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Johannesburg, Gp, Za

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Working as part of Mastercard's Targeting Analytics team for 2+ years in the consulting landscape. Providing recommendations to clients based on data-driven insights, whilst leveraging several data tools and methods.

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Actively contributes to analyses of both MC and client data across several projects in Mastercard's Data & Services division.

Conducted tutorial sessions and marked for a physics course.

Germany

I was selected to partake in a Summer Student Program at DESY - a national research centre based in Germany. A project similar to my MSc was completed at this international Summer School. Several lectures were also attended related to experimental particle physics.

Potchefstroom

This included the following seven courses: • Applied Mathematics and Modelling (TGWN122) • Excel and VBA programming (CPMG112) • Mathematics (WISN112 & WISN114) • Physics (FSKS111 & FSKS121) • Python Programming (CPMG121)

Potchefstroom, North-West, South Africa

Awarded an assistantship to perform Space Physics research in my undergraduate year. This involved a solar telescope at the Centre for Space Research. Sunspots and solar flares were detected. The data was processed and presented visually.

North West University, Potchefstroom Campus

Provide academic support and administration for all BSc students living in the residence.

North West University, Faculty Of Natural Sciences

I was appointed Head of the Academic Portfolio for Scientiae (an Academic Student Society) during my second year at North-West University (NWU) in Potchefstroom. During this role, I was responsible for managing most of the class representatives across the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences. This also included managing any student-lecturer conflict that could arise and promoting STEM degrees during open days for high school learners at the NWU.

Potchefstroom

Translated residence meetings on campus from Afrikaans to English.

Master Of Science - Msc, Experimental Particle Physics, Discontinued

Wrote a C++ analysis as part of the ATLAS group at CERN, Switzerland. The analysis searches for potential dark photons in order to gain.

Bsc Hons, Physics

Passed with 2 distinctions for: • Computational Physics • Research Project

Bsc, Physics And Chemistry

• 1st year: Passed with 6 distinctions • 2nd year: Passed with 4 distinctions • 3rd year: Passed with a distinction Courses included.

High School Diploma

Awards: • Grade 9: Academic Half Colours • Grade 10: Academic Full Colours • Grade 11: Academic Honourary Colours • Grade 12: Obtained.