Alexander Chase Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

Retail Data Science

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

The Tea Room at Queen's University is a sustainable, zero-waste, carbon-neutral, and fully student-run café with a focus on environmental responsibility, community education, and fiscal sustainability. As Business Manager at The Tea Room, I played a pivotal role in the café's post-pandemic recovery and growth while upholding its mission and vision statements.- Successfully brought The Tea Room back to pre-pandemic revenue levels by reintroducing in-person seating and reopening the café for dining for the first time since 2020.- Developed, managed, and executed a $350,000 operating budget, ensuring the financial stability and growth of the café.- Implemented long-term strategic plans focused on post-pandemic recovery and the continuous improvement of The Tea Room's sustainable business model.- Recruited, trained, and managed a diverse team of 60 baristas, fostering a strong sense of community and commitment to The Tea Room's values.- Collaborated with our 14 local suppliers to ensure timely payments and seamless delivery of inventory and goods for successful café operations.- Worked closely with the catering team to promote and execute profitable catering events, rentals, and concerts within the café space.- Utilized my extensive passion and knowledge of espresso to ensure high-quality, crafted beverages were delivered to customers.

Canada

Installments Data Science team - focused on Shopify's Buy Now Pay Later payments offering called "Shop Pay Installments" (SPI) and third-party installments providers on the platform. At Shopify, we embraced the concept of "full stack data science", where data scientists took ownership of projects end-to-end, engaging in all stages of the data science lifecycle. As a Data Science Intern at Shopify, my role encompassed comprehending the technical aspects of our databases while maintaining a strong connection with the business side of the product. This holistic understanding was crucial for effective collaboration with cross-functional teams, such as product, UX, engineering, marketing, and finance, enabling them to make well-informed, data-driven decisions.Data Engineering & Modeling:- Utilized PySpark to employ Kimball-Ross Dimensional modeling techniques, created efficient data models for answering business problems- Developed, maintained, and deployed models across Shopify's vast databases- Conducted unit testing and pull request reviews to ensure quality and consistency in data models across installments dataData Visualization & Reporting:- Developed a robust understanding of the product. This allowed me to provide our non-technical stakeholders with the best possible answers to their needs in an efficient manner- Leveraged SQL, Mode Analytics, Python, to create and maintain production-quality dashboards that track key product metrics and actionable KPIs- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to provide data-driven insights and handle ad-hoc requests to quickly inform business decisions- Ensured data reconciliation and quality assurance A/B Testing:- Conducted A/B testing in collaboration with data science, engineering, UX, and product teams to drive key product development decisions, notably when launching new product features.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Blackline Safety is a global connected safety technology leader. Providing comprehensive live-monitoring and wireless gas detection, Blackline delivers the world’s first turn-key, work-anywhere connected safety monitoring solution with gas detection, 3G wireless, two-way speakerphone and live monitoring to meet the demanding safety challenges of organizations in over 100 countries. - Developing an algorithm to predict key metrics of our products, such as battery life, based on complex real-world features. - Experience with data science workflow, including data exploration, data cleaning, feature engineering, model training, model evaluation and hyperparameter tuning.- Implementation and testing of classification algorithms including Logistic Regression and Multi-Class Regression as they apply to business cases. - Proven aptitude in SQL and Python – Particularly with Jupyter, Pandas, Scikit-Learn, Selenium, Seaborn and Plotly packages.- Data visualization, Statistical Modelling, ML algorithms

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

- Developed reports and dashboards to track usage of analytics, identified user patterns, and executed improvements to increase data fluency and accessibility. - Analyzed data to improve internal processes – working to optimize company communications and improve interaction rate. - Identified key areas of improvement for departments and worked to find ways to streamline their data related processes. - Proficiency with Microsoft Power Platform – Power BI and Power Apps.

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

- Determined and implemented the long term strategic direction of the service and oversaw the day-to-day operations. - Dynamically mitigated the ever changing conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure the safety of staff members and the continued success of the service, effectively running a profitable year. - Managed a team of four Assistant Managers and 13 staff. - Orchestrated the remote fitting, sale and distribution of over 700 Applied Science Leather Jackets for first-year students located around the world.- Developed a revamped online sales platform and marketing strategy to allow for the sale of merchandise.- Established robust shipping and fulfillment infrastructure to allow for the safe and efficient sale of merchandise to clients, regardless of their location.

Kingston, Ontario

- Dedicated to understanding client needs and producing a product that exceeds expectations- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, specifically Lightroom, Photoshop and Illustrator

Calgary, Canada Area

- Supported bartenders and servers in timely and efficient beverage preparation at the Stampede's executive class "Lazy S" restaurant- Adapted to a demanding fast-paced work environment enhancing my teamwork and quick decision-making skills

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

- Co-founder of YYClothing, a project started in 2015 to pursue creative passions for design- A unique clothing brand that offers original "Calgary" themed apparel- 50% of all profits donated to local Calgarian charities- Sold over 300 items (including t-shirts, sweaters and toques)

Calgary, Canada Area

- Administrative Assistant in the Private Client Division- Consolidated client assets with other firms to ensure clarity of investments- Managed client information

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Engineering Physics And Computing

Activities and Societies: | Engineering Society - Campus Equipment Outfitters Head Manager, Chief FREC | Alma Mater Society - Peer Support.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Valedictorian | Varsity Athletics - Basketball & Rugby Captain - Volleyball, Track & Field, Cross Country.