Paul David

Overview

I've spent 6 years on fraud detection - first at Philips, now at Ericsson. Cut false positives on payment blocks by 39%. Caught $9 million of fraud in the first year of the new models. Before that: McKinsey & Company and Philips. I host a monthly meetup on fraud detection.

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Experience

1. Senior Data Scientist

   Apr 2024 - Present
   Ericsson · 2 yr 6 mo · Full-time · Paris, France
   • Built the trust & safety models now used in 3 product decisions a quarter.
   • Cut false positives on payment blocks by 29%.
   • Taught SQL to 87 non-analysts.
2. Data Scientist

   Jan 2023 - Apr 2024
   McKinsey & Company · 1 yr 3 mo · Full-time · Paris, France
   • Cut false positives on payment blocks by 36%.
3. Data Analyst

   Oct 2020 - Jan 2023
   Philips · 2 yr 3 mo · Full-time · Paris, France
   • Caught $3 million of fraud in the first year of the new models.
   • Cut false positives on payment blocks by 51%.

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Education

1. University of Amsterdam

   BSc, Operations Research
   2017 - 2020