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Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

* Supplied data science, engineering and management consultancy to help Fjelltopp achieve their mission to harmonise the world's public health data* Managed projects worth >£100k, working with multiple international stakeholders such us IGOs, governments and public health companies* Provided technical strategy and leadership on health informatics software used by 50+ countries* Implemented React.js solutions for sustainable apps for HIV / AIDS data integration and modelling* Delivered new features and modules for the UNAID's AIDS Data Repository using CKAN, Python and javascript* Supported WHO public health experts in interpreting complex qualitative and quantitative data in order to impact policies and people* Led high-quality data analysis driving World Health Organisation and national policy on topics such as emergency medical services in Ukraine and the CoViD-19 pandemic in Kazakhstan

Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh

* Brought in to salvage a failing national animal health informatics system for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations* Reduced monthly data failures from >10% of users to <% within 3 months}* Developed a 12-month strategy for increased up time (99+%) and data completeness (80+%)* Coordinated and led a team of 8 national and international advisors implementing a new quality management system across the project* Worked with government and implementing partners in prioritising and delivering data visualisation and reporting requirements* Provided supervision for Python and Javascript software development, guiding the FAO National Technical Advisors as required* Prepared project documentation and reports on progress, meeting deadlines for a system module review, project plan, and monthly reports

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

* Founding director of gliff.ai, a medical artificial intelligence company (spun out from Durham University)* As CTO, built the company into a high-growth MedTech AI SME with a 20x increase in valuation over 2 years* Pioneered the development of new data science software for MedTech AI using Python, SQL, Typescript, React and Azure* Personally involved in securing and managing over £1M in investment from Innovate UK and private equity investments* Nominated as Bionow Promising Technologist of the Year 2021* Invited to contribute to the development of the Pistoia Alliance's Toolkit for Implementing Best Practices in AI and ML* Led our diversity strategy, working with our team of 15, leading to gliff.ai becoming a signatory of the Tech Talent Charter* gliff.ai ceased trading in 2023 with a management buy-out of the IP

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Glasgow, United Kingdom

* Awarded two fully-funded independent research fellowships focussed on data science for biomedicine at the University of Glasgow* Developed bioimage analysis approaches in Python for understanding zebrafish brain responses in multidimensional imaging data at the terabyte scale* Built collaborations across the world with partners at Newcastle University, University of Edinburgh and the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology - one of the top 20 research bodies globally* Invited to speak at local and national public science events including Pint of Science, Cafe Scientifique and the Institute of Physics Public Lecture Series

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Glasgow, United Kingdom

* Developed novel real-time microscopy and computer vision technologies leading to publication in the 5th highest ranked journal in the field* Collaborated with researchers at the University of Edinburgh's British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence for understanding zebrafish cardiac injury response over multiple days* Organised the Glasgow Imaging Network and conference bringing together 80+ researchers leading to 50% creating new collaborations* Won £10k funding to support 5 student research projects; mentoring them throughout their projects - 3 have gone on to successful PhDs

Swindon, United Kingdom

Produced the public BBSRC Review of Bioimaging report; delivering findings at high-profile meetings, including members of BEIS

Medway Maritime Hospital, Kent, United Kingom

Published research into designing, evaluating and optimising the new induction week for foundation doctors

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Bioimage Informatics (Computing Sciences)

* Thesis title: Mathematical Morphology for Quantification in Biological and Medical Image Analysis * Won £70k+ in UKRI EPSRC funding.

Master Of Science (Msci), Biology And Physics Within The Natural Sciences Programme, First Class Honours

* Thesis title: Scratching away at cancer with image analysis * Won £2.5k funding by Institute for Advanced Computing to carry out medical.