Baasit Sharief

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Sr. Data Scientist at Cloudera

Tempe, Arizona, United States

Overview

Baasit is a Senior Data Scientist at Cloudera AI, specializing in LLMs, Generative AI, and Prompt Engineering. With a Masters in Computer Science from the University at Buffalo, he has a strong background in developing ML/DL models and has worked in Responsible AI at Standard Chartered Bank.

Outside of his data science work, Baasit is an avid gamer and also plays the guitar. He is a proponent of open-source development, making his projects publicly available and well-documented on platforms like GitHub, where he welcomes contributions.

He co-authored a research paper on using Generative Adversarial Networks to generate characters for the Devanagari script.

Personality Overview

Perfectionist

Meticulous

Logical And Quick

They care equally about the product and its potential impact.  They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value.

Topics They Care About

Generative AI
His current role and recent blog posts focus on the latest advancements in GenAI, including LLMs, RAGs, and prompt engineering.
Responsible AI
He previously worked on a tool to detect AI fairness and bias at Standard Chartered Bank and developed a model to determine gender bias in text.
Open-Source Development
States on his public profiles that all his projects are open-sourced and welcomes pull requests from the community.

Media Appearances

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Work History

6-2024
Sr. Data Scientist at Cloudera
2-2023 - 7-2024
Data Scientist at Verta
6-2022 - 9-2022
Machine Learning Engineer at FinTech Startup (Stealth Mode)
8-2020 - 7-2021
Data Scientist at Standard Chartered Bank
7-2019 - 12-2019
Machine Learning Intern at Robert Bosch Centre for Cyber-Physical Systems @ IISc

Education

8-2021 - 2-2023
Master of Science - MS from University at Buffalo
2016 - 2020
Bachelor of Engineering - BE from BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus

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Insights For Selling To Baasit

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending too much time on pleasantries
  • Make sure that they have the necessary authority, they could present false stature sometimes
  • Be crisp while making the pitch

DONT's

  • Avoid repeating yourself or making generalizations
  • Refrain from asking too many questions
  • Avoid long winding pitches, stay objective

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Baasit is

  • Confidence in the product plays an important role, followed by powerful testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Baasit

  • They might hesitate a little, but they will say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Baasit move?

  • Their decision making speed is somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Baasit take some risk or not?

  • Once they have analyzed the pros and cons, they can take some risks.

You And Baasit

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