Experience

Business Data Partners, a Talan Company

• United Kingdom
• Information Technology & Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• SAS Consultant

  • Dec 2021 - Present

  > Enriching clients' data capabilities to provide improved insight for operational and financial decision making.> Working to understand client needs and design bespoke solutions across a range of new and legacy data infrastructure components. > Enriching clients' data capabilities to provide improved insight for operational and financial decision making.> Working to understand client needs and design bespoke solutions across a range of new and legacy data infrastructure components.



Revenue Scotland

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Statistician

  • Dec 2018 - Nov 2021

  > Extracting data via SAS/SQL and designing reports for economic forecasting, policy review, and FoI applications.> Leading a project to introduce a Python-based system for identifying non-compliant and fraudulent tax returns. This includes experimental work on the use of machine learning to estimate return-level compliance risk.> Producing monthly, quarterly, and annual statistical releases relating to Scotland’s devolved taxes.> Developing dashboards using SAS Visual Analytics so that management information is available in real-time and key performance indicators are measurable with the minimum amount of manual intervention.> Conducted a pilot study aimed at improving public responsiveness to tax-related communications.



Edinburgh University Students' Association

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Catering Stock Controller

  • May 2017 - Sep 2018

  > Catering-lead on the implementation of a new stock management system across several restaurants, bars, and shops.> Used advanced Excel functionality to handle QA of data migration to the new system and improve efficiency of existing tasks.> Trained staff on the decentralised ordering system, inter-venue controls, and integration with the existing EPoS. > Catering-lead on the implementation of a new stock management system across several restaurants, bars, and shops.> Used advanced Excel functionality to handle QA of data migration to the new system and improve efficiency of existing tasks.> Trained staff on the decentralised ordering system, inter-venue controls, and integration with the existing EPoS.



Morgan Stanley

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Operations Analyst

  • Jul 2014 - Aug 2016

  > Developed VBA macros to improve process flows and reduce manual manipulation errors.> Provided IT training and tips to team members, including the use of batch scripts to handle merging numerous files, and other mundane tasks.> Within an Agile framework, provided testing and documentation of issues within currently used regulatory reporting systems and in the migration to new, more complex reporting systems.> Developed management information to assure senior management of the firm’s regulatory compliance.> Managed relationships with institutional partners and clients for whom the firm reported trading data.