From e9e9b59054b1cc42fa461a22bbb6a839ffa2a053 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sam Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2024 19:07:46 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] update cv --- ] | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ content/cv.md | 53 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------- 2 files changed, 79 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-) create mode 100644 ] diff --git a/] b/] new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5746319 --- /dev/null +++ b/] @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +## Sam Chance | UK | [https://baseddata.io/about-me](https://baseddata.io/about-me) +***contact@sjplab.com*** + +Professional **Analytics Engineer** with 4 years experience designing and +implementing comprehensive analytics solutions with focus on **data modelling** +and building **data pipelines**. Highly adaptable and able to rapidly learn new +skills when necessary. Proficient in various programming languages such as +**SQL** and **Python**, with expertise in **data warehousing**, creating +company **dashboards** and building bespoke alerting systems from scratch. +Strong educational background in a STEM field with Master's and Bachelor's +degree in marine biology. My personal interests are in IT, systems +administration, and web development, which has allowed me to build a +diverse skill set that enables me to solve problems creatively and effectively. + +## Skills +### Analytics +- Data monitoring and alerting +- Data visualisation and building dashboards +- Data quality and testing +- Data modelling using DBT +- GCP services such as BigQuery +- Workflow management with Apache Airflow +- Statistical Analysis (R, Python) +- Geographic information systems (QGIS, ArcGIS, PostGIS) +- Database management (BigQuery, Postgres) + +### Programming Languages +- (proficient) SQL, Python, Bash +- (capable) R, Lua +- (learning) Javascript, Nix + +### Tech +- Git: version control and codebase collaboration +- AI: Ollama, Langchain, Open Interpreter +- Sysadmin: Linux, security, networking, self-hosting, containerisation +- Web development +- CLI Wizard + +## Latest Work Experience +### Growth Analyst / Analytics Engineer | What3Words | May 2020 to Apr 2024 +- Designed and implemented alerting system from scratch in Python to monitor partner API usage +- Built company-wide KPI dashboard +- Built QA tools to assess and monitor data quality +- Data migration from Firebase to Mixpanel +- Started as a growth analyst, then promoted to analytics engineer + +## Education +### MSc Marine Biology | Bangor University | 1 year +- Thesis: "Quantifying the Effectiveness of Indonesia's Protected Areas at Preventing Mangrove Deforestation" + * A GIS project that involved analysis and statistical modelling of satellite data using ArcGIS and R. + +### BSc Marine Biology & Zoology | Bangor University | 3 years diff --git a/content/cv.md b/content/cv.md index 98a65f1..7cbf079 100644 --- a/content/cv.md +++ b/content/cv.md @@ -4,44 +4,45 @@ Professional **Analytics Engineer** with 4 years experience designing and implementing comprehensive analytics solutions with focus on **data modelling** and building **data pipelines**. Highly adaptable and able to rapidly learn new -skills when necessary. Proficient in various programming languages such as -**SQL** and **Python**, with expertise in **data warehousing**, creating -company **dashboards** and building bespoke alerting systems from scratch. -Strong educational background in a STEM field with Master's and Bachelor's -degree in marine biology. My personal interests are in IT, systems -administration, and web development, which has allowed me to build a -diverse skill set that enables me to solve problems creatively and effectively. +skills when necessary. Proficient in various programming languages, with +expertise in **data warehousing**, creating company **dashboards** and building +bespoke alerting systems from scratch. Strong educational background in a STEM +field with Master's and Bachelor's degree in marine biology. My personal +interests are in IT, systems administration, and web development, which has +allowed me to build a diverse skill set that enables me to solve problems +creatively and effectively. ## Skills ### Analytics - Data monitoring and alerting -- Data visualisation and building dashboards +- Data visualisation and building dashboards (Looker Studio, R-studio, Matplotlib) - Data quality and testing -- Data modelling using DBT -- GCP services such as BigQuery -- Workflow management with Apache Airflow -- Statistical Analysis -- Geographic information systems +- Data modelling (DBT) +- Database management (BigQuery, Postgres) +- Workflow management (Apache Airflow) +- Statistical Analysis (R-Studio) +- Geographic information systems (QGIS, ArcGIS, PostGIS) -### Programming +### Programming Languages - (proficient) SQL, Python, Bash - (capable) R, Lua -- (learning) Javascript, Nix +- (learning) JavaScript, Nix ### Tech -- Git: version control and codebase collaboration -- AI: Ollama, Langchain, Open Interpreter -- Sysadmin: Linux, security, networking, self-hosting, containerisation -- Web development -- CLI Wizard +- Version control and codebase collaboration (Git) +- AI tooling (Ollama, Langchain, Open Interpreter) +- Sysadmin (Linux, security, networking, Docker) +- Web development (Hugo, JavaScript/HTML/CSS) +- CLI wizard (Bash, coreutils, Neovim) -## Latest Work Experience +## Work Experience ### Growth Analyst / Analytics Engineer | What3Words | May 2020 to Apr 2024 -- Designed and implemented alerting system from scratch in Python to monitor partner API usage -- Built company-wide KPI dashboard -- Built QA tools to assess and monitor data quality -- Data migration from Firebase to Mixpanel -- Started as a growth analyst, then promoted to analytics engineer +- Designed and implemented successful alerting system from scratch to detect anomalous behaviour in partner API usage (using python). +- Built company KPI dashboard in Looker Studio. +- Built QA tool for Product Team to assess and monitor data quality after new app version release +- Assisted with several large data migration projects +- Researched and implemented data mining techniques to uncover insights for Product and BD Teams +- Started as a Growth Analyst, then promoted to Analytics Engineer ## Education ### MSc Marine Biology | Bangor University | 1 year