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22 years in data science and analytics, the last 5 at Copper Learning, where I lead the forecasting team. Cut forecast error from 19% to 8% across 3445 SKUs. Marathoner (9 so far).
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Skills
Prophettime seriesSparkSQLrules engines
Experience
- Chief Data OfficerApr 2022 - PresentCopper Learning · 4 yr 7 mo · Full-time · Cape Town, South Africa
- Replaced 67 hand-built dashboards with one metrics layer people trust.
- Cut forecast error from 27% to 12% across 3046 SKUs.
- Senior Data ScientistJan 2021 - Apr 2022Accenture · 1 yr 3 mo · Full-time · Cape Town, South Africa
- Cut forecast error from 21% to 10% across 3398 SKUs.
- Built the forecasting models now used in 10 product decisions a quarter.
- Data ScientistJul 2017 - Jan 2021Andela · 3 yr 6 mo · Full-time · Cape Town, South Africa
- Replaced 93 hand-built dashboards with one metrics layer people trust.
- Wrote the metric definitions the leadership team reviews every week.
- Staff Data ScientistOct 2013 - Jul 2017Safaricom · 3 yr 9 mo · Full-time · Cape Town, South Africa
- Wrote the metric definitions the leadership team reviews every week.
- Data ScientistJun 2010 - Oct 2013Absa · 3 yr 4 mo · Full-time · Cape Town, South Africa
- Replaced 86 hand-built dashboards with one metrics layer people trust.
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Education
- University of the WitwatersrandBSc, Computer Science2000 - 2004
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