Gilbert C.

AI Engineer & Data Scientist / Consultant

Dublin, Ireland

Experience

Jan 2021 - Present
4 years 11 months
Hybrid

AI Engineer & Data Scientist / Consultant

Shimo Consultancy

  • Product development: designed and deployed ML-based electricity price prediction systems across multiple markets (UK, US, Japan), aligned with strategic product goals. Used statistical tests such as Kolmogorov–Smirnov and Anderson-Darling. Delivered trading strategies using Pyomo and solvers like CBC.
  • ML engineering: built scalable pipelines for data ingestion, feature engineering, model training, hyperparameter tuning, and deployment. Tools included scikit-learn, MLflow, Optuna, SHAP, Airflow, and conformal prediction frameworks.
  • Data infrastructure: architected robust data workflows using Microsoft Azure.
  • Forecasting & grid intelligence: developed peak demand predictors using traditional ML and sophisticated statistical approaches such as Pareto distributions for US power markets, enabling proactive grid management.
  • Data visualization: delivered impactful dashboards using Power BI, Apache Superset, Metabase, Grafana, Plotly, and Streamlit to support commercial and operational decision-making.
  • Business-facing research: collaborated with commercial teams to analyse electricity market dynamics and inform strategy.
  • Advanced modelling R&D: explored Bayesian modelling approaches using bambi and PyMC for uncertainty quantification and model interpretability.
  • Loan Platform with Generative AI: development of a decision-support platform incorporating retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and advanced prompt engineering to deliver tailored, context-aware insights.
  • Geospatial Decision Support Tool: built a mapping and analysis platform to support real estate planning using demographic data, transport accessibility, and active development projects for strategic insights.
  • IoT Sensor Intelligence for Start-Up: scaled a predictive ML system on Azure ML to interpret data from hundreds of IoT devices, supporting growth for a local technology company.
Jan 2019 - Dec 2022
4 years

CTO / Founder

PLANET ARBORIST Ltd.

  • Technology leadership: defined and executed the company’s technology strategy, aligning product development with long-term business and environmental goals.
  • Platform development: designed and built a full-stack investor platform and B2C portal using Python, deployed on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
  • Sustainability analytics: created internal tools to evaluate and score partner companies on sustainability metrics, supporting transparent and ethical investment decisions.
Jan 2014 - Dec 2019
6 years

Managing Director

BARLEY COVE PARTNERS Ltd.

  • Technology due diligence: advised private equity clients on technical infrastructure and scalability of fintech portfolio targets.
  • Strategic advisory: developed a comprehensive roadmap for the trading division of a Bermuda-based insurance firm, enabling modernization and growth.
  • Operating model design: created and delivered a new technology operating model for the property investment division of a major U.S. asset management firm.
  • Emerging technology insight: provided executive-level briefings and strategic input on disruptive trends, including blockchain, AI, and machine learning.
Jan 2009 - Dec 2012
4 years

Research and Development Lead

Bank of America

  • Innovation leadership: spearheaded research into mobile technologies, social collaboration platforms, and big data use cases for global deployment.
  • Strategic funding: secured and utilized Irish government funding to accelerate proof-of-concept (PoC) initiatives and drive innovation across the bank's technology stack.
  • Enterprise impact: delivered actionable insights and prototypes that influenced the bank’s long-term digital transformation agenda.
Jan 2006 - Dec 2009
4 years
Hong Kong

Director Technology Services Asia

Merrill Lynch

  • Business expansion: partnered with equities leadership to drive technology enablement for high touch trading, electronic trading, equity derivatives, prime brokerage, and stock loan across APAC.
  • Team leadership: built and managed a cross-border team of 70+ technology professionals across five countries, delivering high-impact solutions and services.
  • Operational efficiency: reduced support costs by 60% while improving SLAs by developing a global offshore support team of 140, enabling 24/7 follow-the-sun coverage.
Jan 1999 - Dec 2006
8 years
New York, United States

Vice President - Market Data Technology

Goldman Sachs

  • Strategic cost reductions: led multiple initiatives across equities resulting in over US$7M in total annual savings, including US$1.4M saved by replacing a high-cost trading application, US$400K saved annually by eliminating redundant data sources, and US$5M+ in negotiated reductions with market data vendors.
  • Infrastructure development: built and maintained real-time systems supporting over 900 users and 300+ Linux servers, including a TIB/RV-based global market data routing platform, a shared platform for user-contributed real-time data, and diagnostic tools in C to monitor and optimize market data traffic across 600+ trader desks.
  • Business advisory: partnered with trading teams to evaluate the financial and operational impact of real-time data usage in applications.
  • Support for innovation: enabled electronic trading growth by designing scalable data infrastructure.
Jan 1998 - Dec 1999
2 years
New York, United States

Technology Consultant

PwC

  • Client solutions: delivered tailored real-time data solutions to enhance front-office trading capabilities for financial services clients.

Summary

Accomplished and driven technology professional. Proven track record of designing, delivering, and supporting robust technology solutions in fast-paced, high-stakes environments. Known for bridging technical execution with strategic business insight.

Languages

English
Native
Irish
Native

Education

University of Limerick

MSc Diploma in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence · Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence · Limerick, Ireland

University of Limerick

BEng in Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering Option · Electronic Engineering · Limerick, Ireland

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