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Experienced in cloud data platforms, CI/CD-driven ML pipelines, causal inference, experimentation, and LLM/RAG integration. NRF-rated researcher with 30+ peer-reviewed publications. Trilingual in English, German, and Afrikaans. ## Skills ### [Python](https://jobicy.com/talent/python.md)[SQL](https://jobicy.com/talent/sql.md)[AWS](https://jobicy.com/talent/aws.md)[Docker](https://jobicy.com/talent/docker.md)[Azure](https://jobicy.com/talent/azure.md)[Machine Learning](https://jobicy.com/talent/machine-learning.md)[GCP](https://jobicy.com/talent/gcp.md)[Git](https://jobicy.com/talent/git.md)[Tableau](https://jobicy.com/talent/tableau.md)[Power BI](https://jobicy.com/talent/power-bi.md)[A B Testing](https://jobicy.com/talent/a-b-testing.md)[R](https://jobicy.com/talent/r.md)[Snowflake](https://jobicy.com/talent/snowflake.md)[DBT](https://jobicy.com/talent/dbt.md)[Databricks](https://jobicy.com/talent/databricks.md)[Spark](https://jobicy.com/talent/spark.md)[PyTorch](https://jobicy.com/talent/pytorch.md)[GitHub Actions](https://jobicy.com/talent/github-actions.md)[Airflow](https://jobicy.com/talent/airflow.md)[TensorFlow](https://jobicy.com/talent/tensorflow.md)[Pandas](https://jobicy.com/talent/pandas.md)[scikit learn](https://jobicy.com/talent/scikit-learn.md)[NLP](https://jobicy.com/talent/nlp.md)[Large Language Models](https://jobicy.com/talent/large-language-models.md)[Statistical Modeling](https://jobicy.com/talent/statistical-modeling.md)[NumPy](https://jobicy.com/talent/numpy.md)[MLFlow](https://jobicy.com/talent/mlflow.md)[GIS](https://jobicy.com/talent/gis.md)[Causal Inference](https://jobicy.com/talent/causal-inference.md)[SPSS](https://jobicy.com/talent/spss.md)[Delta Lake](https://jobicy.com/talent/delta-lake.md)[Model Monitoring](https://jobicy.com/talent/model-monitoring.md)[Survival Analysis](https://jobicy.com/talent/survival-analysis.md)[Unity Catalog](https://jobicy.com/talent/unity-catalog.md)[ChromaDB](https://jobicy.com/talent/chromadb.md)[SHAP](https://jobicy.com/talent/shap.md)[Cohere](https://jobicy.com/talent/cohere.md)[RAG](https://jobicy.com/talent/rag.md) ## Experience Principal Consultant / Lead Data Scientist @ AX Consult Group Jan 2010 - Present Lead data scientist on 40+ engagements in behavioral science, machine learning, and AI systems for government, fintech, and private-sector clients across 13 international markets. Built and deployed alternative credit risk models, CI/CD-driven ML pipelines, and a compliance-focused RAG pipeline. Professor, Industrial Psychology @ University of the Western Cape Jan 2015 - Dec 2025 Professor in statistics, psychometrics, and applied AI/ML frameworks. Published research on large-scale RAG frameworks, career-velocity prediction, and behavioral science applications. Senior Statistician & Research Consultant @ STATKON, University of Johannesburg Jan 2010 - Dec 2015 Delivered analytics and program evaluation engagements using hypothesis-driven frameworks, applied statistics, and predictive modeling across behavioral and administrative datasets. Visiting Lecturer @ University of Cape Town, Graduate School of Business Jun 2020 - Dec 2020 Taught MBA and MPhil courses in change management, behavioral analytics, and applied research methodology. ## Education University of Johannesburg 2012 Ph.D., Industrial Psychology Stellenbosch University 2009 M.Com, Industrial Psychology Stellenbosch University 2009 B.Com (Hons), Industrial Psychology Stellenbosch University 2005 B.Com, Human Resource Management Portfolio not available. Services not available.