Rishav Chakravarty
Amherst, MA 01002
Education
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Sep. 2025 - May 2027 (Expected)Master of Science in Data Analytics & Computational Social Science (DACSS) · Amherst, MA
The University of Texas at Austin
Jan. 2024 - Sep. 2024Postgraduate Diploma in Data Science & Business Analytics · Austin, TX
Virginia Tech
Aug. 2021 - May 2024Bachelor of Science in Psychology (Minor in Computer Science) · Blacksburg, VA
Relevant coursework
- Research Design
- Causal Inference
- Intro to Quantitative Analysis
- Text as Data
- Statistics for Social Science
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Applied Statistics
- Data Visualization
- Social Media Analysis
Experience
Intercare Therapy, Inc.
Jan. 2025 - Jun. 2025Behavioral Health Technician · San Diego, CA
- Collected and reviewed behavioral data during ABA sessions and used client progress to inform session-level adjustments under clinical supervision.
- Implemented reinforcement schedules, prompt fading, and task analysis while maintaining HIPAA requirements and coordinating with caregivers.
Simple Coaching Inc.
Mar. 2025 - Aug. 2025Digital Strategy & Analytics Consultant · Remote
- Used customer journey, SEO, and performance analytics to improve service pages, digital strategy, and customer experience.
- Worked with leadership on new service offerings, digital audits, website improvements, and data-informed outreach.
Steve Fisher Consulting
May 2025 - Apr. 2026Data Analytics & Strategy Consultant · Menifee, CA
- Analyzed client engagement, retention, and conversion data to support business and digital strategy decisions.
- Built KPI dashboards and predictive models for marketing, operations, and customer behavior; improved client-facing workflows and reporting.
Virginia Tech Dining Services - Dietrick
Aug. 2021 - Apr. 2024Student Manager · Blacksburg, VA
- Managed daily operations in a high-volume dining facility while training, supervising, and providing performance feedback to staff.
- Maintained customer-service, food-safety, and operational standards across a fast-paced multi-function environment.
Projects
Mental Health Signal on Reddit
UMass AmherstPython, NLP, scikit-learn, Transformers, Plotly Dash
- Collected and analyzed 25,886 posts and comments from three mental-health communities; compared three sentiment methods and three classifiers, conducted topic analysis, and built an interactive dashboard.
CalendAI
Virginia TechPredictive Modeling, A/B Testing, AWS, MongoDB, Node.js, React
- Applied behavioral modeling and experimentation to an intelligent scheduling concept; the project received a $500 KickStart VT seed grant.
MeAsmi
IndependentClustering, Supervised Learning, Behavioral Analytics
- Co-led an interdisciplinary project exploring machine-learning methods for neurodivergent support and therapy-effectiveness analysis.
Technical skills
- Behavioral / Research
- Behavioral Analysis, Research Design, Customer Journey Analysis, A/B Testing, UX Research, HIPAA
- Analytics
- Python, R, SQL, Power BI, Statistical Analysis, Regression, Clustering, NLP
- Business
- Consumer Insights, Customer Analytics, Digital Strategy, Stakeholder Communication, Data Visualization
Honors and awards
The Action Taker Award: Recognized by LISC Massachusetts & the IXL Center for digital strategy and analytics work completed through the LISC Digital Growth Accelerator.
KickStart VT Seed Grant Winner - CalendAI: $500 seed grant from the Apex Center for Entrepreneurs at Virginia Tech.
Future Founder Startup Award - Minute Pitch Competition: $300 award from the Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship at UMass Amherst.
UPitch Spring 2026 Second Place - Karnah: Awarded second place and a $750 prize at UMass Amherst.