## Sam Chance | UK | [https://baseddata.io/about-me](https://baseddata.io/about-me)

**Analytics Engineer** with over 4 years experience designing and implementing
comprehensive analytics solutions with focus on **data modelling** and building
**data pipelines**. Proficient in **SQL** and **Python**, with expertise in
**data warehousing** and creating **dashboards** to track company metrics. My
personal interests are focussed around IT and systems administration which has
helped me build a broad set of skills that gives me a unique ability to approach
and **solve novel problems** creatively and holistically. I work well in both
small and highly focussed teams or independently and autonomously with minimal
managerial oversight.

## Skills
### Data and Engineering
- GCP services such as BigQuery
- Data modelling using DBT
- Data quality and testing
- Workflow management with Apache Airflow
- Data monitoring and alerting
- Statistical Analysis
- Programmatic data visualisation
- Geographic information systems

### Programming
- (proficient) SQL, Python, Bash, 
- (capable) R, Lua 
- (learning) Javascript, Nix

### Tech
- Git
- AI tools such as Ollama, Langchain, Open Interpreter
- Web development
- CLI Wizard

## Work Experience
### Growth Analyst & Analytics Engineer | What3Words | May 2020 to Apr 2024
- Designed and implemented alerting system in Python from scratch to monitor partner API usage
- Built data pipelines and dashboard for company wide KPI metrics
- Assisted with migrating data from Firebase to Mixpanel
- Built data models using DBT
- Started as a growth analyst, then promoted to analytics engineer

## Education
### MSc Marine Biology
Bangor University - 2017 to 2018

### BSc Marine Biology & Zoology
Bangor University - 2008 to 2011