Atif Zafar is a creative data scientist and engineer with a decade of experience in data science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, and large language models. He is currently the Director of Data Science & Machine Learning at Neural, where he enhances and develops products leveraging advanced data technologies. Nominated as an Expert Vetted (Top 1%) freelancer on Upwork, Atif's extensive expertise spans classical time series regression, predictive analytics, financial optimization, and economic forecasting.  Throughout his career, Atif has held roles as a Senior Data Scientist and Engineer at companies like Upwork, S&P Global, Colvin Run, Creoate, and Wrench AI. Atif's strong entrepreneurial background and expertise are pivotal to Neural's mission of leveraging AI for groundbreaking insights and analytics. His educational background includes a Data Science Nanodegree and a Data Engineering Nanodegree from Udacity. He also holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Civil Engineering from Oklahoma State University.