Sebastian Dodt Email & Phone Number

London, GB

London Area, United Kingdom

• Led cross-functional teams of data engineers and scientists to develop pioneering AI-powered tools, including a networking platform for international advocacy organizations and a geospatial AI assistant—both of which.
• Architected and implemented innovative AI solutions by integrating technologies like Neo4j graph databases, PostGIS, and GenAI-powered chatbots (GPT), resulting in tools that process complex datasets and generate.
• Improved internal code quality and team performance by identifying technical debt and strategically addressing it, as well as conducting workshops to promote continuous learning and best coding practices among team.
• Enhanced client satisfaction and project outcomes by effectively managing communications, incorporating feedback, and delivering projects from concept to deployment within tight timelines (e.g., delivering a fully.
• Doubled company social media engagement by publishing thought leadership pieces, increasing brand visibility and positioning Dalberg Data Insights as an industry leader in AI and analytics for social impact.

London, England, United Kingdom

• Led the successful implementation of projects totaling over $150,000, managing teams and ensuring timely delivery of high-quality solutions for clients.
• Managed the CSFEP Safeguards project, coordinating daily stand-ups, backlog management, feature prioritization, and client demos to develop an online tool that helps manage climate-smart forest economy (CSFE) projects.
• Contributed to the development of a GenAI chatbot for health ministries in Sub-Saharan Africa, introducing a novel architecture based on the OpenAI Assistant API that doubled the chatbot's speed and significantly.
• Developed an AI-powered Applicant Tracking System (ATS) that reduced hiring biases and improved candidate selection; the system became one of Dalberg Data Insights' top five products and led to the hiring of five.
• Built a GenAI-driven internal knowledge management chatbot for all Dalberg offices, facilitating employees' access to project information across different teams and locations, thereby enhancing collaboration and.
• Established a technical platform for productization, creating a monorepo for frontend JavaScript React code using npm workspaces and Next.js, and developed a template GenAI API with LangChain and LangServe to.

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

• Leading a team of five to organize Citizens Assemblies with the goal of democratising digital policy

Kampala, Uganda

• Managed and optimised the COVAX data analytics pipeline of the World Health Organization
• Build a model to predict poverty using telecommunication data for a large East African bank
• Built an AWS S3 API adapter for a dashboard for the government of Tanzania
• Developed a chatbot and website for an anonymous sexual reporting tool

London, England, United Kingdom

• panellist at the UN75 anniversary panel discussion by UNA UK in London; speaking with UN experts on action to be taken by the UN in Digital Security and AI (24 Oct 2020)
• Co-organising two Model Citizen's Assemblies and one workshop.
• chair and organiser of the workshop "Digital Security" (23 Oct 2020), featuring Yu-Ping Chan (leader of UN team for digital cooperation) and Prof. Robert Krimmer
• Goal: Raising awareness for human rights, transparency, and privacy in the digital sphere

New York, United States

• Drafted Security Council speeches, briefings, and reports for the ambassador and foreign ministry
• Prepared long-form reports on global crises to brief the head of state ahead of their General Assembly attendance

Kaiserslautern, Germany

• Implementing General Data Protection Policies (GDPR) in the daily work environment
• IT management

Brussels, Belgium

• writing reports on daily developments in the European institutions
• help drafting reports for the Minister-President Malu Dreyer (German equivalent of governor)
• lay-outing and compiling a weekly report for the ministry
• administrative work with Cobra Databases and Microsoft Office

Kaiserslautern, Germany

• International Research Project: "Understanding the impact of immigration on society" by Prof. Kristen Myers and Associate Prof. Kirk Miller
• Organising, conducting and translating interviews with representatives of the Kaiserslautern city administration, social workers and politicians about the refugee crisis

Master Of Science - Ms, Public Policy & Management - Data Analytics Track, 4.0 - Highest Distinction

A highly selective STEM certified program that includes robust coursework in data mining & machine learning, statistics & modelling, and.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, International Relations, First Class Honours

Activities and Societies: Climate Project "Food Coop" • Volleyball coach • Student Union• degree ranked #6 in Europe for Politics &.

Modules In Machine Learning, Data Analytics And Mathematics

• minor in data and mathematics done within BA International Relations at SOAS • Took mathematical and data-related modules to gain skills.

Abitur, A-Levels: Mathematics, Business, English, 1.0 (Highest Gpa In School History)

Activities and Societies: Founded a Student Union • Elected School President • Editor-in-chief of school's newspaper • Organised.