THANKGOD ISRAEL

Data Scientist | Machine Learning Engineer
Port Harcourt, NG.

About

Highly accomplished Data Scientist and Machine Learning Engineer specializing in developing and deploying end-to-end predictive systems across healthcare, retail, and industrial AI domains. Proven track record of delivering measurable impact, including improving forecast accuracy by 25% and reducing reporting overhead by 40% through scalable ML pipelines and automation. Adept in Python, ensemble modeling (XGBoost, LightGBM), explainable AI (SHAP), SQL-based data extraction, feature engineering, and robust model deployment.

Work

Thandel Integrated Concept Ltd
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Data Scientist

Remote

Summary

Led the development and deployment of predictive machine learning models to enhance sales forecasting and optimize operational efficiency for data-driven inventory decisions.

Highlights

Designed and deployed predictive machine learning models, significantly improving sales forecasting accuracy by up to 25% and enabling data-driven inventory decisions.

Optimized data preparation by querying and transforming structured datasets using advanced PostgreSQL techniques (JOINs, aggregations, window functions) to create training-ready datasets for ML pipelines.

Architected comprehensive end-to-end ML pipelines, streamlining data extraction, preprocessing, feature engineering, model training, evaluation, and serialization processes.

Automated data processing workflows in Python, reducing manual reporting effort by 40% and enhancing operational efficiency.

Implemented robust ensemble models, including Random Forest and XGBoost, which reduced RMSE by 15% compared to baseline regression models.

Applied SHAP for advanced model interpretability, communicating critical feature-level insights to business stakeholders to support informed, data-driven decision-making.

Salvation Ministries
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Electrical Engineer

Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

Summary

Managed and executed electrical system installations and upgrades for large-scale facilities, significantly enhancing operational capacity and ensuring safety compliance.

Highlights

Led critical electrical system installations and infrastructure upgrades for large-scale facilities, directly increasing operational capacity by 20%.

Reduced overall project costs by 30% through strategic optimization of procurement planning and implementation of lean execution strategies.

Developed and implemented structured safety and compliance protocols, resulting in a flawless record of zero reportable safety incidents across all projects.

Education

WorldQuant University
New Orleans, LA, United States of America

Certificate (In Progress)

Applied Data Science

Osiri University
Lincoln, NE, United States of America

MS

Data Science & Information Systems

Rivers State Polytechnic
Bori, Rivers State, Nigeria

Higher National Diploma (HND)

Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Rivers State Polytechnic
Bori, Rivers State, Nigeria

National Diploma (ND)

Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Languages

English

Certificates

Computer Vision for Industrial Inspection

Issued By

NVIDIA

Deep Learning Certificate

Issued By

Simplilearn

Kubernetes for Developers (LFD259)

Issued By

Linux Foundation

Kubernetes for Cloud-Native Applications (LFS250)

Issued By

Linux Foundation

Skills

Programming

Python (Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, XGBoost, LightGBM), SQL, PostgreSQL.

Machine Learning

Regression, Classification, Ensemble Methods, Cross-Validation, Hyperparameter Tuning, Model Evaluation (RMSE, MAE, R2, ROC-AUC).

Data Engineering

PostgreSQL (JOINs, aggregations, filtering, window functions), ColumnTransformer, OneHotEncoder, StandardScaler, SelectKBest, SMOTE.

Model Explainability

SHAP.

Deployment

Streamlit, Model Serialization (Joblib, Pickle).

Tools

Git, GitHub, Jupyter Notebook, Linux, Kubernetes (training).

Projects

Computer Vision for Industrial Inspection (Training Project)

Summary

Completed hands-on training and applied industrial computer vision workflows for image classification and defect detection.

Diabetes Risk Prediction and Deployment

Summary

Developed and deployed an end-to-end classification model to predict diabetes risk from clinical and lifestyle features, leveraging LightGBM, Scikit-learn, and Streamlit.

Income Classification and Model Interpretability

Summary

Led the development of an income classification model for a U.S. Census dataset, incorporating XGBoost, SMOTE, and SHAP for enhanced accuracy and interpretability.

Supermarket Sales Forecasting

Summary

Developed a high-accuracy regression model using XGBoost and ColumnTransformer for transaction-level supermarket sales forecasting.