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Evan Odell
Education
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
- Designed a methodology to analyse parliamentary speeches using structured topic models, and wrote methods section, data visuals and statistical tables for use in a future paper.
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
nomisr
: Access Nomis UK Labour Market Data
Journal of Open Source Software, 3(27), 859. 10.21105/joss.00859
N/A
2018