Uldis Knox
Data Scientist
Vancouver,BC
Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.
Voltaire
Summary
Astute Data Scientist with a data-driven and technology-focused approach. Communicates effectively with stakeholders and builds consensus around well-founded models. Talented in writing reports and presentations for diverse audiences.
Overview
17
17
Years of professional experience, pivoting into the data field
Work History
Implementation Consultant
Cority
06.2021 - 09.2022
- Processed client satisfaction reports for completed implementations, analyzing data to discover possible areas of improvement in future projects.
- Focused solutions on industry-specific workflow, client base and protocols, tailoring implementations to client needs.
- Delivered exceptionally high level of professionalism and support to each client, upholding company's commitment to service.
- Explained complex, technology-related issues in basic, understandable terms to clients.
Project HSE Director
RAM Consulting
06.2019 - 06.2021
- Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork.
- Lead project to 750,000+ hours incident free
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Developed Monthly, Quarterly and Annual reports and presentations for key stakeholders, regulators and project owners utilizing data analysis techniques to highlight project successes, areas for improvement and comparisons with industry norms/averages.
Regional Safety Manager
Holland Company
04.2016 - 06.2019
- Lowered Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) by an average of 175% year over year 2016-2018
- Played instrumental role in company-wide risk assessment efforts, supporting enhancements in business processes and controls.
- Formulated detailed recommendations based on audit findings to support annual planning and definition of goals.
- Lead development and implementation of company-wide EHSQ manual, the first in company history (84+ years)
- Collected and analyzed data from all divisions and businesses in operation to identify trends, highlight key opportunities and provide recommendations for improvement(s).
Consultant
The U-Man Group Inc
12.2012 - 06.2018
- Grew business year over year by an average of 50%
- Market condition and competitor analysis
- Supported clients with business analysis, documentation and data modeling.
- Developed service plans in consultation with clients, and performed follow-ups assessing quantity and quality of services.
- Developed comprehensive business cases to analyze costs, benefits, ROI and TCO of proposed solutions.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Data Science
12.2022
BBA - Finance, Human Resources
06.2006
Skills
Soft Skills:
Leadership
Communication
Curiousity
Critical Thinking
Storytelling
Collaboration
Databases:
SQL/mySQL
Programming:
R/Rstudio
Python/Jupyter Notebooks
Statistics:
Hypothesis Testing
A/B Testing
Regression
Data Visualization:
Tableau
Matplotlib
Plotly
Bokeh
Seaborn
Neural Networks:
Tensorflow
Keras
Pytorch
Big Data:
AWS
Hadoop
Spark
Hive
Machine Learning:
Supervised Learning
Unsupervised Learning
Projects
SEPT 2022 - DEC 2022, BRAINSTATION CAPSTONE PROJECT
Data Scientist | Recommender System for Beer Reviewers
- Developed a known-user recommender system based on a dataset of reviewers and their reviews.
- Utilized NLP embedding/ vectorization including TF/IDF.
- Utilized kNN, Logistic Regression, SMOTE Analysis and SVM for data modeling.
- Utilized Tableau for data visualizations.
NOVEMBER 2022, BRAINSTATION INDUSTRY PARTNER PROJECT
Data Scientist | Bench Accounting - Improve User Conversion Rate for Monthly Bookkeeping
- Collaborated with four (4) Web Developers, two (2) UX/UI Designers and one (1) additional Data Scientist to address the business question
- Created a sample dataset of potential customers for Bench Accounting.
- Fit a random forest model to the dataset and performed Feature Selection to determine our most influential feature(s).
- Presented our solution to a Data Engineer and Web Developer from Bench, a UX/UI Designer from WealthSimple, all educators at BrainStation and all students (Data Science, Web Development and UX/UI Design) at BrainStation campus.
Work Availability
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Timeline
Implementation Consultant - Cority
06.2021 - 09.2022
Project HSE Director - RAM Consulting
06.2019 - 06.2021
Regional Safety Manager - Holland Company
04.2016 - 06.2019
Consultant - The U-Man Group Inc
12.2012 - 06.2018
BrainStation - Associate of Applied Science, Data Science
University of British Columbia - BBA, Finance, Human Resources
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