Wayne Vovil

Chief Data Scientist at Roslin Technologies

Wayne Vovil has a diverse work experience in the field of data science and analytics. Wayne started in 2010 as a Senior BI/Datawarehouse Specialist at Vodafone Hutchison Australia, where they worked on business intelligence and data warehousing projects. In 2011, they joined Lloyds International as a SAS Administrator and later served as a SAS Administration/ETL Performance specialist.

Wayne also worked as a BI/MIS Chief Consultant at RACQ Insurance, where they provided solutions for management information systems and business intelligence reporting. Wayne then moved to the Sydney Users of R Forum, where they served as a Surfer and actively contributed to discussions on R programming.

In 2012, Wayne joined Curtin University/University of Newcastle as a Senior Data Warehouse Developer. Here, they designed and implemented a student scorecard reporting system using Oracle and SAS EBI. Wayne then took on the role of Data Scientist at the University of Newcastle.

Wayne's role as Chief Data Scientist/Hadoop Architect and Computational Linguist for ChannelSight involved consulting for the company's buy-now platform. Wayne enabled brands to enhance online and offline sales by integrating their content with partner retailers.

In 2017, Wayne joined Roslin Technologies as the Chief Data Scientist. Currently, they hold the position of Head of Data Science at DataBrain.Biz. Their responsibilities include working with big data, machine learning, artificial intelligence, computer vision, and data visualization using various tools and technologies like Hadoop, Hive, MongoDB, Scala, Python, Flask, R, TensorFlow, and Cloudera.

Overall, Wayne Vovil has gained extensive experience in various data-related roles, showcasing their expertise and versatility in the field of data science and analytics.

Wayne Vovil has a diverse education history that spans across several fields of study and institutions. In 1964-1969, they attended Christian Brothers St Marys Cathedral. However, no specific degree or field of study is mentioned for this period.

In 2001-2003, Wayne Vovil studied Chinese Mandarin at Griffith University, but it is unclear whether they obtained a degree.

In 2013, they attended the Australian Business College and received training in TESOL/TEFL along with Khmer Proficiency, indicating an education focus on the field of Education.

In 2014-2015, Wayne Vovil attended Stanford University, where they pursued a degree in Statistics with a specialization in Statistics and Cryptology.

Following that, in 2015-2016, they enrolled at John Hopkins University for a Data Science Specialization, indicating their interest in the field of Data Science.

In 2017, Wayne Vovil undertook the Self Driving Engineer Nanodegree program at the Georgia Institute of Technology, focusing on Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering.

In terms of additional certifications, Wayne Vovil obtained a fraXses Developer certification from fraXses Ltd in September 2017. However, no institution is mentioned for their ITIL certification, and the specific details, such as the obtained month and year, are also not provided.

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Timeline

  • Chief Data Scientist

    April, 2017 - present