Career Goals
- Improve the world in line with my Codex Vitae
- Use data to solve interesting problems
- Never be the smartest person in the room
- Lead great teams
- Grow and learn though my work
Work History
Senior Data Scientist @ Shopify
Jul 2019 to present, Ottawa Canada
- Data modelling, reporting, experimenting, & machine learning
- Leading the awesome Prodeng Data Science team
- Mainly working in Python & Ruby with Spark, PrestoDB, Druid, & Rails
CEO & Founder @ Memair
Nov 2018 to Jul 2019, Ottawa Canada
- Empowering humans by using business analytics & data science techniques on their own data
- Learning how to business
- Working with Rails, Python, GraphQL, React, Flutter, & Javascript on Google Cloud, Heroku, & physical servers
Sailing Sabbatical
Sep 2017 to Sep 2018, Canada, USA, & The Bahamas
- Sailing SV Catsaway from Kingston, Ontario to the Bahamas and back
- Producing a YouTube series documenting our adventure
- Hacking on a few (mostly boat related) projects
Data Engineer @ Shopify
Sep 2013 to Sep 2017, Ottawa Canada
- Data modeling, reporting, experimenting, & machine learning
- Mainly working in Python & Ruby with Spark, PrestoDB, & Rails
Acroyoga Instructor @ Upward Dog Yoga Centre
Jul 2014 to present, Ottawa Canada
- Teaching Acroyoga as part of SmileyOm
Data Specialist @ Amnesty International
Mar 2012 to Sep 2013, Sydney Australia & Ottawa Canada
- Project management for supporter database
- Mainly working with Rails & SQL
Communications Specialist @ Australian Army
Jul 2004 to Nov 2012, Australia
- Peace making tour in Afghanistan 🇦🇫
- Peace keeping tour in Solomon Islands 🇸🇧
Education
Bachelor’s degree @ Murdoch University
Feb 2008 to Mar 2011, by correspondence
- Terrorism, counter-terrorism, and security
Home Office
Internet: 1.5Gbps Fibre
Residence: Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
Timezone: Eastern Standard Time (UTC−05:00)
Workable hours:
PST: 05:00 - 15:30 PST
EST: 08:00 - 18:30 EST
UTC: 13:00 - 23:30 UTC
Security Clearance
🇨🇦 Government of Canada Security Clearance
Level: Enhanced Reliability
File Number: 96200871-0002397761
Expiry Date: April 4, 2029
🇦🇺 Australian Government Security Clearance
Level: Top Secret Negative Vetting
Status: Lapsed
Citizenships
🇦🇺 Australia: Citizen
🇨🇦 Canada: Citizen
🇮🇪 Ireland (EU): Citizen
🇬🇧 United Kingdom: Citizen