Resume
Experience, education and credentials
A summary of my professional background. A PDF version with references is available on request.
Samuel Ansong, PhD
Senior Data Scientist, Analytics & BI · Toronto, Canada
Experience
Professional history
2022 — Present
Senior Data Scientist, Analytics & BI
Northbridge Retail Group
- Own the forecasting and pricing analytics stack serving merchandising and supply chain teams.
- Built the semantic layer behind 40+ certified Power BI reports used by 900 monthly users.
- Mentor three analysts on modelling standards, code review and experiment design.
2019 — 2022
Business Intelligence Analyst
Halcyon Health Systems
- Delivered clinical operations reporting across 11 sites, replacing manual Excel packs.
- Introduced dbt and version-controlled metric definitions to the reporting team.
- Partnered with finance on capacity planning models used in annual budgeting.
2017 — 2019
Data Analyst
Meridian Consulting
- Client-facing analytics across retail, logistics and financial services engagements.
- Built segmentation and pricing studies informing multi-million dollar decisions.
Education
Academic background
2015 — 2017
MSc, Statistics & Data Science
University of Toronto
Thesis on hierarchical time-series reconciliation for retail demand.
2011 — 2015
BSc (Hons), Economics & Mathematics
University of Lagos
Graduated with First Class Honours.
Credentials
Certifications & tooling
- Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate (PL-300)
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate (DP-203)
- Databricks Certified Machine Learning Associate
- dbt Analytics Engineering Certification
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