Hi, I'm Richard 👋

🚀 Principal Data Scientist

📍 Cape Town
🔗 LinkedIn: richardstevenball
👨‍💻 GitHub: reconstructive

About Me 🌐

Seasoned data scientist specializing in the application of machine learning for solving problems in the financial services industry.

Professional Highlights 🌟

• Principal Data Scientist - Kinetic (2023 - Present)
• Principal Data Scientist - Anonos (2022 - 2023)
• Lead Data Scientist - Luno (2018 - 2022)

Tech Toolbox 🛠️

• Languages: Python, SQL, R, VBA, LaTeX
• Machine Learning Frameworks: scikit-learn, Keras, TensorFlow
• MLOps: MLflow, Airflow, Flask, Docker
• Cloud Computing: Amazon SageMaker, AWS Glue, AWS Lambda, Step Functions, CloudWatch
• Databases: Amazon Redshift, MySQL, SQL Server, AWS Neptune, PostgreSQL
• Business Intelligence: Looker, Power BI, Tableau
• Data Processing: Databricks, Apache Spark

Education 🎓

• PhD in Computer Science, North-West University
• Masters in Engineering, University of Cape Town
• Honours Bachelor of Science in Operations Research, University of South Africa