Alex Cookson
Staff Product Analyst at Postscript
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolAlex Cookson is a Staff Product Analyst with over a decade of experience turning messy data into strategic advantage, currently shaping product insights at Postscript from his base in Old Toronto. He’s built data teams and analytics platforms from scratch across industries—most recently leading Data & ML and founding a consulting practice—combining hands-on technical delivery with people leadership. His background spans applied analytics (churn, CLV, recommendation engines), data governance, and self-serve BI, informed by early fieldwork in the Serengeti where he helped scale a local beekeeping enterprise. Alex is adept at translating complex analyses into clear business actions, fostering data-driven cultures that improve retention and marketing effectiveness. His cross-disciplinary education in international business underpins a pragmatic, product-focused approach to analytics and stakeholder collaboration.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.), International Business, Master of Science (M.Sc.), International Business at HEC School of ManagementRoyal St. George's CollegeMaster of International Business (M.I.B.), Master of International Business (M.I.B.) at Queen's UniversityInternational Business, International Business at Università Bocconi
English, French
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Github Skills (17)
r-package10
exploratory10
tidyverse10
tsne10
dplyr10
tibble10
rstudio6
r6
r-programming5
ecology4
data-science4
programming-language3
visualization2
python2
data-visualisation1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
tacookson/tacookson
Jul 2020 - Oct 2024
Contributions:9 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 2 months
dgrtwo/data-screencasts
Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
Code from live exploratory analyses of data in R
Contributions:70 commits, 8 PRs, 3 comments in 11 months
r-packagetibbleexploratoryanalysesrstats
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