Cooper Hamish Parata

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Data Scientist at Bellmont Financial · Fraud detection · LightGBM, SQL

Bellmont Financial
Auckland, New Zealand · NZST (UTC+12)
2+ years experience
UNSW Sydney
English
Open to work
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Overview

Based in Auckland. I work on fraud detection at Bellmont Financial. Taught SQL to 114 non-analysts. Most at home with Python and graph analytics. Cyclist - trying to do a century this year.

Good reasons to reach out
  • Roles in fraud detection
  • Thoughtful intros to people in my field
  • Questions about fraud detection
Please don't message about
  • Unpaid work or spec projects
  • Crypto token projects
  • Survey or panel invitations

Replies between meetings, usually same day

Skills
LightGBMPythonSQLgraph analyticsanomaly detection
Open to workLooking for a role
closes in 3 months

Lead Data Scientist roles in marketplaces - Auckland or remote

Target roles
Lead Data Scientist
Level
Senior
Industries
B2B SaaS, Developer tools
Work mode
Remote
Available
90 days notice
Work authorization
Authorized to work in New Zealand
What I'm looking for
Early-stage company (Series B) where fraud detection is core to the product.
Not interested in
Pure people management

2 years in fraud detection. Strongest at Python and graph analytics. Available from next month.

Auckland, New Zealand · remote OKsqllightgbmanomaly detection
Open

Experience

  1. Data Scientist
    Oct 2024 - Present
    Bellmont Financial · 2 yr · Full-time · Auckland, New Zealand
    • Caught $9 million of fraud in the first year of the new models.
    • Cut false positives on payment blocks by 33%.
    • Taught SQL to 147 non-analysts.

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Education

  1. UNSW Sydney
    BEng, Physics
    2020 - 2024

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