Basanth Kumar Varaganti

• Guided 100+ incoming international students through cultural transitions, academic expectations, and U.S. daily life by leading orientation webinars and 1:1 mentorship on housing, healthcare, banking, and transportation. • Created a sense of home away from home by organizing cultural celebrations, connecting students with campus resources, and being the friendly face they could turn to when everything felt unfamiliar and intimidating. • Collaborated with ISS staff to design engaging content and improve student onboarding, sharpening leadership, public speaking, and cross-cultural communication skills while making a meaningful impact.

• Developed advanced Python programming skills through hands-on computational projects and mentored over 40 students in their coursework • Used software engineering best practices like unit testing, version control, and design patterns while maintaining GitHub repositories and setting up automated workflows • Lead collaborative problem-solving sessions and held regular virtual mentoring hours, helping students understand complex programming concepts • Worked with Professor Tanweer Alam to grade assignments and provide detailed feedback on students programming projects and code implementations

• Processed 200+ daily shipments from FedEx, UPS, and Amazon, ensuring 99% accuracy in receiving, inspecting, and verifying packages against purchase orders and shipping documentation • Managed inventory control systems and maintained accurate records for campus-wide distribution to 80+ academic and administrative buildings, reducing delivery discrepancies by implementing systematic tracking procedures • Coordinated multi-location delivery operations utilizing 4 strategic locker bank systems and direct department delivery, achieving 48-hour processing time for same-day received packages • Operated warehouse equipment while maintaining OSHA safety standards in a high-volume university environment serving 15,000+ students and faculty

As a Student Manager at RIT Dining Services, I oversee daily operations, ensure exceptional customer service, and manage a team of student employees in a fast-paced environment. This role has enhanced my leadership, problem-solving, and operational management skills while fostering a strong sense of teamwork and responsibility.

Key Contributions & Achievements: • Developed and implemented comprehensive ETL data solutions processing 250K+ daily operational records from 8+ healthcare and financial applications, ensuring scalability and regulatory compliance • Performed detailed data requirement analysis and designed data preparation processes, improving data accuracy from 87% to 96% through systematic verification and risk assessment • Collaborated with Operations, Finance, and IT teams using Agile methodologies to analyze business objectives and translate requirements into robust technical solutions • Maintained focus on enterprise risk management, data security, and quality standards specific to financial services industry regulations

Key Contributions & Learnings: • Built classification models using Scikit-learn, XGBoost, and TensorFlow • Cleaned and transformed large transactional datasets • Used Matplotlib, Seaborn, and Power BI for data visualization • Applied logistic regression, decision trees, and clustering techniques • Queried and processed datasets from relational databases • Collaborated with senior data scientists to refine models

Graduated with a Master’s degree in Data Science at Rochester Institute of Technology. During my time at RIT, I served as a Student Manager at RIT Dining, where I demonstrated leadership and time management while balancing academic rigor with professional responsibilities. I also worked as a Peer Advising Leader, mentoring incoming students and supporting them through academic and cultural transitions, and as a Teaching Assistant, where I guided students through complex programming concepts and collaborated with faculty on coursework evaluation. These experiences significantly strengthened my communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills.

Graduated with a B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering from B V Raju Institute of Technology affiliated to JNTUH with First Class honors and US equivalent 3.6/4.0. Developed strong technical expertise in digital signal processing, embedded systems, and wireless communications through rigorous coursework and hands-on projects. Gained practical experience with industry-standard tools including MATLAB, Cadence, and Xilinx Vivado while cultivating problem-solving and analytical thinking skills.

Selected for the elite CIPL Program at Sri Chaitanya Junior Kalasala based on 10th grade CBSE merit certificate. Intensively studied advanced Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry at JEE and Advanced level while participating in the JEE Preparation Club. Enhanced critical thinking and analytical skills through Competitive Problem-Solving Workshops, developing strong foundations in theoretical concepts and practical applications for engineering entrance examinations.

Academic Scribe | St Michael's School 2014 - 2015 - Served as an official CBSE-approved scribe for a 10th grade student with dyslexia - Facilitated academic success by accurately transcribing exam responses across multiple subjects - Developed strong active listening and communication skills while maintaining academic integrity - Demonstrated adaptability and patience in high-pressure testing environments