Bolaji B. Email & Phone Number

Cotonou, Bj

11 Irving Place, #09-01, Singapore 369551

Responsible for designing and maintaining the data governance framework, planning and executing the effective use of data across all the group's businesses and products in Singapore, Togo, Benin, Cameroon, and Gabon.Key Achievements:▪ Co-led the roadmap for data strategy and established a domain-oriented data governance framework, resulting in increased analytics capabilities and enhanced data culture group-wide.▪ Expanded and led a cross-functional team of 14 organized in business and operations squads across West & Central Africa; assessed needs, developed processes, and hired relevant talent to deliver key analytics and data science projects.▪ Reduced Google Cloud bills by 42.57% in Q2 2024 while advancing data processing, including optimizing data modeling and accuracy, and improving data availability and integrity.▪ Built a centralized data lakehouse with distributed data marts to support comprehensive data visualizations for performance monitoring, development of diagnostic tools, and ad hoc analyses, boosting Business Intelligence initiatives.▪ Collaborated with business and operations teams (Transport, E-commerce, Fintech, Finance, Marketing, Support, Sales, Product) to identify and respond to data needs, including integrating analytics and Machine Learning features into the group's mobile apps and in-house administration platform.▪ Drove adoption of data products best practices and created a community of analytics practitioners and operation/business stakeholders for group-wide knowledge-sharing.▪ Built Group closing database to streamline accountant reporting and provide a 360° view of business performance at the group level for Top Management and shareholders.▪ Redesigned activities log database and automated fraud screening, accelerating freelancer payments from weekly to daily.

Cotonou, Littoral, Benin

Led development and automation of analytical processes to drive data-driven decision-making across the organization. Key focus areas included business performance monitoring, diagnostic tool creation, operations optimization, and fostering a data-centric culture.Key Achievements:▪ Built and led an analytics team of 4 professionals, delivering comprehensive business insights and advanced diagnostic tools that propelled data-driven culture group-wide.▪ Orchestrated migration of group data infrastructure to Google Cloud with BigQuery, significantly enhancing data processing capabilities and information flow.▪ Accelerated KPI reporting through automation and introduced weekly market health reports with actionable, data-driven recommendations, enabling swift decision-making.▪ Automated drivers' trip fraud-screening, reducing post-screening incentive payment processing time from 3 days to 1 day, boosting active drivers online presence by 21%.▪ Engineered a robust CRM database with periodic cohort analyses, enabling precise customer segmentation to optimize marketing campaigns and increase user acquisition and retention.▪ Streamlined fintech operations by automating daily sales collection monitoring and generating alerts for critical default indicators, significantly mitigating financing risks.▪ Empowered the group with comprehensive and interactive dashboards, fostering a culture of informed decision-making and operational excellence.

▪ Nurtured an AI & Data Science enthusiasts community, and established pedagogical framework with hands-on data science learning processes for team members including curriculum based on learning paths from e-learning platform▪ Promoted research on low-resources African languages, collaborating with experienced team members to collect, label and publish an enriched parallel text dataset for Neural Machine Translation (French - Fongbé, and French - Ewe)▪ Supported AI application on underrepresented languages by codeveloping a prototype of English-Fongbé neural ML translation app with team members, and a Machine translation challenge hosted on Zindi Africa with the support of Artificial Intelligence for Development-Africa Network and a grant from UNESCO

Cotonou, Littoral, Benin

In charge of the development of analytics and data science products to feed a smart application for precision agricultural guidance, and supported outsourcing clients in their data transformation.Key Achievements:▪ Implemented and maintained a robust big data stack combining a Hadoop data lake, and a parallel processing Spark cluster connected to ElasticSearch, used to store and transform data (images, tables, semi-structured..) into valuable insights and data products.▪ Engineered agricultural (weather, crops, soil, yields...) data scraping and designed surveys to collect additional market information, strengthening the knowledge base to support data-driven actions.▪ Built intelligent models based on inferential and predictive analyses, leveraging multiple regression algorithms to develop statistical crop yield predictions, thereby supporting informed business decision-making.▪ Created interactive dashboards using Kibana and Apache Superset to empower access to timely and accurate insights, patterns, and trends, guiding end users in managing their farms and productions intelligently.▪ Co-assessed outsourcing clients' analytics needs and crafted comprehensive Big Data and ML training materials with hands-on labs, to upskill their management and boost innovative decision-making.

Ouidah, Benin

Transitioning from Statistician to Data Scientist during this bootcamp, I immersed into Data Engineering, and Machine Learning, alongside tools like Spark, Hive, Python and SQL. My skills in Data Visualization and Big Data infrastructure configuration were honed through projects that directly addressed real-world challenges.A key achievement was the development of Duniya Data, an app that leverages data insights to improve agricultural practices, demonstrating the practical impact of data science. This project, developed in collaboration with peers and under mentor guidance, not only showcased the application of our learning but also the power of teamwork in creating solutions for global challenges.

Cotonou, Littoral, Benin

My journey in data science is paralleled by a profound passion for African cultures and traditions. In pursuit of this, I co-founded Monwaih, a blogzine that serves as a vibrant platform for exploring and celebrating the rich tapestry of African lives. Designed by Africans for a global audience, Monwaih offers insights into the continent's cultures, histories, trends, and societies, aiming to reveal African communities' true essence.As Editor-in-Chief also in charge of performance tracking, I've played a crucial role in shaping the content strategy and monitoring the platform's growth. Under my leadership, Monwaih has seen remarkable engagement increases, with contributions expanding to include diverse voices from across Sub-Saharan Africa. Our team's dedication has turned Monwaih into a key hub for Afro-culture trends, connecting young talents with a worldwide readership eager to learn and engage with authentic African narratives.Looking ahead, I'm committed to further expanding Monwaih's reach and impact, envisioning it as a leading source for Afro-cultural discourse and a catalyst for cultural exchange.

Cotonou

▪ Boosted agents' proficiency with accessible training on advanced analytics tools, including hands-on R statistical analysis.▪ Collected & delivered data about surveys’ funding in government agencies to enrich public research financing base.

Abomey-Calavi, Atlantique Department, Benin

▪ Designed & conducted a Customer satisfaction survey with the Sales team, delivering a valuable clients feedbacks base.▪ Increased NPS by 17 points & sales by 11% by supporting Management’ policies with actionable insights derived from analyzed data.

Master Of Science - Ms, Statistics Applied To Living, Distinction

Activities and Societies: English club. Dissertation: Determinant factors and modelling of youth emigration from Benin. - Master.

Certificate Of English Proficiency, English Language And Literature/Letters

Activities and Societies: Professional English: Marketing, Leadership, Tourism - Verbal communication in English - Written communication.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Statistics And Econometrics

Activities and Societies: English Club. - Gain proficiency in statistical methodologies and tools for econometric modeling. - Develop.