At Roest I work across engineering disciplines, with a focus on developing ML solutions to automate and optimise the coffee roasting process.In addition to overseeing the entire ML lifecycle (from experimentation to deployment), I am involved in developing data infrastructure, using data-first approaches for iterating and troubleshooting both mechanical and electrical components, control systems design, electronics, firmware development, maintaining our backend, and coffee… Show more At Roest I work across engineering disciplines, with a focus on developing ML solutions to automate and optimise the coffee roasting process.In addition to overseeing the entire ML lifecycle (from experimentation to deployment), I am involved in developing data infrastructure, using data-first approaches for iterating and troubleshooting both mechanical and electrical components, control systems design, electronics, firmware development, maintaining our backend, and coffee research.A large part of my role is developing schema for proprietary dataset generation to allow future automation. This data is collected from our state-of-the-art machines using high-fidelity sensors, and augmented by domain knowledge, user input, and spectroscopy.The subjective nature of sensory coffee data, which is prone to regional preferences and trends (concept drift), in addition to the constant data/covariate drift inevitable when working with an agricultural product such as green coffee makes ML and data science in this field challenging and engaging. Show less

Graduate role with leading global CX advisory agency oomph.Working on CX Sherpa (a user focused AI driven CX project in the experimental design phase), providing support for internal and client facing projects, and contributing to new business generation activity.It's Hard to Make Things Simple.

Developing coffee knowledge with industry leading equipment, fostering industry connections and engaging with discussion on sustainability and technological innovation. Wayland's yard gave me a professional space to put into practice new knowledge gleamed from the Coffee Youth Academy while serving a lovely community with an ethical company and killer team.

Part-time (term-time), full-time (holidays) (while studying for my masters, making time-management invaluable), taking on some head-barista responsibilities with machine maintenance and recipe writing.I received my coffee training at Mokoko, while being exposed to a wide-range of brew methods and varied work environments. Sometimes working alone (managing a small shop open-close) or in a large shop with up to 12 team members developed leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills.