Victor Li Xiaowei

Head Of Data Science at Silent Eight

Victor Li Xiaowei has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Victor started their career as a Technology Intern at StarHub in 2009, where they gathered user requirements and designed solutions using Excel and MySQL. During their internship, they automated the ETL cycle and improved the database query speed significantly.

After their internship, Victor joined OCBC Bank in 2010 as a Technology Associate. In this role, they utilized VBS scripting to automate and enhance the manual scanning process of the enterprise file share server. Victor also optimized SQL scripts, reducing the load on the Teradata Data Warehouse server. Victor successfully delivered a Teradata Data Warehouse project within the allocated budget and timeframe.

In 2011, Victor transitioned to the role of an IBM Midrange System Engineer at OCBC Bank. Victor'sresponsibilities included system setup, migration, disaster recovery, troubleshooting, and project support for the Core Banking infrastructure. Victor led the design and implementation of a Core Banking infrastructure migration, achieving faster batch runs and reduced data exposure time. Victor also migrated the enterprise file share server, resulting in reduced operation costs and improved system availability.

From 2015 to 2017, Victor served as an AI and Automation Developer at OCBC Bank, where they adopted Amazon Alexa into Data Centre operations and built data pipelines to automate capacity reports. Victor'swork eliminated the need for manual intervention and improved operational efficiency.

Most recently, Victor joined Silent Eight Pte. Ltd. in 2017 as a Data Scientist, later transitioning to the role of Data Science Lead in April 2019. Victor played a crucial role in designing and deploying an AI-based name screening optimization product for a banking client. Victor also built data pipelines, analytics, and machine learning tools using Spark, supporting the entire data science process. Victor transformed the logic of comparing names to align better with business requirements.

Overall, Victor Li Xiaowei has proven experience in data science, automation development, infrastructure management, and project delivery in various industries.

Victor Li Xiaowei completed their Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) degree in Computer Engineering from Nanyang Technological University Singapore, from the years 2006 to 2010. Victor holds additional certifications in the following fields:

1. Data Streaming Nanodegree from Udacity, obtained in March 2021.

2. Data Architect Nanodegree from Udacity, obtained in February 2021.

3. Data Science for Business Leaders Executive Program from Udacity, obtained in January 2021.

4. Machine Learning Engineer Nanodegree from Udacity, obtained in January 2018.

5. Artificial Intelligence Nanodegree from Udacity, obtained in July 2017.

6. Big Data Specialization from Coursera Course Certificates, obtained in February 2017.

7. Data Science Specialization from Coursera Course Certificates, obtained in December 2015.

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Timeline

  • Head Of Data Science

    August 1, 2023 - present

  • Data Science Lead

    April, 2019

  • Data Scientist, Senior Data Scientist

    November, 2017