Okay, let’s tackle this. So Mario Nagase has a strong educational background in computer science from Osaka University. He also has skills in marketing, statistics, and programming languages like R and Matlab. Data scientists with similar skills and experience can charge around $100–$150 per hour. However, considering his proficiency in machine learning, I'll estimate his rate to be on the higher side of this range. Let’s check averages. Data scientists with expertise in machine learning can average $120–$180. So I’ll estimate around $125