Sana Arif

Results-driven Data Scientist with 3+ years of combined experience in enterprise and freelance environments, specialising in end-to-end data science solutions, from large-scale SQL data engineering (billions of records) to NLP modelling, computer vision, and Power BI dashboard development. Currently working at NASTP in a secure, enterprise-grade aerospace environment, building ML and NLP models that achieve 90–95% accuracy and delivering multi-page dashboards that directly inform management decisions and policy. Pursuing a Master's in Data Science at Bahria University.

Strong

Python and SQL foundations, with a track record of translating complex data into clear, actionable insights.

Data Scientist - National Aerospace Science & Technology Park (NASTP) - Islamabad

(2025-09)

• Design and implement end-to-end data pipelines across the full lifecycle, data collection, preprocessing, model training, evaluation, and deployment within a secure enterprise environment.
• Engineer and query SQL databases handling billions of system/server log records, performing complex aggregations and analysis to support real-time operational reporting.
• Develop NLP and machine learning models achieving 80–90% accuracy for classification and extraction tasks; deploy solutions as production executables and installer packages.
• Build interactive Streamlit dashboards and visualizations to communicate findings to non-technical stakeholders and senior management.
• Contribute to full-stack development including React frontend interfaces and FastAPI/Flask backend services.

Data Science Intern - National Aerospace Science & Technology Park (NASTP) - Islamabad

(2024-10 - 2025-03)

• Assisted in data collection, cleaning, and preprocessing for multiple analytical projects in a secure data environment.
• Supported model development, training, and evaluation under senior supervision; prepared EDA reports and visual summaries for stakeholders.
• Contributed to backend services and deployment tasks, gaining hands-on experience with professional data workflows.

Web Application Developer - BrainSwarm Robotics

(2023-08 - 2024-12)

• Developed and maintained web application features, contributing to full-stack design and implementation.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams, applying software engineering principles to deliver reliable application components.

Freelance Data Scientist - Remote - Remote

(2024-01)

• Deliver end-to-end data science solutions for clients covering data analysis, machine learning, NLP, and data visualisation.
• Build and deploy client-ready dashboards, analytical reports, and production applications from raw data to final output.

Master's Degree - Data Science - Bahria University (2025-09 - 2027-04)

Bachelor of Science - Computer Software Engineering - Pak Austria Fachhochschule Institute of Applied Sciences and Management (2020-01 - 2024-01)