Data Science consultant applying advanced analytics and ML techniques for South African and global clients.

Key achievements:

1. Developed ensemble ML model which doubled customer engagement, significantly improving profitability.

2. Developed novel analytical tool to understand temporal store performance in relation to nearby competitors.

3. Co-developed RAG system for global firm.

Worked as a Data Scientist within the Shoprite Financial Services division, developing data-driven projects to track competitor behaviour / optimise resources.

Part of this was the development of geospatial models using a combination of proprietary and open source data sets. The outcome was optimisation of Shoprite Financial Services resource allocation across South Africa.

At the same time as working with Financial Services, I acted as a co-developor on a data-driven geospatial location scouting project for Shoprite IT.