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 (46)
density-functional-theory9
texstudio9
ide9
physics9
tex9
anaconda9
latex9
chemistry9
python8
computational-chemistry8
windows8
language-server-protocol8
qt7
python-development7
spotify-api7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
Andersmb/Slurmify
Jan 2020 - Jul 2021
Contributions:114 pushes, 1 branch, 1 comment in 1 year 5 months
Andersmb/mrchem
Feb 2021 - May 2022
MultiResolution Chemistry
Contributions:2 PRs, 105 pushes, 18 branches in 1 year 3 months
chemistrypython
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