Prem K. Murugan

About Prem

More data—such as paying attention to the eye colors of the people around when crossing the street—can make you miss the big truck - The Black Swan Man

Prem is a Management Consultant/Analytics Manager and Data Scientist who values having skin in the game more than anything. He believes that it is the only way you could provide the best possible service to your clients. He has 15+ years experience working with a range of international organizations helping them address a variety of issues that require specialized research and quantitative focus. His clientele includes some of the largest companies/corporations with business interests in Chemicals, Oil & Gas, Automotive, Defense, E-Commerce and Financial Technology sectors. Prem and his team's solutions and recommendations have generated a collective revenue of more than a $1billion for his clients. He has advanced degress in Chemical Engineering and Mathematical Physics and attaches utmost importance to subject matter. He is a dedicated team player with excellent communication and persuasion skills. Prem speaks fluent English, German, Japanese, Hindi and Tamil and capable of having a basic conversation in Mandarin. He is also a self-taught avid coder with strong programming credentials in C/C++, FORTRAN, Python, R, Perl and Haskell. When he's not consulting, Prem can be found assimilating evidence at UFO and High Strangeness hotspots or feverishly typing away his magnum opus, The Schwarzwald Singularity on his trusted Thinkpad T420.

THE DEVIL IS IN THE QUANTITATIVE DETAILS

Oftentimes businesses are looking for that little nugget that would make them invincible in today's cut-throat environment. Large-scale data has become that goldmine to look for the elusive nugget. But without sustained direction, subject matter expertise and quantitative finesse, it would be an expensive exercise in failure to find anything of interest that would improve profitability. More data does not necessarily mean better predictions. Consequently, many contemporary businesses struggle in transforming their enthusiastic early adoption of analytics platforms into scalable solutions.

Prem can help you implement comprehensive analytics solutions that overcome this transformation problem. With extensive academic experience in data mining, curation, method analysis, he has developed a range of problem specific data solutions, whose predictive capabilities are built on top of solid mathematical foundations. Prem understands the pitfalls that come with large datasets and attaches a lot of value to avoid making sweeping judgments about their capabilities.

A cross section of his consulting portfolio can be viewed at the Works section of this website. For more details, please send a message using the Contact form or by sending an email at the contact address.

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Domain Expertise

Listed below are few domains Prem has worked on. Email Prem for more details

Manufacturing

Production strategy and efficiency improvement with Machine Learning to optimize decision-making

Quantitative Risk Assessment

Consequence modeling of Loss of Containment (LOC) scenarios and risk assessment using meteorological factors

Intelligence

Tradecraft support/development & integrate analytical efforts to study threat assessment scenarios

Start Up & Turnarounds

Fundraising and identifying growth vectors and highlighting profit/power differentials across key verticals

Competitive Benchmarking

Assessing operating effectiveness of clients against top-drawer contract manufacturers & devise strategy for structuring operations

Price Optimization

Advising retail chains in implementing KPI based daily pricing optimization protocol for stock keeping units to boost revenue

Wealth Management

Overseeing development of across the board Machine Learning driven investment strategy

Supply Chain

Formulating initiative pilot phases to facilitate provision of supply chain operational services

The Essentials

Some important metrics associated with Prem's experience thus far

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Cups of Coffee

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Gallons of Soft Drink

1200
Whiteboard Markers

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Cases analyzed

Have you ever tried telling a grumpy old oil rig manager with 20+ years experience that his team could do better, without getting a condescending response? Prem can and he did it quite convincingly. He and his team developed an analytical model to optimize staging standards efficiently spawning a 4% increase in production.

J D Op. Head-Oil Exploration Firm

Prem and his team helped us identify production inefficiencies in plant operations due to sub-optimal functioning of a unit process. It reduced our overhead costs and increased our efficiency by 21%.

D M CEO-Specialty Chemicals Firm

Prem has a thing for data. In an era where people claim to find the holy grail in almost every other dataset, Prem is a welcome change. Be it analysis or interpretation, he exercises great care and never loses his critical focus. In our business, life and death ride on data and he understands it very well. His analytical models are accurate, predictions right on the money - every single time. Fun fact - I first met Prem at our local Irish Pub and he quickly became my pool partner. Four years later, when he was finished with his research program, I recruited him right away.

K M Fmr. Director-Intelligence Firm

Prem is currently helping us develop a Machine Learning based investment strategy with risk-adjusted returns. He is meticulous and very precise when it comes to analyzing financial data. He is an excellent leader and I am thankful that our young development team is led by him.

M K CTO-Fintech Firm

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