Laura White

Research Fellow at Canidium
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Aurora, Colorado, United States, US
Languages
  • English Professional working proficiency
  • Greek Limited working proficiency
  • Persian Elementary proficiency
  • Chinese Native or bilingual proficiency

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Credentials

  • Chartered Member
    The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (The CISI)
    Jul, 2018
    - Nov, 2024
  • EFSET 64 Advanced (CEFR C1)
    EF Education First
    Jul, 2015
    - Nov, 2024
  • Certified SAFe® 4 Program Consultant
    Scaled Agile, Inc.
    Mar, 2015
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • Canidium
    • United States
    • Software Development
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Research Fellow
      • Sep 2019 - Present

      Undertaking research for the Institute for Global Sustainable Development Undertaking research for the Institute for Global Sustainable Development

  • UpWorks
    • United States
    • Individual and Family Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Associate Director (Data Science)
      • Oct 2018 - Sep 2019

      1.First ever technical lead for UpWorks R&D department. Primary tools include R and SQL.2.Project manager for the majority of Carterwood’s techical R&D and all of Carterwood’s I.T. management.3.Product owner for a number of new internal- and client-facing products. Tools include Trello, Jira and Wiki.

    • Data and Technology Manager
      • Mar 2017 - Oct 2018

      . Determined the operational and strategic outputs of Upwork growing tech capabilities.2. Set annual company objectives as a member of Upwork senior management team.3. Managed and facilitated a team of externally contracted developers.4. Led recruitment for all data and technology specic roles.5. Coached analysts on R and SQL.6. Proactively managed Carterwood’s day-to-day IT and their outsourced IT solutions supplier.7. Briefed an outsourced AGILE software development team for functionality-specic developments. Show less

    • Part Time Data Scientist
      • Sep 2016 - Mar 2017

      1. Advised the directors on appropriate infrastructure technologies, most notably: AWS, SQL, PostGIS and QGIS.2. Built Carterwood’s entire data warehouse independently.3. Headed the migration of ArcGIS to QGIS across the entire business.4. Introduced AWS EC2, EBS, EFS and RDS instances to the business.5. Produced the entire backend infrastructure for Carterwood’s online subscription based portal.

  • Megasys, C.A
    • Venezuela
    • Information Technology & Services
    • Founder and Data Scientist
      • Mar 2015 - Sep 2017

      What do we do? We offer data science and software expertise to anyone with an interest in property and mapping. What are our expertise? We offer experience in machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), deep learning, database development and migration, big data analysis, natural language processing (NLP), geographical information systems (GIS), computer vision, visualisation, geo-referencing , geo-statistics, web scraping and software development What do we do? We offer data science and software expertise to anyone with an interest in property and mapping. What are our expertise? We offer experience in machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), deep learning, database development and migration, big data analysis, natural language processing (NLP), geographical information systems (GIS), computer vision, visualisation, geo-referencing , geo-statistics, web scraping and software development

  • Radiansys Inc.
    • United States
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Data Scientist
      • Feb 2013 - Mar 2015

      1. Briefed, sold and managed bespoke projects for customers. 2. Supervised a technical team of in-house developers and short term contractors. 3. Managed the recruitment for in-house techno 1. Briefed, sold and managed bespoke projects for customers. 2. Supervised a technical team of in-house developers and short term contractors. 3. Managed the recruitment for in-house techno

  • Robert Half
    • United States
    • Staffing and Recruiting
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Chief Data Scientist
      • Oct 2011 - Feb 2013

      1. Briefed, sold and managed bespoke projects for customers. 2. Supervised a technical team of in-house developers and short term contractors. 3. Managed the recruitment for in-house technology roles. 1. Briefed, sold and managed bespoke projects for customers. 2. Supervised a technical team of in-house developers and short term contractors. 3. Managed the recruitment for in-house technology roles.

  • University of Warwick
    • United Kingdom
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Seminar Tutor
      • Feb 2010 - Oct 2011

      Department of Computer Science Algorithmic Game Theory, Social Informatics and Mathematics for Computer Scientists Department of Computer Science Algorithmic Game Theory, Social Informatics and Mathematics for Computer Scientists

  • Catalina USA
    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Note Taker for Students with Special Educational Requirements
      • Jul 2009 - Feb 2010

      I provided equal access for students with special educational requirements. I note take for students in lectures, seminars and tutorials. I provided equal access for students with special educational requirements. I note take for students in lectures, seminars and tutorials.

  • Washington Frank International
    • United Kingdom
    • Staffing and Recruiting
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Navigator
      • May 2008 - Jul 2009

      Visit locations where TomTom has no address information. Electronically update address information straight away. Meet 'fuel efficiency' and 'address per hour' targets Visit locations where TomTom has no address information. Electronically update address information straight away. Meet 'fuel efficiency' and 'address per hour' targets

  • Gist Limited
    • United Kingdom
    • Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Title Logistics Operations Management Industrial Placement
      • May 2007 - Mar 2008

      Plan manning and equipment for day to day M&S store deliveries, equipment collections, supplier collections, plus other smaller contracts.Supervise, managing and taking part in risk assessments, accident investigation's, disciplinary's, grievance's, interview's and 1-to-1 meetings with drivers.Keeping up-to-date with current working time directive laws.Team Leader for 22 drivers. On duty shift manager for 100+ drivers.Reporting daily KPI's and KSI's to our site operations managers and our general manager.KPI's that I am in direct control of;1. Health and Safety2. Miles per Gallon3. Store delivery ontime record4. productivity Show less

    • Gist - Transforming Supply Chains
      • Aug 2005 - Apr 2007

      To Ensure a smooth Running of intake, picking and outloading in a food secondary stage warehouse.To maximize productivity through leading team leaders and managing/planning the labor requirements to meet our customers needs on a day to day basis. Indented into Gist's (and subsequently my) culture are four important factors that we offer to our customers to give them that competitive advantage and that is partnership, innovation, excellence and people.KPI's that I am in direct control of are;1. Staff performance management, (key measurement is speed of picking)2. Health and safety3. Lorries being loaded to leave depot on time Show less

  • Shropshire Doctors Co-Operative Ltd (Shropdoc)
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Dispatcher
      • May 2004 - Aug 2005

      Keeping track and prioritising up to 8 out of hour's doctors at any one point in time.Providing support for team leaders on shift.Providing advice and help to doctors and call handlers on shift.Recording travel and doctor patient consultation times.

    • Call Handler
      • Jul 2002 - May 2004

      Answering phones and collecting patient demographics.Searching for key symptoms to help prioritise patients waiting time.Booking ambulances to hospital for patients requiring urgent help.

Education

  • University of Bath
    Bachelor's degree, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Urban Sciences Grade Awarded
    2014 - 2016
  • University of Bath
    Master's Degree Field Of Study Data Analytics Grade Masters (MSc) + Distinction
    2010 - 2014
  • Aston University
    BSc (Hons) Business and Mathematics Grade 1st class
    2006 - 2010
  • Zhejiang University
    Short Class Intense Mandarin Course Grade N/A
    2009 - 2009
  • Stockholms universitet
    International Business Grade N/A
    2005 - 2005
  • Shrewsbury Sixth Form College
    A-Level Business Studies, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Sociology, General Studies
    2002 - 2004
  • Mary Webb School and Science College

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