Hi! I'm Elliott Loveridge.

about me

Experienced engineering and analytics professional with an MSc in Data Science and experience applying advanced analytics as a Business Analyst at Amazon. Currently working as a Software Developer at Hastings Direct and interested in both software engineering and data science.

education

• MSc Data Science - Bath University (September 2019 - December 2020)
• Grade: Distinction (75.6%)
  • Research Project: Deep Model Compression for Video Classification
    • The application of quantization, element-wise pruning and knowledge distillation to 3D computer vision problems
  • Modules covered include Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Bayesian ML, Reinforcement Learning, Statistical Inference and Applied Data Science
• BSc Physics - Exeter University (2014 - 2017)

 careers

• Software Developer - Hastings Direct (April 2023 - Current)
  • Working as a developer with Retail Pricing, building testing functionality and other tools to support the data science team with price changes to insurance products
• Business Analyst - Amazon (April 2021 - February 2023)
  • Created an ensemble regression model within Python to improve forecasting performance of shipments arriving at delivery stations following network disruptions due to public holidays
  • Developed a network assessment tool within Python/AWS ECS that allows for an automated cost impact assessment of proposed network changes
  • Created reliable Tableau dashboards to report on key metrics, consumed by EU leadership
  • Optimization of key ETL jobs to reduce runtime during peak season
  • Project management of cost saving initiatives, recently implementing using data-led analysis with an estimated annual saving of $2.2MM
  • Owner of weekly/monthly reporting to a non-technical audience on EU attainment key drivers and actions
• Senior Commercial Analyst - Ecotricity (May 2019 - September 2019)
  • Created a seasonal regression model in Python to improve forecasting performance of non- commodity costs for business customers
  • Owner of the SQL based P&L model, presenting monthly forecast updates using Power BI, effectively communicating this to a non-technical audience to enable data-led growth
  • Developed monthly reports and Power BI dashboards for non-commodity costs for distribution across finance and trading teams, outlining key metric performance
• Commercial Analyst - Ecotricity (February 2018 - May 2019)
  • Sole developer of an invoice processing system, using OOP in Python to extract key information and post to SAP in batches, reducing handling time by 90%
  • Key developer of a business pricing system within SQL and VBA, allowing for automated business sales quoting and back-testing to measure actualized profitability
  • Introduced automated reporting of price changes to ensure formal and efficient communication between pricing and sales teams, helping to outline trends and reasoning behind price movement for commercial costs

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