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Karim Khalil
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Top Skills
Data Engineering
Data Visualization
Natural Language Processing (NLP)
Data Scientist | +7 yrs Data Science & Engineering experience:
Python, Machine Learning, Alogrithmic, Systematic, Quantitative
Trading, Azure DevOps, Azure ML Ops, SQL, Mongo, Tableau,
Power BI, Dash, Flask
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Summary
Data Scientist with a background in financial machine learning,
time series analysis, and quantitative finance. My expertise extends
beyond traditional quantitative roles, incorporating insider knowledge
of firms' operations across various sectors. This diverse experience
uniquely positions me to cross-fertilize models, integrating
understanding of firms' fundamentals into the development of
investment models. Complemented by strong data engineering and
business intelligence skills, I excel in developing and deploying front
to back comprehensive analytical solutions.

Experience
Louis Dreyfus Company
Lead Data Scientist
February 2023 - Present (1 year)
Geneva, Switzerland

UBS
Data Engineer - Business Intelligence Solutions Developer
June 2018 - December 2022 (4 years 7 months)
Zürich Area, Switzerland

• Lead of a Global Business Performance Intelligence Analysis Programme

• Design and development of backend architecture including database
schemas, ETLs, calculation, financial modelling, OLAP reporting cubes and
front end integration

Barry Callebaut Group

Global Operations and Supply Chain Analytics
January 2017 - June 2018 (1 year 6 months)
Zürich Area, Switzerland

• Oversight over operational and manufacturing analytics and financial insights

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• Financial modelling and simulations of bean commodity price volatility vis a
vis financial perfromance
• Long and short term forecasting

Adecco
System Implementation Consultant
March 2016 - December 2016 (10 months)
Zürich Area, Switzerland

Analytics systems implementation consultant

CILAG, Global External Operations - Johnson & Johnson

3 years 6 months

Senior Financial Analyst

August 2014 - December 2015 (1 year 5 months)
• Financial and business analysis of 4 business units and leading financial
system integration during M&A for the 5th business unit

Financial Analyst
July 2012 - August 2014 (2 years 2 months)
• Lead analyst for 2 high tech neurosurgery implants business units overseeing
accounting, treasury, data governance, operational and financial analytics

University of Neuchâtel
PhD Researcher and Teaching Assistant at the Institute of Financial
Analysis
August 2010 - June 2012 (1 year 11 months)
Neuchâtel, Switzerland

ORIX Corporation
Senior Credit Analyst
December 2006 - August 2008 (1 year 9 months)
Cairo, Egypt

• Created new business via market research of economic activity and business
development
• Reduced credit losses via financial statement and liquidity / cash flow
analysis of firms and by leading evaluation of industrial expansion projects
including due diligence (senior management interviews and collateral
valuation)

Sandoz
Supply Chain Analyst
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June 2004 - December 2006 (2 years 7 months)
• Ensured delivery of commercial targets via performing sales forecasting
with commercial organization, material requirements planning, coordinating
production plans with toll and securing flow of finished goods with distributers
•Decreased working capital via analyzing inventory levels with distributers,
analyzing correlation with lead times, re-order points assessing inventory
entitlement and raw material requirements models

Mazars Group
External Auditor
March 2003 - May 2004 (1 year 3 months)

Education
The Python Quants GmbH
Certificate in Python for Finance - Asset Management, Algorithmic Trading &
Computational Finance, Financial Mathematics · (December 2022 - December
2024)

SIT Academy
Professional Certification in Data Science, Data Science, Machine Learning,
Deep Learning, Python, Sci-kit Learn, Tensor Flow · (March 2022 - August
2022)

University of Neuchatel, HEC Geneva and HEC Lausanne

Master of Science in Finance, Major in Financial Analysis · (2008 - 2010)

The American University in Cairo

Bachelor of Arts, Major in Accounting with Finance
concentration · (1997 - 2003)

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