Alfred Lee
Freelance Data Strategy Consultant
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolAlfred Lee is an interdisciplinary data science leader and educator with 11 years of experience bridging research-grade analytics and practical data products across nonprofits, startups, and financial services. He builds high-functioning teams and repeatable delivery practices—combining machine learning, data engineering, visualization, and knowledge management—to drive measurable impact and individual growth. As an Associate Faculty in NYC and a freelance data strategy consultant, he translates complex technical concepts into graduate seminars and hands-on client solutions. His background ranges from doctoral-level experimental physics and instrument software to leading data science teams and scaling virtual volunteer programs at DataKind. Alfred also contributes to open community resources—improving QGIS training materials—reflecting his commitment to accessible technical documentation. He is direct and relationship-focused: he favors meaningful connections and expects context when asked to collaborate.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy, Physics, Doctor of Philosophy, Physics at The University of Texas at AustinMaster of Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Master of Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering at Cornell University
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (16)
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content-management10
self-organization10
website-admin9
manage9
markdown-it8
markdown8
ms-access6
cartodb6
hex6
eof6
fstream6
database6
binary-tree6
qgis6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
qgis/OLD-QGIS-Website-see-QGIS-Website-for-current-one
Nov 2017 - Nov 2017
QGIS-Website
Role in this project:
Technical Writer / Content Strategist
Technical Writer / Content StrategistContributions:5 commits, 3 PRs in 1 day
Contributions summary:Alfred primarily contributed to the QGIS website's training materials section. Their work involved adding and formatting links to external training resources, including materials from NYC DOT and other organizations. They also corrected minor formatting issues, such as capitalizing a word, and improved the presentation of the content by changing the formatting of lists. The changes focused on enhancing the user experience by providing accessible and organized training information.
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Datapolitan-Training/intro-data-vis-excel
Jun 2019 - Jun 2020
Contributions:13 commits, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year
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