Software Engineering Lead

• Jul 2021 - Present

Machine Learning Lead

• May 2019 - Jul 2021

As a machine learning lead at Xanadu Quantum Technologies, I'm helping to build out an applied machine learning team tasked with tackling our partners' most pressing business challenges. Whether it's via one of our existing AI products, development of a hybrid classical/quantum solution, or AI professional services, Xanadu provides our customers with solutions to their problems now while preparing them for the imminent arrival of quantum AI.

Quantum Ambassador

• Oct 2020 - Jun 2021

Director, Data Science

• Nov 2018 - May 2019

Led a product development team of data scientists in the roles of product owner, project manager, scrum master, lead developer, and lead data scientist.Our product was a software toolkit facilitating the validation of machine learning models covering aspects of model interpretability, stability, and fairness. The package, written in Python, was developed in collaboration with the enterprise model risk management team and was deployed enterprise wide. The first use case following the initial release of the package saw a reduction in model validation time by 25%. Show less

Senior Data Scientist

• Jan 2018 - Oct 2018

Worked directly with business partners to translate high-level business requirements and constraints into a successful implementation of a data-driven model for a cross-enterprise customer value program.Conceptualized and delivered an automated alert system with an interactive front end for anomalous data detection as a proof of concept (POC) for partners in the UK in ten days.

Data Scientist

• Nov 2016 - Dec 2017

Delivered an ML scoring model and investigative tools for combating terrorism financing as part of an Agile initiative.Developed a hardware store client segmentation model connecting the highest-value clients with their preferred credit card as a poof of concept.Team lead for the development and deployment of the `Knowledge Shop', an enterprise-wide digital marketplace serving up artifacts produced by our data science team.Initiated the development and implementation of our team's Git policy and best practices. Show less

FWO Postdoctoral Fellow

• Apr 2014 - Sep 2016

I led a team in commissioning a new detector system for fundamental research. We identified several deficiencies in the current design via a program of systematic measurements and simulations, and will be preparing a scientific article shortly summarizing our findings. I was the primary responsible for the ongoing development of the software, written in Python, which integrates the various control systems of the experiment with the data acquisition system. This system is now much more robust than when it was initially conceived, and important functionality has been added as well. I created a simulation program, written in C++, to model the microscopic behaviour of our detector signals and generate simulated data to determine the optimal operational parameters of the system based on our specific goals. During this time I have continued to pursue my own independent line of research and have successfully completed two experiments at the Tri-University Meson Facility (TRIUMF). Show less

FWO Junior Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow

• Jul 2012 - Apr 2014

As a postdoctoral researcher working on the WITCH project at CERN I helped refine and improve the existing experimental setup prior to taking a large data set. Following the experiment I was responsible for developing cleaning and analysis software in ROOT and C/C++, and led the investigations that resulted in the successful interpretation of this data set. My interpretation of the data following the analysis, bolstered by additional Monte Carlo studies, suggested a deficiency in the main detector, and I devised and executed dedicated measurements that verified and quantified this important systematic effect. In parallel I developed my own line of research having conceived, proposed, and had accepted three experiments at the Tri-University Meson Facility (TRIUMF) in Vancouver, B.C. Show less

Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant (PhD Candidate)

• Sep 2007 - Apr 2012

Research: Nuclear gamma-ray and beta spectroscopy, statistical data analysis and computer simulation.Teaching: Grading assignments and exams, leading tutorials and help sessions, substitute lecturing for undergraduate physics students.

Graduate Research Assistant (MSc Candidate)

• Sep 2005 - Sep 2007

Research: Nuclear gamma-ray and beta spectroscopy, statistical data analysis and computer simulation.Teaching: Grading assignments and exams, leading tutorials and help sessions, substitute lecturing for undergraduate physics students.

Undergraduate Research Assistant

• May 2002 - May 2005

Computer simulations of nuclear gamma-ray and beta spectrometers, data analysis. Computer simulations of nuclear gamma-ray and beta spectrometers, data analysis.