Elena Rodríguez Jorge

Elena Rodríguez Jorge has a diverse work experience in the field of data science and analytics. Elena worked as the Head of Data & Analytics at ALDI ESPAÑA since September 2019. Prior to this, they were a Data Scientist Team Lead at DXC Technology from March 2017 to August 2019. In this role, they had responsibilities as a project manager and data scientist, including planning, JIRA management, scientific approach decisions, and client requirement gathering. Elena also worked at Hotelbeds as a Data Science Team Lead from October 2015 to March 2017, where they focused on advanced analytics projects using cloud technologies and big data environments. Before that, they were an Advanced Analytics Consultant at IBM from October 2013 to September 2015, specializing in projects such as cross-sell, up-sell, churn prediction, and text analytics. Elena also worked as a Consultant at nexium Customer Solutions, where they were in charge of sales forecasting for a multinational food-products corporation. Elena began their career as a PhD Researcher in non-commutative algebra and then became a University Professor at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, teaching various math and statistics courses.

Elena Rodríguez Jorge holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Mathematics (Algebra) from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, which they obtained from 2007 to 2011. Prior to that, they completed a Master's degree in Advanced Mathematics from the same institution in 2006-2007. Elena also holds a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from Universidad de La Laguna, where they studied from 2002 to 2006. Elena has additional certifications in various areas including Databricks Lakehouse Fundamentals, Tableau Desktop, and Scrum and Agile methodologies.