Senior Manager

Jul 2018 – May 2019

• Developed, launched, and project managed Finalta’s Digital Telco benchmark – the company’s first ever product outside financial services – which identifies and quantifies opportunities in eCommerce and digital servicing for telecommunications companies.
• Responsible for commercial relationships across a number of markets (c.20 operators across the EMEA region currently participating in project).
• Line-manager to team of analysts, and responsible for training junior colleagues in both technical skills and knowledge.

Manager

Feb 2018 – Jul 2018

• Wrote and autonomously presented recommendation-driven key findings reports as part of workshops delivered to client board members and senior management.
• Redesigned Finalta’s largest existing benchmarking project, which analyses Digital & Multichannel performance for over 200 retail banks across the globe.

Consultant

Jan 2017 – Feb 2018

• Produced Finalta’s keynote document exploring global trends and best practices in digital banking, presented globally at various McKinsey & Co. conferences.
• Created pieces of analysis from large data sets to produce original insights, used to generate strategic recommendations to be implemented by clients.
• Managed the production and maintenance of analysis for Finalta’s global benchmarking studies, using Excel models and internally developed software.
• Responsible for data collection, and conducting research calls with key client stakeholders.

Senior Analyst

Jan 2016 – Jan 2017

• Voted as Finalta's "Most Supportive Analyst Colleague" by peers.

Analyst

Jan 2015 – Jan 2016

Associate Analyst

May 2014 – Jan 2015

Data Journalist

Jun 2019 – Present

• Freelance writer for Towards Data Science, one of the internet's most popular data science publications, with over 8 million monthly viewers.
• Articles can be found at Towards Data Science.

Freelance Business Journalist

Jun 2013 – Jul 2013

• Published in The Economist newspaper’s business section, having made contacts and conducted interviews with subject experts in both the UK and USA.
• Writing can be found on The Economist website.

Data Science & Machine Learning Student

May 2019 – Mar 2020

• Studied Flatiron School's comprehensive, MSc. style Data Science & Machine Learning course.

Module 1: Data Handling

• Extensive use of SQL, and Python Libraries such as Numpy and Pandas, Matplotlib, and Scikit Learn.
• Data cleaning and EDA techniques.
• Webscraping and API access with Requests, Beautiful Soup, and Splinter.
• Python APIs for NoSQL databases, such as MongoDB and JSON file structures.

Module 2: Statistics & Hypothesis Testing

• Statistical theory, Combinatorics, Bayesian statistics, T-Tests, Chi-Squared Tests, A/B testing etc.
• Permutation testing with Monte Carlo simulations.
• Basic regression techniques, including linear, polynomial, Ridge/Lasso, and model evaluation.

Module 3: Machine Learning

• Theory and implementation of classification models, including logistic regression, decision trees, ensemble methods such as random forests and XGBoost, and support vector machines.
• Hyperparameter tuning with GridSearchCV, and pipeline building.
• Un-supervised clustering algorithms, including k-nearest neighbours and Hierarchical Agglomerative Clustering.
• Graph theory with NetworkX.

Module 4: Big Data

• Machine learning in Pyspark using Docker.
• Recommendation systems using collaborative filtering.

Module 5: Deep Learning

• Theory and implementation of neural networks using Keras (both densely connected and convoluted networks for image recognition).
• Natural Language Processing and Word Embeddings using NLTK and Word2Vec.

BSc. Mathematics & Economics (Joint Hons.)

Sep 2010 – Jun 2013

• Received an Upper Second Class degree in LSE's rigorous Mathematics & Economics joint honours degree programme.
• Achieved First Class scores in the following modules:
  • Applications of Abstract Algebra
  • Discrete Mathematics
  • History of Industrialisation and Economic Growth
• President of LSE's Ultimate Frisbee team, which competed at national and international level.

A-Levels

Sep 2007 – Jun 2009

• A Grades in Mathematics, Further Mathematics, and Chemistry.
• Achieved Toot Hill's highest scores in both Mathematics and Further Mathematics for that academic year.

GCSEs

• 6 A* grades (Including English, Mathematics and Sciences), 3 A grades, and 1 B grade.

I have extensive experience translating datasets into actionable business insights and strategic recommendations.

• Proficient in SQL, Python and associated libraries including SQLite3, Pandas, scikit-learn, Keras, NumPy, NetworkX
• HTML, CSS, Webscrapers including Requests, BeautifulSoup4, and Splinter
• Data visualisation packages including Tableau, Matplotlib, Seaborn, and ThinkCell
• Produced personal website with Flask, and deployed with Heroku
• Experience in running hypothesis tests and other statistical methods.
• Regular contributer to Towards Data Science, one of the internet's most popular data science publications, with 300,000 subscribers, and over 8 million monthly viewers.
• Analytical style takes a "so what?" approach, using McKinsey's MECE technique, and ensuring that insights are actionable.

As Senior Manager at McKinsey & Co, I had experience managing both projects and people.

• Independently managed projects, requiring the creation, implementation, and maintanance of project plans.
• Managed projects using 'sprint'-like philosophy, identifying key tasks across the team on a week by week basis and ensuring their completion.
• Line managed a team of analysts, and took steps to ensure their professional development. This included weekly catch ups to monitor progress and address concerns.
• Undertook extensive coaching training.

I was responsible for managing multiple clients at a project sponsor level, and presenting our findings to senior, non-technical audiences.

• Managed relationships with 40+ clients during my tenure, often working with 10+ clients simultaneously.
• Ran multiple workshops (at least one for each client) where I presented our key findings to very senior stakeholders (e.g. Heads of Digital, Heads of Retail Banking, etc.)
• Presented our work at industry conferences in the EMEA region.

Minor Royals is a London-based five-piece band, writing and recording original music. I play bass guitar, and sing some backing vocals.

Our music is available on Spotify, Apple Music, and Bandcamp, amongst other streaming services globally. I create the band's artwork, run our social media presence, and work with venues and promoters to organise gigs.