Samuel Asare

Experience

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  Queen Mary, University of London

  Jan 2005 - Dec 2007

  Researcher - Engineering component life prediction

  The position focused on researching the applicability of fracture mechanics, as an approach to predicting fatigue life of elastomer materials and engineering components. It involved acquiring data by experiment and numerical simulation - using finite element analysis (FEA). Fitting research data, using methods such as regression among others, to quantify and establish relationships between key fracture mechanics parameters of interest. Writing and publishing research findings in peer review journals. Show less

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  BHP Billiton, Port Hedland, WA

  Feb 2008 - Oct 2014

  Process Engineer - Operations analytics and process improvement

  The improvement of productivity, efficiency and quality was the focus of the position. It required the heavy use of data mining and data analysis, to search for insights, to support management decision making. The role had the added responsibility to work collaboratively with others to deliver improvement projects for the business.

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  University of Ghana

  Aug 2015 - Sept 2017

  Lecturer - Materials Science and Engineering

  The position served the purpose of conducting research, preparing lecture materials and presenting lectures, in Engineering Project Management, Materials Selection and Design, and Polymer Science to both undergraduate and graduate students.

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  Lizz and Jess Analytics

  Feb 2018 - now

  Data Scientist/ Python Developer

  The role encompasses managing analytics projects from end-to-end. Formulation of the business problem. Acquisition of the right data for the project. Preparation of the data for analysis. Analysis of data via exploration and modeling (fitting) using machine learning algorithms. Validation of model accuracy. Communication of project outcomes to stakeholders.