Meet the team

I have an undergraduate degree in Computer Science and a PhD in Bioinformatics. I undertook postdoctoral research in computational biology at Oxford University where I used 3D protein shape datasets to predict protein structures and interactions. I then spent two years at a biotechnology company as a Bioinfomatician looking for best candidate targets for cancer therapy.

I currently lead an analytics team that builds models to predict the likelihood of customer non-payment. The work is helping to inform changes to the client’s non-payment risk metrics and drive improvements to debt recovery processes. I also organise Journal Clubs and data science meetings within the team and mentor junior Data Scientists and interns, helping them achieve their learning objectives.

I studied electrical and computer engineering and I got my Ph.D. on wireless communication systems building statistical and stochastic models of the atmospheric effects on the signal. During my post-doc at RAL Space, the UK’s space research laboratory, I studied the application of AI and machine learning in the operation of satellite communication systems, including forecasting, reinforcement learning for the system operation optimization and AI-enabled resource allocation. Then, I worked on the development of digital communication systems over sound including AI-aided operation.

I currently lead a data science team focused on helping the client to take data-driven decisions. We develop machine learning models to analyse the customer journey and answer the question of how and why the journey ends. Moreover, through analysing data, we help the business to understand what actions to take for new customers and those that use different parts of the product range.

After initially working in reporting and BI early in my career, I later focused on back end data structures and optimisation, and subsequently, cloud computing. I worked on a range of data migration and data science projects before joining Whitehat. In my personal life, one of my hobbies is brewing craft beer and I consider myself something of an expert!

At Whitehat Analytics I build backend architecture and data pipelines. We use varied technologies and I am free to explore fresh approaches to resolve any problems we face. Knowledge sharing is a key part of what we do, and working with colleagues and clients of varying specialities helps ensure there is always something exciting and fresh to work on.

One key area of job satisfaction for me is helping our clients to understand the potential of their own data. By provisioning new ways of accessing the data, I can enable a user to discover their own insights.