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Exeter, England, GB

Leeds, West Yorkshire, GB

• Managing a data and behavioural science team that has consulted on data projects and developed products for use in data strategy, marketing and politics.
• Led the construction of a BI-focused product suite, including hosting on AWS via Terraform and Kubernetes, and created associated material including website, branding and sales and marketing. To date, it has served.

Exeter, GB

• Comprehensive data science consultancy services for 8 different clients through my own business.
• Established multiple 3-7 person data teams from the ground up, overseeing hiring recommendations, technical interviews and training. 3 clients in USA (2018 – 2023).
• Conducted large sample quantitative research programs, making visualisation dashboard products and tools, custom-built and branded, allowing C-suite to gather insights for daily operational decision-making, helping.
• Produced risk scoring algorithms for a loan finance company, reducing unpaid loans by 15% and saving €20,000 per week. Prodigy AI, Berlin, Germany (May – Oct 2018).

Fort Lauderdale, US

• Developing a data science-derived model suite and integrating it into political campaign software products.
• Designed, managed and executed on 3 data science-based software product roadmaps.

San Antonio, Texas, US

• Established and managed a data team and constructed a data science for digital marketing codebase.
• Led and executed data science and digital marketing consultancy projects for over a dozen companies across many sectors including energy, construction and insurance, while managing and mentoring a dedicated team.

• Constructed predictive models using modern machine learning techniques, communicating directly to clients.
• Promoted to Lead Data Scientist, overseeing a team of 8 data scientists and leading successful long-term client projects, including managing on-site multi-month engagements.

5 week intensive data science training and project work.

Portsmouth, Hampshire, GB

Collaborated with an international team of over 30 world-leading scientists to produce the first scientific publication of a state-of-the-art astronomical survey that analysed large datasets of light from galaxies. PhD thesis and 2 first-author publications. Awards included fully-funded PhD studentship, best departmental PhD Talk Prize, and ICG/SEPnet.

Oxford, Oxfordshire, GB

Produced a detailed research report using results from supercomputer simulations to test the recovery of statistical properties of distant galaxies.

Cambridge, England, GB

Produced and presented a report addressing a long-standing problem about the structure of galaxies deduced from very large simulations.

Intensive teacher training followed by 1 month placement at a local secondary school. In addition to teaching, managed a project aimed at widening participation in higher education.

A student society that ran weekly talks from academic speakers and weekly stargazing. Responsibilities included telescope upkeep, event organisation, marketing and publicity.

Mphys, Physics

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Astrophysics