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## Sam Chance | UK | [https://baseddata.io/about-me](https://baseddata.io/about-me)
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***contact@sjplab.com***
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**Analytics Engineer** with 4 years experience designing and implementing
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comprehensive analytics solutions with focus on **data modelling** and building
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**data pipelines**. Proficient in **SQL** and **Python**, with expertise in
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**data warehousing**, creating company **dashboards** and building bespoke
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alerting systems from scratch. My personal interests are focused on IT and
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systems administration, which has helped me develop a broad set of skills. This
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enables me to **solve novel problems** creatively and holistically. I work well
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in both small and highly focussed teams or independently and autonomously with
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minimal managerial oversight.
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## Skills
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### Data and Engineering
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- GCP services such as BigQuery
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- Data modelling using DBT
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- Data quality and testing
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- Data monitoring and alerting
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- Workflow management with Apache Airflow
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- Statistical Analysis
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- Programmatic data visualisation
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- Geographic information systems
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### Programming
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- (proficient) SQL, Python, Bash,
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- (capable) R, Lua
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- (learning) Javascript, Nix
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### Tech
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- Version control and codebase collaboration using Git
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- AI tools such as Ollama, Langchain, Open Interpreter
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- Systems administration, networking, security, self-hosting, containerisation
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- Web development
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- CLI Wizard
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## Work Experience
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### Growth Analyst (Full-time) / Analytics Engineer (Contractor) | What3Words | May 2020 to Apr 2024
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- Designed and implemented alerting system in Python from scratch to monitor partner API usage
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- Built data pipelines and dashboard for company wide KPI metrics
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- Assisted with migrating data reporting from Firebase to Mixpanel
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- Built various QA tools to assess and monitor data quality
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- Started as a growth analyst, then promoted to analytics engineer
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## Education
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### MSc Marine Biology | Bangor University | 2017 to 2018
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- Thesis: "Quantifying the Effectiveness of Indonesia's Protected Areas at Preventing Mangrove Deforestation"
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### BSc Marine Biology & Zoology | Bangor University | 2008 to 2011
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