Resume
Data Science and AI leader with 10+ years of experience delivering enterprise-scale analytics, machine learning, and AI solutions across banking, telecommunications, research, and higher education.
PhD in Computer Science (In Progress)
University of the Witwatersrand
Distributed AI systems, probabilistic modelling, self-supervised learning, AI operationalisation, and distributed computing systems.
Lead Data Scientist (Acting Head of Data Science)
ABSA Insurance
Leading enterprise AI, analytics, and data science initiatives. Built scalable ML pipelines on Databricks reducing latency by 80-90%. Led telematics and rewards analytics modernisation, geospatial flood-risk modelling, and AI governance frameworks.
Senior Data Scientist
Vodacom
Real-time analytics and optimisation systems for national telecommunications infrastructure. Led the Smart Generator Optimisation platform contributing to ~R1B in annual operational savings. Received Vodacom Star Award.
Machine Learning Research Scientist
IBM Research
ML and geospatial analytics for environmental intelligence and climate-risk applications. Built predictive systems with TensorFlow, COVID-19 analytics dashboards, and integrated ML workflows into the IBM PAIRS Geospatial Platform.
Data Scientist
Business Intelligence Services - University of the Witwatersrand
Recommendation and analytics systems for institutional planning and student success. Built clustering-based systems generating over R2M annually in government subsidy impact.
Data Scientist & Software Engineer
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Predictive analytics and decision-support systems for municipalities. Recognised by Mail & Guardian, CSIR, and DST for innovation in predictive modelling.
MSc in Computer Science (Distinction)
University of the Witwatersrand
Thesis: Learning Level Set Method by Echo State Network for Image Segmentation. Recurrent neural network approaches for computationally efficient image segmentation.
BSc Honours in Computer Science
University of the Witwatersrand
Project: Wildfire Estimation Using Kernel Density Estimators.
BSc in Computational & Applied Mathematics and Astronomy
University of the Witwatersrand
Mathematical modelling, astrophysics, simulation, and numerical methods.