I am an independent developer with 10 years of industry experience focusing on building products using data and ML.

Previously, I served as a Data scientist and Engagement Lead at Unit8, working on high-impact data projects. These included optimizing factory operations, forecasting in supply chains, and developing Azure OpenAI use-cases. During my time, the company expanded from 10 to 110 people in about 5 years earning the title of the 2022 Fastest growing Swiss Company.

Before joining Unit8, I was a Data scientist and Product Owner at Swisscom where I led the development of a monitoring platform. Additionally, I hold a Master's degree in Computer Science from EPFL.

Gaël Grosch

EXPERIENCE

Data Scientist & Engagement Lead, Unit8

Jan 2019 - Dec 2023

Lausanne, Switzerland

  • Key projects at Unit8 included:
  • • Azure OpenAI Solution Accelerator (Internal to Unit8)
    Initiated and led the creation of an Azure OpenAI accelerator, successfully developing and selling to 6+ clients in 6 months.
  • • Factory Production Optimization (for a Global Pharmaceutical Company)
    Achieved an 11% OEE Improvement translating to savings over 10M+ CHF per year.
  • • ML-powered Search Engine (for a Global Chemical Company)
    Developed a new internal product, growing its user base to over 100 weekly users.
  • • Make Unit8 Carbon Neutral (Internal to Unit8)
    Led an internal initiative to track, reduce, and compensate for the company's CO2 emissions.

Senior Data Scientist, Swisscom

Sep 2015 - Dec 2018

Lausanne, Switzerland

  • • Mobile Network Monitoring Platform
    Served as a Product owner and Lead Developer of a new platform, growing the user base to 80 network engineers.

SKILLS

Technical

While I have a strong affinity for Data Science (using tools like pandas, scikit-learn, torch), a significant part of my professional journey has involved collaborating on infrastructure projects (ranging from Docker to AWS and Azure) and data engineering (including Spark & Palantir Foundry)

Personal

My experience in product development and consulting, along with project exposure to senior management has enhanced my collaborative skills and emphasized the value of clear communication, teamwork and shared objectives in product development and consulting.

ARTICLE & PROJECTS

Practical Guide to LLMs (2023)

An in-depth exploration of practical applications for Large Language models.
Unit8 Carbon Neutral (2022)

Documenting our journey to achieving Carbon Neutrality at Unit8.
Microsoft Climate Hackathon - Winner (2021)

Developed a solution for detecting Methane leaks using satellite imagery.
Hackjunction Hackathon - 2nd place (2019)

Created a system for detecting free parking places using Computer Vision.

CONFERENCES

Unit8 Data Connect - Presenter (2023)

Presented on GenAI topics at the Unit8 annual Data Connect event.
SDS - Workshop Organizer (2023)

Organized a workshop on Darts at the Swiss Conference on Data Science.
AMLD - Track Organizer (2022)

Organized and coordinated the AI & Manufacturing Track.
EuroPython - Presenter (2021)

Discussed the fast and easy development of forecasting models in Python.