Ross Turner

Advisor at Arria NLG

Dr. Ross Turner has a diverse work experience that spans various roles and industries. Dr Ross is currently working as the Chief Product Officer at Arria NLG since February 2020. Prior to that, they were the Founder and Managing Director of Nomero Solutions UG since April 2017.

From January 2018 to February 2020, Dr. Turner worked at BCG Digital Ventures. Dr Ross initially served as the Data Science Lead and later took on the role of Venture CTO, where they led a team of 17 people across two locations and was responsible for the development and technical pre-sales of a workflow automation product for the automotive aftermarket.

In 2018, they also worked as the Interim Head of Data Science at Electrolux Falcon, a digital startup focused on providing services directly to consumers. During their tenure, they led a mission-driven team of tech pioneers and worked on building seamless consumer experiences.

From 2015 to 2017, Dr. Turner worked at Visual Meta GmbH, where they held the position of Head of Engineering and Senior Product Manager. Dr Ross was responsible for leading two teams within a global online shopping platform and had profit and loss responsibility for the price comparison functionality.

Dr. Turner began their career at Arria NLG plc in 2013 as a Principal Engineer, where they led projects across various verticals. Dr Ross was responsible for utilizing data analytics, artificial intelligence, and computational linguistics to explain complex data sets in articulate language.

Prior to that, they worked at Data2Text Limited as a Project Lead and Senior NLG Engineer from 2012 to 2013, and as a Co-founder and Part-time Consultant from 2009 to 2011. Dr Ross also worked as a Senior Software Engineer at Nokia from 2009 to 2012.

Dr. Turner's early career included a role as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Edinburgh in 2009.

Overall, Dr. Ross Turner has demonstrated their expertise in product management, data science, engineering, and research across various industries and organizations.

Dr. Ross Turner completed their education in computer science. Dr Ross obtained a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Aberdeen from 2005 to 2009. Prior to that, they earned a BSc(Hons) in Computer Science from the same university, studying from 2001 to 2005. Dr Ross also holds a HNC in Computing from North East Scotland College, where they studied from 2000 to 2001.

Dr. Turner completed their secondary education at Cults Academy from 1993 to 1998, although the information provided does not mention any specific degree or field of study at this level.

In addition to their formal education, Dr. Turner has also obtained certifications in Statistical Learning (obtained in April 2015), Statistical Inference (obtained from Coursera in September 2014), Web Application Architectures (obtained from Coursera in September 2014), and Natural Language Processing (obtained from Coursera in May 2012). The institution that granted the certification of Statistical Learning is not mentioned.

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Timeline

  • Advisor

    September 1, 2023 - present

  • Chief Product Officer

    February, 2020

  • Principal Engineer

    November, 2013