Hichem ELFERTAS

Over Hichem

Independent consultant and Senior Data Scientist with 10+ years designing, building and deploying machine learning and advanced analytics in production delivering measurable revenue growth, cost reduction and operational efficiency for clients across retail, insurance and finance. Hands-on in Python, PySpark, SQL, R and SAS, with deep experience on Azure Databricks for large-scale processing and Azure DevOps for agile delivery, CI/CD and version control. Now focused on Generative and Agentic AI Engineering: RAG pipelines, tool augmented agents and multi-agent workflows built with Hugging Face and LangChain/LangGraph. Currently certifying as Microsoft Machine Learning Operations Engineer Associate (AI-300). I take AI systems from concept to production, with the emphasis on evaluation, observability and robustness and on architectures that meet real enterprise constraints around security, scalability and cost. Willing to relocate to be closer to the office.

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