Anders Brakestad
Senior Data Scientist
Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
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Top SchoolAnders Brakestad is a Senior Data Scientist with eight years of experience who has transitioned from a PhD in theoretical chemistry to driving digital transformation at Aker BP. He builds and deploys machine learning solutions from operations data, turning complex sensor and production streams into actionable insights that improve field performance. Comfortable moving between research-grade modeling and production-grade ML, Anders blends rigorous scientific thinking with practical engineering to deliver reliable analytics in heavy industry. Based in Stavanger, he brings hands-on experience across research, teaching, and frontline care roles, which gives him a pragmatic, human-centered perspective on solving technical problems. Notably, his background in theoretical and analytical chemistry informs a strong quantitative intuition for noisy, real-world measurement data.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Theoretical Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Theoretical Chemistry at UiT The Arctic University of NorwayBachelor's Degree, General Chemistry, Bachelor's Degree, General Chemistry at Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB)Master’s Degree, Inorganic Analytical Chemistry, B, Master’s Degree, Inorganic Analytical Chemistry, B at Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)Master’s Degree, Theoretical Chemistry, Master’s Degree, Theoretical Chemistry at Uppsala University
English, Norwegian, Norwegian
Github Skills (31)
density-functional-theory9
texstudio9
computational-chemistry9
ide9
physics9
anaconda9
latex9
chemistry9
python8
tex8
qt7
python-development7
language-server-protocol7
windows7
spyder7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
Brakjen/scripts_compchem
Nov 2018 - May 2020
Contributions:328 commits, 277 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 6 months
Andersmb/GenRotCon
Aug 2019 - Nov 2019
Generate rotational conformers easily for use in testing of integration grid rotational variance
Contributions:88 commits, 2 PRs, 42 pushes in 2 months
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