Resume
AI Systems Architect & Researcher. I design and deliver mission-critical AI platforms across telecoms, banking, education, and global research, moving beyond experimentation to create measurable business and societal impact.
PhD Student
University of the Witwatersrand
Self-supervised learning, distributed systems, probabilistic modeling, and large-scale data engineering.
Lead AI & Data Scientist
ABSA Group
Enterprise Databricks ML transformation. Reduced model training/scoring latency by 80-90%. Improved client retention by 10%.
Senior Data Scientist
Vodacom
National-scale network optimization engine for smart-generator allocation. Contributed to R1B in annual OPEX savings.
Machine Learning Research Scientist
IBM Research Africa
Climate risk intelligence platforms. Improved seasonal forecast accuracy by 15%. Built COVID monitoring tools for Gauteng DoH.
Data Science Intern (DSIDE)
CSIR, Meraka Institute
Built ML models and analytics dashboards for municipal service delivery optimization.
MSc Computer Science
University of the Witwatersrand
Echo State Networks for iterative image segmentation. Published research.
BSc Honours (Computer Science & Applied Mathematics)
University of the Witwatersrand
Robotics, machine learning, and computational mathematics.