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Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Data Scientist working for the second largest sovereign wealth fund in the world. Role includes:• Use of Python for data analytics and machine learning• Implementation of IT best practices e.g. TFS/git version control• Defining requirements by regular co-oridination with different parts of the business

London, United Kingdom

Data consultant working with government, transport and large infrastructure clients. Responsible for full project life cycles from discovery to delivery to enable clients to make data driven decisions through technology.• Defining and implementing analytics techniques to provide new insight• Understanding and contextualising clients’ differing data landscapes and technologies• Designing and building data ingest routines including big data technologies• Data modelling across a variety of domainsKey achievements include:• Technical lead for transport analytics PoC using cloud technology to analyse highly granular geospatial sensor data• Implemented pilot big data BI solution in Cloudera Hadoop hosted on cloud technology• Technical lead for data lab to provide business insight into large infrastructure provider's planning efficiency• Integration of HPE encrytion engine into Scala/Spark framework at leading telco as big data engineerKey technologies used:Python, R, Hadoop, Hive, Impala, Scala, Spark, Linux, Bash, AWS, PostGIS, Tableau

London, United Kingdom

Develop new products, tools and solutions focused on data related to the offshore oil and gas industry. Build a platform that increases inter-connectivity between different colleagues' work and data sources.• Introduce and implement new IT software and architecture.• Develop coherent platform of tools with a long term vision.• Consolidate and structure internal and third party data sources.• Analyse and manipulate data using SQL Server, R and PostGIS (amongst other tools).• Develop new products to service client needs.• Co-ordinate with developers and data analysts on integration and use of all the above.• Plan future strategy needs and potential areas where new software and solutions are required.Key achievements include:• Introducing R to allow more sophisticated data analytics and in depth reporting.• Organising GIS data into relational database available for the whole company allowing use in reporting and data analytics.• Creating company wiki to centralise knowledge and improve communication.

London, United Kingdom

Data specialist of the company and primary point of support for data related problems. Responsible for the efficient use of data and maximising value while maintaining integrity of information. This included data for every offshore oil and gas field in the world with corresponding infrastructure.• Organising research from internal and third party sources into a relational database using SQL Server.• Designing, implementing and organising data models.• Analysis, running regressions and other mathematical methods.• Training colleagues SQL and how to use data effectively.• Communicating and supporting work colleagues and/or clients using data in the majority of the company's projects.• High exposure to and closely working with high profile clients such as First Reserve, Subsea 7/Acergy, ProSafe, StatoilHydro, Torus, BP Castrol.Key achievements include:• A complete restructuring of all the company's research into an organised database that records history of all entries.• Migration away from data, models and methodology stored separate excel spreadsheets to a central database accessible to all the team and cutting down updates from weeks to minutes or hours with improved data integrity.

Bachelor'S Degree, Physics, 2:1

Year Abroad, Physics