Randhir Agarwal

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Adjunct Professor - Data Science at Merrimack College

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States

Overview

Randhir is a seasoned data science leader at Samsung Electronics America, where he directs both the Data Science and Data Engineering teams. He specializes in using machine learning to produce tangible business results, such as reducing operational costs and boosting performance. Colleagues describe him as inspiring, motivating, and a creative leader.

Randhir is deeply passionate about education in his field. He serves as an Adjunct Professor at Merrimack College and educates business leaders in AI/ML at Great Learning. He pursued his own MS in Data Science at Northwestern University, a decision he reflects on as challenging but highly rewarding.

He overcame extreme nervousness to enroll in his Masters program at Northwestern, a decision that has defined his career.

Personality Overview

Price-Sensitive

Not Easily Convinced

Cautious & Analytical

They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.  While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. They prefer to do thorough analysis of any situation.

Topics They Care About

Data Science Leadership
His stated mission is to inspire data science teams to turn complex data into actionable business outcomes. He currently leads teams at Samsung.
ML-driven Optimization
He has implemented machine learning solutions to slash operational costs by 20% and cut system downtime by 30% in past projects.
Cloud Data Platforms
His role involves driving cloud migration to AWS and adopting platforms like Databricks and Couchbase to build advanced models.

Media Appearances

Randhir has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2024
Adjunct Professor - Data Science at Merrimack College
9-2022
Educating Business Leaders in AI/ML at Great Learning
3-2020
Director Data Science | Data Engineering at Samsung Electronics America
8-2016 - 3-2020
Sr. Manager, Data Science at U.S. Cellular
2006 - 8-2016
Sr. Manager Analytics at Samsung Electronics America

Education

MS in Data Science from Northwestern University
Bachelor of Engineering - BE from Mumbai University Mumbai

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Insights For Selling To Randhir

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Share as much information as possible regarding your product
  • Tell them that you will come back if you don’t have a good answer for a question
  • Keep some extra margin in hand as they will likely negotiate the pricing

DONT's

  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them
  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.
  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Randhir is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Randhir

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Randhir move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Randhir take some risk or not?

  • They can take some risk if they are confident that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


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