Data Consultant | Data Scientist / BI Expert - AI & Machine Learning Specialist
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE (Summary)
Versatile and rigorous Senior Data Consultant with more than 10 years of experience turning complex data into measurable business value. Expert in Machine Learning, advanced statistical modelling, and Business Intelligence. My core expertise covers the full data lifecycle: from robust data extraction to deployment of predictive ML models, including integration of generative AI agents to automate complex business processes.
CORE SKILL AREAS
Machine Learning & Advanced Statistics
- Data Mining: advanced web scraping (multi-site, multi-currency); cleaning and structuring heterogeneous datasets.
- ML Modelling: supervised and unsupervised learning; industrial defect analysis (computer vision); fit scoring; segmentation.
- Statistics: Bayesian inference; A/B testing; geospatial and time-series modelling.
- Languages: Python, R, MATLAB.
Business Intelligence & Visualisation
- Visualisation: Tableau, Power BI, Looker Studio (Google Data).
- Storytelling: design of dynamic and narrative dashboards for performance steering (KPI dashboarding).
- Web Development: Streamlit (Python), Shiny (R) for functional demonstrations.
- Tools: Talend, Alteryx Designer, Python.
- Databases: PostgreSQL, SQL Server, BigQuery.
Generative AI & Automation
- Tools: Ollama, LM Studio, Python API SDKs.
- Expertise: integration of Large Language Models (LLMs) via APIs for automation and data classification; local AI model deployment in private environments; deployment of operational AI agents (Hermes) based on automated workflows.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Data Consultant | Softeam, Bordeaux (France) (10/2025 to 05/2026)
- Web Scraping & Automation: Designed and delivered a web application for managing complex multi-site e-commerce scraping workflows. Handled advanced technical constraints (geolocation, pop-ups, multiple pagination types).
- Applied AI: Successfully integrated a Large Language Model (LLM) via API to improve and automate scraping of unstructured data, significantly increasing collection efficiency.
- Codebase Optimisation: Led a major Python codebase refactor to optimise critical scraping workflows and improve system scalability.
Data Scientist / Analyst | Epsyl (Alcen Group), Bordeaux (France) (05/2022 to 09/2025)
- ML & Industrial Inspection: Deployed and optimised Machine Learning models for predictive defect detection and classification on a production line, reaching high Probability of Detection (POD) levels.
- Advanced Statistics: Applied frequentist and Bayesian inferential methods to extract complex trends and support deep understanding of industrial systems.
- Data Cycle & Documentation: Consolidated the ETL data lifecycle under Talend, built reporting-ready data dimensions, and wrote user guides and validation handbooks to support process industrialisation.
Freelance Lecturer / Instructor | ISEG, IA School, Diderot Education, Bordeaux (France) (Variable periods, 2021 to 2025)
- Data Storytelling & BI: Designed teaching modules on visualisation fundamentals, advanced data visualisation (Tableau, Looker Studio), and storytelling to turn statistical analyses into actionable business recommendations.
- Statistics Training: Taught biostatistics concepts and hands-on data processing with R.
Data Scientist / Statistical Research Analyst | Western Sydney University, Sydney (Australia) (10/2011 to 05/2019)
- Scientific Leadership: Led end-to-end complex data science projects, including geospatial and time-series modelling.
- ML & Statistical Testing: Implemented and interpreted advanced Machine Learning models and robust A/B testing to validate business hypotheses.
- Client Management: Delivered monthly reporting to clients and stakeholders, with a key role in budget steering for data science missions.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
PhD - Biostatistics & Data Analysis | University of Warwick (UK) & James Hutton Institute (Aberdeen, Scotland) - 2007 to 2011
Professional title - Python Developer, Data Analysis & BI | La Piscine Training Center (Bordeaux) - 2020
Notable certifications:
- WatsonX Agentic AI (IBM) - 2025
- Machine Learning (Kaggle) - 2021
- Alteryx Bootcamp (Udemy) - 2020
- Tableau (Udemy) - 2019
- Data Manipulation Techniques (SAS) - 2019
TRANSVERSAL SKILLS & LANGUAGES
Soft skills: Organised, Educator, Humble, Rigorous, Approachable, Autonomous.
Languages: French/English bilingual.