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Tomaž Volf

Lead Data Scientist

Tomaž Volf
Slovenia

Experience

May 2016 - Present
9 years 11 months
United Kingdom

Lead Data Scientist

Self-employed

  • Identified cost saving opportunities for Capita / O2 partnership – estimated at £750m.
  • Developed around fifty bespoke analytical solutions and automated the processes.
  • Integrated non-technical members into project teams for B2B clients.
  • Overall responsibility for commercial success of data analytic solutions.
  • Team management of data professionals including data scientists and data engineers.
Mar 2014 - Apr 2016
2 years 2 months
London, United Kingdom

Senior Data Scientist

Self-employed

  • Designed efficient data management solutions, bespoke models and supervised their deployment into production.
  • Increased response rate to Google’s advertising campaign by 15%.
  • Improved data science capability by introducing new concepts and practices.
  • Managed a team of five to ten analytics and data professionals.
Feb 2012 - Feb 2014
2 years 1 month
London, United Kingdom

Lead Data Analyst

Self-employed

  • Built bespoke statistical solutions and partnered with project teams within the company (BBC).
  • Mentored and managed senior analysts, stakeholders and clients.
Apr 2010 - Dec 2011
1 year 9 months
Marlow, United Kingdom

Senior Data Modelling Analyst

Dun & Bradstreet

  • Built fully automated bespoke analytical solutions for clients.
  • Managed junior analysts and partnered with the sales team to ensure analytic costs were correctly priced.

Industries Experience

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Experienced in Professional Services (11.5 years), Telecommunication (10 years), Advertising (2 years), and Media and Entertainment (2 years).

Professional Services
Telecommunication
Advertising
Media and Entertainment

Business Areas Experience

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Experienced in Business Intelligence (16 years), Information Technology (2 years), and Sales (1.5 years).

Business Intelligence
Information Technology
Sales

Summary

Accomplished data scientist and people manager, with a passion for delivering valuable insights through analytical and data science solutions. Committed to helping companies advance by developing robust strategic data plans and bespoke analytical solutions using predictive modelling of complex data sets.

Skills

  • Strategic Planning
  • Leadership
  • Project Management
  • Mentoring
  • Statistics
  • Data Science
  • Modelling
  • Machine Learning
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Recommender System
  • Large Language Models
  • Data
  • Mentoring
  • Dimensionality Reduction
  • Time Series Analysis
  • Clustering
  • Python
  • Numpy
  • Scipy
  • Pandas
  • Scikit-learn
  • Pytorch
  • Nltk
  • Transformers
  • R
  • Databricks
  • Sas
  • Sql
  • Tableau

Languages

Slovenian
Native
English
Advanced

Education

University of Ljubljana

D.Sc., Quantitative Methods · Quantitative Methods · Ljubljana, Slovenia

University of Ljubljana

M.Sc., Quantitative Methods · Quantitative Methods · Ljubljana, Slovenia

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What languages does Tomaž speak?

Tomaž speaks the following languages: Slovenian (Native), English (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Tomaž have?

Tomaž has at least 16 years of experience. During this time, Tomaž has worked in at least 4 different roles and for 2 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 4 years and 11 months. Note that Tomaž may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Tomaž be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Tomaž would be well-suited for roles such as: Lead Data Scientist, Senior Data Scientist, Lead Data Analyst.

What is Tomaž's latest experience?

Tomaž's most recent position is Lead Data Scientist at Self-employed.

What companies has Tomaž worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Tomaž has worked for Self-employed.

Which industries is Tomaž most experienced in?

Tomaž is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Telecommunication, and Advertising. Tomaž also has some experience in Media, Entertainment and Publishing.

Which business areas is Tomaž most experienced in?

Tomaž is most experienced in business areas like Business Intelligence, Information Technology (IT), and Sales.

Which industries has Tomaž worked in recently?

Tomaž has recently worked in industries like Professional Services and Telecommunication.

Which business areas has Tomaž worked in recently?

Tomaž has recently worked in business areas like Business Intelligence.

What is Tomaž's education?

Tomaž holds a Doctorate in Quantitative Methods from University of Ljubljana and a Master in Quantitative Methods from University of Ljubljana.

What is the availability of Tomaž?

Tomaž is immediately available for suitable projects.

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