - Information Systems

Suleyman Demirel University
Kaskelen, ALM
06.2020

Timeline

Co-founder & Chief Product Officer (CPO)

KenesAI
03.2024 - 03.2025

Senior Data Engineer

Fairo App
08.2022 - 03.2024

Data Scientist

Andersen Lab
11.2021 - 08.2022

Data Scientist

Werush Co
05.2021 - 07.2021

Data Scientist

Sergek Development Ltd
11.2019 - 07.2021

Data Analytics Intern

Alem Research LLP
05.2019 - 11.2019

Master's Degree - Data Science

Suleyman Demirel University

Bachelor's Degree - Information Systems

Suleyman Demirel University
Zharas Kairat