Commercial Projects
Property Data Pipeline
Building a pipeline that automatically selects properties Wayhome could buy, to show to customers.
Speech-to-text pipeline
Automating the building of speech-to-text systems in multiple languages, for a provider of automatic speech recognition.
Sports Algorithm
Developing a custom algorithm for Lineup Lab, a fantasy sports website, that underpins a new premium product range.
Analysis for PR
I analysed consumer spending data as part of a PR campaign, that was covered on over 80 local news websites and news aggregators.
Analysis for marketing
I worked with Tutorfair to use their data to more precisely direct their marketing and recruitment campaigns.
Carpooling algorithm
Working with a Singaporean startup, I designed and prototyped an algorithm for carpooling, matching drivers and passengers.
Analysis of food data
My analysis emphasised the need for health-based interventions, in support of a funding bid for Cookit.
Personal Projects For interest
Interactive data visualisations
Learning JavaScript and prettier ways of displaying data.
My portfolio
Updating my website to look pretty, more up to date and be straight forwards to maintain.
Chicken, coffee and house prices
A friend does comedy, and thinks you can find out about house prices using chicken and coffee.
Sentiment of news
Looking at how well machine learning can assess the sentiment of news articles.
Stock tips vs. trackers
Performance of stock tips from the Telegraph compared to the FTSE 100.
Winter Olympics
Comparing Winter Olympics results to geodemographic factors.
Research Projects My PhD work
Rayleigh-Taylor Instability
Building a platform to examine the physics behind the most damaging phenomena in laser fusion.
Spherical collapse
Examining the physics behind a new scheme for laser fusion.
Chris Davie - Data engineer, software developer
I’m a Python developer and Data Engineer with a PhD in Physics. I've delivered three small and medium sized software projects, so far all using Python. I’m currently searching for a new role, preferably with a data focus in a friendly team that writes high quality code (techniques like TDD, CI/CD and YAGNI where appropriate).
I’ve designed and helped implement 3 significant software projects, 2 helping drive revenue. I built batch processing pipelines for Wayhome, automatically selecting properties for shared ownership. Similarly, I designed and helped implement pipelines for Speechmatics, automatically training speech-to-text transcription models. For Lineup Lab, I built an algorithm that helps fantasy sports players.
My portfolio above describes these projects in more detail.
I’ve mainly worked in Python so far, I’ve used a range of libraries including Flask, SQLAlchemy, Celery, pytest, invoke, numpy, scipy, matplotlib and Luigi. I’m proficient in a number of other technologies, including Docker, Google Cloud Platform, PostgreSQL, redis and RabbitMQ. I've also programmed in C++ and FORTRAN.
Testimonials Nice things people have said about me
Chris is an excellent data engineer and programmer. He has a deep technical understanding of the field, ranging from traditional relational data technology to streaming and implementing production machine learning solutions.
Working with Chris he has built both conventional data pipelines and bleeding edge mathematical computing with equal care and attention. He works closely with business stakeholders to identify problems and is adept at designing effective solutions that fix business problems.
He has a natural passion for learning and is a remarkable critical thinker. While we've worked together he's been a constant source of new ideas.
His passion for learning extends into his approach to sharing his expertise. Chris is an excellent teacher. Generous with his time, he takes care to coach and train his colleagues, preferring to help them learn how to solve problems themselves.
Johnny Morris, Chief Data Officer at Wayhome
I really enjoy working with Chris. No matter what the challenge, he communicates everything extremely well and is able to find creative and clever solutions. If I could, I would lock him up for another 6 months!
Chris is an excellent developer and problem solver. Fast, Communicative, Creative. He is a rare find and I look forward to working with him on future projects.
Blake Pender, Founder of Lineup Lab
Tutorfair were very lucky to have Chris undertake a project for us when he was at The ASI. He provided us with visualisations of where Tutorfair tutors were working through his technically complex, yet easy-to-understand maps.
What's more, when presenting he was comfortable answering both statistical, and conceptual questions in a detailed manner, always answering thoroughly, and with healthy dose of wit!
Sam Floy, Head of Tutors at Tutorfair
Chris has been part of a team here working on various data science projects. In addition to his technical skills, what we find very valuable is he is quick to understanding clients needs and identifying the right questions to ask and steps for solving complex problems. He's been delivering top quality work for us and to a tight schedule. A dedicated professional who's fun to work with. He is a valuable member of the team.
Angie Ma, COO at The ASI
Chris is detail oriented, diligent, and approachable. A great combination when it comes to data. He helped us understand the consumption of fruit and vegetable per income in the UK, which is instrumental to our work at Cookit. The visual result of the data was clean and clear and we envisage to use the code and math in forthcoming projects. All in all I am happy to say that Chris is able to execute a scope diligently and add to the table when he sees potential of adding insights.
Juliana Zarate Davila, Co-founder at Cookit
Chris and I have collaborated on data science projects for Tutorfair, analyzing tutor performance and availability, and Antidote, where we examined consumer spending traits over the past few years. It was nothing short of a pleasure to work with Chris, whose natural aptitude for data visualization and coding were invaluable throughout our work. Chris's sharp attention to detail and strict adherence to deadlines guaranteed the quality and efficiency of our projects, and his clear thinking and lucid exposition make him an ideal person to bounce ideas off. Chris is a first-class data scientist whose skills will lend themselves well to future projects!
Conor Daly, Application Engineer at The MathWorks