Ali Kokaz
Head Of Data
England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolAli Kokaz is a Head of Data with nine years’ experience building and scaling data and AI capabilities across finance, proptech, and venture studios, currently leading the Data & AI function at One Peak Partners. He has moved from hands-on data engineering and machine learning roles at Credit Suisse and Bricklane to leadership positions shaping product-grade analytics and ML delivery at Founders Factory and Kubrick Group. As a founder of Buzzing Stocks, he applied social media scanning algorithms to identify market trends and publish a weekly research newsletter, showing a blend of product thinking and research-led experimentation. He is comfortable managing cross-functional teams and vendor relationships, and has repeatedly turned research prototypes into production systems that drive business outcomes. Based in England, he combines a physics background with practical experience in Spark, Python, and large-scale data platforms, bringing both technical depth and a talent for translating complex data problems into strategic decisions.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Physics Mathematics Chemistry Physical education Psychology, Physics Mathematics Chemistry Physical education Psychology at The Hollyfield School 6th formBachelor’s Degree Physics, Bachelor’s Degree Physics at Swansea University
English, Arabic, French
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Github Skills (34)
scrape8
pipeline8
java8
operation7
twitter7
python7
data-analysis6
singer6
mssql6
twitter-api6
data-collection6
postgresql6
snowflake6
mysql6
twint5
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
akokaz1/Algo-Trading
Jun 2019 - Aug 2021
Contributions:39 commits, 37 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 2 months
akokaz1/Santander
Dec 2016 - Jan 2017
Contributions:27 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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