Oliver Ngata

Overview

Staff Data Scientist at Gather Finance, focused on product analytics. Replaced 66 hand-built dashboards with one metrics layer people trust. Taught SQL to 95 non-analysts. Before that: SoftBank and Toyota. Most at home with dbt and funnel analysis. I write short fiction no one reads.

Answers in batches on Fridays

Experience

1. Staff Data Scientist

   Jun 2022 - Present
   Gather Finance · 4 yr 4 mo · Full-time · Melbourne, Australia
   • Built the product analytics models now used in 10 product decisions a quarter.
   • Wrote the metric definitions the leadership team reviews every week.
2. Senior Data Scientist

   Apr 2019 - Jun 2022
   SoftBank · 3 yr 2 mo · Full-time · Melbourne, Australia
   • Wrote the metric definitions the leadership team reviews every week.
   • Taught SQL to 62 non-analysts.
3. Senior Data Scientist

   Nov 2016 - Apr 2019
   Toyota · 2 yr 5 mo · Full-time · Melbourne, Australia
   • Taught SQL to 101 non-analysts.
   • Replaced 30 hand-built dashboards with one metrics layer people trust.
4. Data Analyst

   Oct 2013 - Nov 2016
   Grab · 3 yr 1 mo · Full-time · Melbourne, Australia
   • Wrote the metric definitions the leadership team reviews every week.
   • Replaced 114 hand-built dashboards with one metrics layer people trust.

Projects

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Education

1. National University of Singapore

   BComp, Statistics
   2008 - 2012