Experience

Airfinity Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Information Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Infectious Disease Analyst (Biorisk and Pandemic Preparedness)

  • Jun 2023 - Present



Bayezian

• United Kingdom
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Data Scientist

  • Jun 2022 - Jun 2023

  Data Scientist for IT consultancy to offer expertise to clients on various projects in life science/pharma sector. R package and modularised R Shiny app (Golem) expertise using Bayesian statistical framework to aid quantitative decision making process of clinical trials for pharma client. Agile framework. Resource management project using algorithms to forecast FTEs across pharma therapeutic areas: Skills inc exploratory data analysis, AWS, s3, R, unit testing, Azure DevOps, building dashboard for clients, denodo, powerbi, r shiny, presentation skills. Creation of R S3 classes to transform clinical trial designs into log scale and writing of unit tests using testthat package R shiny dashboard/app to facilitate work looking at fish mortality rates in hydroelectric systems for UK environmental government department using code parameterisation to code NEN 8775 standard formula Show less



UK Health Security Agency

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Epidemiology and Information Scientist

  • May 2021 - Jun 2022

  • Promoted in 4 months for recognition of skills and hard work.• Scripted automated analyses in R (tidyverse, flextable, ggplot etc) and R markdown to provide data on COVID-19 variants in London and South East for parliament and health protection teams in real time with analyses published in variant technical briefing reports • Compiled and wrangled data over the last 10 years on Campylobacter epidemiology for a scientific report and poster conference using SQL and R packages • Further statistical analysis experience for scientific paper publication using regression models and multivariable analysis on COVID-19 data, one of which I am lead author• Data science lead on the development and production of annual SPLASH infectious disease reports – involved rebranding, changing content, new data sources and improvement of data visualisations• Experience of R package development facilitating data extraction from fingertips, a public health profile and indicator data source• Report writing, scientific papers and ad hoc epidemiological summaries of outbreaks for various stakeholders – professionals/lay audiences.• Teaching of junior staff to build resilience for operations in GI Cell and leading and training Local Knowledge and Intelligence Service apprentices • Able to self-manage and work independently working for 3 teams at once: Field Service, Contact-Tracing and Outbreak Surveillance Teams Show less

• Epidemiology and Information Analyst

  • Dec 2020 - May 2021

  • GI scientist responsible for maintenance and development of routine surveillance outputs with experience in writing and developing R code and automating operations from redundant manual processes improving employee capacity• Responsible for interviewing patients, validation of data quality processes (e.g. data wrangling/munging, cleaning, deduplication), writing standard operating procedures.• Knowledge of writing epi reports, querying data sources e.g. SQL, HPZone, network analysis, production of sit reps, time management of meetings and collaborating in a team towards short deadlines Show less



Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Oct 2018 - Dec 2018

  • Assisted with ongoing research projects: animal handling/restraint (live trapping of civets, pythons, estuarine crocodiles) data collection/analysis, specimen preparation, maintenance of camera traps • Lived in a remote rainforest wildlife sanctuary for two months • Investigated potential zoonotic spillover of giardia and cryptosporidium between humans and primates in plantations and rainforest through parasitological studies • Developed multiple ecological research and field skills: VHF tracking of animals; habitat assessments; camera trapping; animal trapping; R; GIS mapping Show less



WWF-Malaysia

• Malaysia
• Environmental Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Intern/Volunteer

  • Oct 2018 - Oct 2018

  • Helped to construct a state-wide monitoring system for 34 indicator spp. • Synthesized large quantities of data, surveys, biological records, sightings into one database • Given responsibility of updating database records from 1960-Present • Given responsibility of writing data-sharing agreements for data sources • Developed knowledge of conservation policy • Helped to construct a state-wide monitoring system for 34 indicator spp. • Synthesized large quantities of data, surveys, biological records, sightings into one database • Given responsibility of updating database records from 1960-Present • Given responsibility of writing data-sharing agreements for data sources • Developed knowledge of conservation policy



University of Tasmania

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Field Assistant

  • Feb 2018 - Mar 2018

  • Worked in a remote area of Tasmania (Cradle Mountain National Park) • Developed knowledge of Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease (DFTD) • Trained in sample collection, procedure and handling of wild animals for research purposes • Worked in a remote area of Tasmania (Cradle Mountain National Park) • Developed knowledge of Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease (DFTD) • Trained in sample collection, procedure and handling of wild animals for research purposes



Devils@cradle Tasmanian Devil Sanctuary

• Cradle Mountain, Tasmania, Australia

• Animal Keeper/Field Assistant

  • Jan 2018 - Feb 2018

  Participated in programs that the organisation runs; field monitoring and captive breeding of the Tasmanian devils and related quolls. • Learnt skills in camera trapping and subsequent data analysis and extraction, animal trapping, general husbandry of an endangered spp. • Basic understanding of studbook management of quolls • Breeding season of Tasmanian devils – learned a lot about captive management of an endangered spp. Participated in programs that the organisation runs; field monitoring and captive breeding of the Tasmanian devils and related quolls. • Learnt skills in camera trapping and subsequent data analysis and extraction, animal trapping, general husbandry of an endangered spp. • Basic understanding of studbook management of quolls • Breeding season of Tasmanian devils – learned a lot about captive management of an endangered spp.



Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary

• Australia
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Animal Keeper

  • Nov 2017 - Dec 2017

  Volunteered 4 days a week for 5 weeks • Learnt about many different aspects of ex situ conservation including nutrition, behaviour, health, captive management, enclosure design and enrichment with focus on Australian Fauna Volunteered 4 days a week for 5 weeks • Learnt about many different aspects of ex situ conservation including nutrition, behaviour, health, captive management, enclosure design and enrichment with focus on Australian Fauna



Smeeden Foreman

• United Kingdom
• Design
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Ecological Assistant: Bat Surveyor

  • Apr 2016 - Jul 2016

  • Completed emergence surveys which involved observing potential entry points from buildings from static positions on the ground and also transect surveys which required walking a set route recording bats • Listened to instructions carefully, given expensive equipment to use and monitor bats • Had to work independently, often very early in the morning in settings never visited before • Worked with companies and private land owners across different locations in Yorkshire, showing communication skills and professionalism Show less