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Profile Summary

Data scientist with 10+ years of experience in tech, socio-economic research, and government. I combine solid knowledge of statistics and machine learning; client-facing experience; and ability to build and deploy solutions into production. SELECTED PROJECTS: o Bespoke clustering algorithm to partition geographic space into homogenous neighborhoods based on arbitrary input features @ Sonder Inc. o Data-adaptive optimal sampling strategy for crowdsourced data @ Premise Data. Led to a >55% reduction in costs. o Two end-to-end randomized controlled trials in rural Kenya using face-to-face, telephone and IVR data collection @ LSE. o Personal finance web app powered by machine learning, with user authentication and persistent storage @ money-metrix.com o Open-source full-feature contributions @ gmplot

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Software Engineering
• ☆ Database Management
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Data Processing
• ☆ Cluster Analysis
• ☆ Land Surveying
• ☆ Evaluation Methodology
• ☆ Research
• ☆ Economics
• ☆ Econometrics

Services

• Data & AI

Work Experience

Lecturer in Data Science

BPP University Limited

September 2018 - Present

Data Science Mentor

Springboard

February 2018 - Present

Data Scientist

Sonder Inc

January 2018 - October 2018

Staff Economist and Data Scientist

Premise Data

May 2016 - October 2017

Senior Research Fellow

National Institute of Economic and Social Research

May 2011 - May 2016

Education

PhD Economic Geography

London School of Economics

September 2012 - February 2017

Graduate Certificate in Mathematics with Distinction

Birkbeck University London

September 2011 - August 2012

MSc Economics with Distinction

London School of Economics

September 2007 - August 2008

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.