Naturally curious, I love finding meaning in data.

I have a PhD in particle physics, with six years postdoctoral experience analysing data. I also have experience working in industry, including Price Waterhouse, GEC and the Australian Broadcasting Company. I am currently working as a data science consultant, applying my technical and communication skills to real world data.

I have the ability to work independently and manage time effectively in order to contribute to several projects in parallel. I have ten years of experience working in an international collaboration. I enjoy asking questions and finding solutions.

Consultancy

Data Science Consultant

April 2019 - current

• Working as a consultant providing data science and digital skills.
• Applying technical data analysis skills learnt at CERN to different data sets on various real world subjects.
• Currently analysing humanitarian data about child vaccination coverage for a nonprofit organisation.

EPFL, Switzerland

Python Course Developer

April 2018 - March 2019

• Designing and developing online courses ‘Thinking and Creating in Code’ and ‘Maths for Machine Learning’
• Creating a variety of coding activities including image manipulation, games, web scraping and data science
• Teaching programming in Python and JavaScript to focus on concepts rather than syntax
• Building a network of women in Machine Learning to showcase their profiles and work

Digital projects

Data Scientist

Sept 2017 – Mar 2018

• Team leader of winning team ‘Sustainable Agriculture’ at Impact Hub Geneva Big Data Hackathon
• Demonstrated ability to understand and articulate a problem regarding agriculture in Africa then, using open data and mathematical techniques, proposed a seed-sharing solution
• Tutor on WeStart entrepreneurship workshop with young migrants: Prototyping at IdeaSquare at CERN

CERN, Switzerland

Postdoctoral Researcher

Sept 2010 - Aug 2017

• Developed and promoted a web based educational platform about particle physics and data analysis, which is used worldwide in physics undergraduate teaching
• Analysed data in Higgs Boson study, aimed to produce the world’s best mass measurement
• Machine Learning algorithms applied to a Higgs Boson study to extract signal from background
• Designed and developed online and offline technical software to search for long-lived particles
• Member of multi-disciplinary teams, involving liaison and collaboration with various working groups and experts
• Developed a key monitoring tool for live assessment of data in the ATLAS Control Room, which is essential during data collection
• Member of the ATLAS collaboration, a research community consisting of ~5000 physicists

QE Grammar School, UK

Physics Teacher & Head of Outdoor Pursuits

Sept 1999 - Sept 2006

• Students achieved excellent science results, well above national average
• Over 100% increase in number of girls choosing to study physics at ‘A’ level
• Coached climbing, kayaking, mountain skills, problem solving and team building
• Inspired to undertake PhD by visit to CERN on a UK teacher programme to improve physics teaching

Raleigh International & World Challenge

Project leader

Oct 1998 – Aug 1999

• Led adventurous personal development programmes in South America for young people
• Managed teams of 10 adventurers plus medic and translator
• Built a path through rainforest and crossed a river in Chile likely never crossed before