I am currently Senior Data Scientist at ScraperWiki where I discuss requirements with customers and define technical solutions which I either delivery personally or through the team I lead. In addition I deliver training in data science, and blog on a range of technical subjects relating to data science on the ScraperWiki blog. This includes reviews of technical books, case studies of the work we do at ScraperWiki and software engineering.

Prior to ScraperWiki, I worked as industrial research scientist at Unilever where I worked on home and personal care products including washing powders, toothpaste, shampoos, deodorants and product packaging. My research in this area has been in the modelling and measurement of appearance and image analysis.

Before this, I worked as an academic in the areas of experimental polymer physical chemistry, interfacial physical chemistry, soft matter physics, and biological physics; utilising a range of techniques including neutron scattering, ATR-FT-IR, magnetic resonance imaging, confocal microscopy and dynamic light scattering.

In addition to research I have had experience in line management and software specification and procurement.