taratra
Senior Data Scientist
Senior Data Scientist with 7+ years of experience leading high-impact analytics, research, and ML projects across finance, AI, geospatial data, and public policy. Proven track record in designing and deploying production-ready ML systems, building high-scale data pipelines, and translating complex analyses into actionable decisions. Adept at mentoring teams, leading projects end-to-end, and driving measurable outcomes.
Experience: 7 years
Yearly salary: $76,000
Hourly rate: $20
Residency: 🇿🇦 South Africa
Experience
Data and Research Analyst
VIEW Lab, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA 2021 - 2023
Designed and ran A/B experiments (60 participants) to study multilingual perception in data visualization. Developed 26 interactive web visualizations using D3.js and React. Ensured statistical rigor in analysis, contributing to two peer-reviewed publications.
Data Scientist
Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research 2020 - 2021
Built Madagascar's COVID-19 operational dashboard, integrating multi-source data with quality controls and anomaly detection. Improved resource allocation efficiency by 30% (oxygen, medical personnel) through actionable insights.
Skills
big-data
data viz
machine-learning
math
stats
data-science
english
french