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Programming Languages

R
SQL
Python

Skills

Data Architecture
Data Visualization
Git
Machine Learning
Time Series Analysis

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Last updated on 2023-03-31.

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Evan Odell

Education

MSc in Comparative Social Policy

University of Oxford

Oxford

2015 - 2014

Visiting Student

University of British Columbia

Vancouver

2014 - 2013

BA (Honours) in Political Science

Laurentian University

Sudbury/Barrie, Canada

2014 - 2009

Professional Experience

Pandata

Data Scientist/Insights Tech Lead

Berlin

Current - Mar 2020

  • Build and deploy analytical models in Python and R. Particular focus on time series analysis, and using ML frameworks such as Tensorflow and PyTorch.
  • Build analytical pipelines using SQL and DBT, primarily in BigQuery. Manage these pipelines via Jenkins, Airflow and GitHub Actions.

Researcher

Disability Rights UK

London

Nov 2020 - Jun 2016

  • Conduct original research on topics ranging such as employment and children’s education, and apply that research to develop original policy proposals.
  • Produce statistical briefing papers and presentations, primarily using regression analysis of national and international surveys and administrative data.
  • Communicate findings to professional and public audiences including senior government officials.

Instructor in Health Studies

Queen’s University, Bader International Study Centre

East Sussex

May 2019

  • Design and teach “Disability Studies: Issues, Research and Policy”, a final-year undergraduate course with a particular focus on the process of policy development and comparative analysis of welfare states.

Freelance Data Analyst

London Business School

London

Oct 2018 - Jun 2018

Performance and Impact Officer

Future Leaders Trust

London

Jun 2016 - Oct 2015

  • Conduct primary and secondary analysis of school performance data using R and Excel, disseminating results internally through presentations and internal reports, and externally through press releases.
  • Develop processes to improve the quality of internal data, by creating standardised formats, identifying existing errors, and delivering training.




Selected R Packages

threesixtygiving: Download Charitable Grants from the ‘360Giving’ Platform

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2020

guardianapi: Access the ‘Guardian’ newspaper open data API

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2020

ukpolice: Download Data on UK Police and Crime

With Nick Tierney

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2020

cqcr: Access ‘Care Quality Commission’ Data

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2019

nomisr: Access Nomis UK Labour Market Data

Journal of Open Source Software, 3(27), 859. 10.21105/joss.00859

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2018

fixerapi: An R Client for the ‘Fixer.io’ Currency API

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2018

refuge: Locate Trans and Intersex-Friendly Toilets

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2018

hansard: Accessing Westminster Parliament Data

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2017

mnis: Easy Downloading Capabilities for the Members’ Name Information Service

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2017

parlitools: Tools for Analysing UK Politics

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2017