Damon Chiu

Data Science Lead at Interac Corp.

Damon Chiu has a diverse background in data science and analytics. Damon is currently working at Interac Corp., where they started in 2018. Damon has held various roles at Interac, including Data Science Lead and Senior Data Scientist. In these roles, they have worked on building anomaly detection models, creating financial forecasts, and using machine learning models in PySpark and Jupyter Lab. Prior to Interac, Damon worked as an Analytics Specialist at Symbility, where they optimized SQL code and provided deliverables for clients. Damon also worked as a Data Analyst Lead at Clearly, where they retrieved web-scraped competitor prices, built a customer lifetime value model, and managed reports through Microsoft Power BI. Damon has instructional experience as well and worked as an Instructor at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies, leading a Fintech Bootcamp. Damon began their career as a Claims Administrator at Best Buy Canada, where they streamlined reconciliation processes and reconciled thousands of claims using Excel and PL/SQL. Overall, Damon has a strong background in data science, analytics, and instruction.

Damon Chiu, MMA completed their education with a Master's Degree in Management Analytics from the Smith School of Business at Queen's University in 2019. Prior to that, they earned a Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA from Simon Fraser University. In addition to their formal education, Damon has obtained various certifications in data science and programming from DataCamp and Coursera, including Extreme Gradient Boosting with XGBoost, Fraud Detection in Python, and R Programming.

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Toronto, Canada

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Interac Corp.

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Interac Corp. empowers Canadians to access, spend and send funds whenever and from wherever they choose. With nearly 300 financial institutions connected to our network, we enable payment and ID experiences that support Canadians’ accelerated use of safe and digital payments while prioritizing interoperability, security, privacy, and inclusivity. We are proud to be one of Canada’s leading and most trusted financial brands, with Canadians choosing Interac products an average of 18 million times a day to pay and exchange money. Interac champions workplace culture and corporate citizenship based on the principles of responsibility, diversity and inclusion. Interac Corp. permet aux Canadiens d’accéder à des fonds, de les dépenser et de les envoyer où et quand ils le souhaitent. Avec près de 300 institutions financières connectées à notre réseau, nous facilitons les expériences de paiement et d’identification qui soutiennent l’utilisation accélérée par les Canadiens des paiements sécuritaires et numériques tout en priorisant l’interopérabilité, la sécurité, la confidentialité et l’inclusivité. Nous sommes fiers d’être l’une des marques financières les plus importantes et les plus fiables au Canada. En effet, les Canadiens choisissent les produits Interac en moyenne 18 millions de fois par jour pour payer et échanger de l’argent. Interac se fait le champion d’une culture organisationnelle et d’une citoyenneté d’entreprise fondées sur les principes de responsabilité, de diversité et d’inclusion.


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Toronto, Canada

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201-500

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