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United Kingdom

Purchase, Ny, Us

Accountable for the formation, operation and strategy of a consolidated Data Science team, with the remit to support a portfolio of Products across payments, AML, and crypto use-cases

Purchase, Ny, Us

Accountable for the data and data science underpinning new cutting-edge crypto-based Products being brought to market

Cambridge, England, Gb

Ran a team and change project with the remit to rebuild the Featurespace delivery process to provide Productized versions of the Featurespace solutions while reducing delivery time and effort by >75%This role was a major strategic initiative across the whole company, requiring collaboration with every area of the business for a successful implementationAn initial version went live in January 2022, with continuous feedback loops built in everywhere, to allow user-driven improvements to the processes to be automatically surfaced.

Cambridge, England, Gb

Temporary position to head-up all delivery functions for Featurespace, North America.- Directed 8 functions, including data science, implementation engineering, project management, solution architecture, BA's, etc.- Developed metrics and tracked team performance over time to ascertain process towards goals- Acted as a point of escalation for senior customer stakeholders- Developed skills of 'just-in-time' management- Sat on the Senior Leadership Team for Featurespace North America- Managed relationship of North America teams with Cambridge base- Hired replacement from local area

Cambridge, England, Gb

Relocated to Atlanta, GA to recruit, train, and manage a highly-performing group of Data Scientists.- Built, managed, and oversaw complex machine learning model deliveries into large financial institutions in the US and Mexico- Created team process, and developed culture of learning, curiosity, and solving customers problems.- Hired team of 9 from local colleges and other national and international companies

Cambridge, England, Gb

Responsible for the implementation of large-scale fraud-prevention solutions into global organisations, mostly in the domains of banking and insurance. Primarily involved in the core discipline of ingesting complex, unstructured, and high-frequency data into machine learning models which utilise behavioural profiling to produce industry-leading performance. Also involved with liaising with customers at the point of project-scoping, and the presentation of results.Particular interested in managing teams of data scientists and creating an atmosphere where innovation is encouraged, assumptions are questioned, and results surpass expectations.

Cambridge, England, Gb

Involved in managing and supporting data science challenges from banking, insurance and gaming. Responsible for the end-to-end delivery of projects, from the scoping of data and objectives, through to delivery and presenting to clients.

Lancaster, Gb

Researched optimal investment strategies for businesses which trade in sports markets. The main areas of my research related to:- Quantifying Bias in Predictive Models.- Finding Profitable Betting Opportunities via Observations of Market Movements.- Finding Optimal Betting Strategies for Non-Constant OddsThesis defended February 2016

Lancaster, Gb

Assisting in the teaching of groups of 45 students in all manner of undergraduate courses. Responsibilities include preparing tutorials, building the students' understanding of subject areas through worksheets and marking assignments and exams.

London, Gb

Completed two full-time placements, whilst developing my skills in intensive graduate training programs.My first placement was within the Business Development area of the company; learning how to apply for funding and to competitively bid for contracts. Within the six months, I not only learned the process, but also led a contract as bid manager; successfully creating £500,000 worth of business.During my second position, I learned the trade of a system's engineer. This especially taught me the role of the engineering lifecycle.

London, Gb

Summer job, learning about the role and helping actuaries complete complex calculations for both in-house clients and the financial ombudsman.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Operations Research

Mres, Statistics And Operational Research

Mmath, Mathematics