Ash Tousi
Director Of Data & Engineering
Stevenage, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolAsh Tousi is a technology leader and Director of Data & Engineering with a strong blend of academic research and hands-on engineering, holding a PhD in Computing Science and over a decade of experience across distributed systems, ML, and payroll/global workforce analytics. Currently leading data and engineering teams at Deel after directing payroll and AI-driven analytics groups at Safeguard Global, he excels at turning complex data into trusted, decision-ready products and dashboards. His background includes research fellowships at top universities and principal engineering roles where he built end-to-end systems—from blockchain-enabled platforms to ML/IoT prototypes—bridging research rigor with production delivery. Known for elevating data quality and embedding AI into customer-facing analytics, he brings a rare combination of academic depth and pragmatic leadership to scale data platforms for global organisations.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
B.Sc. Computer Engineering, B.Sc. Computer Engineering at IUSTM.Sc. Computer Engineering, M.Sc. Computer Engineering at SBUDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Computing Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computing Science at University of Glasgow
Github Skills (60)
python10
data-science10
pandas10
manipulation10
data-structures10
frame10
svd10
factorization10
data-analysis10
matrix9
data-manipulation9
dataframes9
recommender9
machine-learning8
intellisense8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
ashtou/cheatsheets
Oct 2019 - Apr 2020
Quick references for better coding
Contributions:9 commits, 6 PRs, 10 pushes in 5 months
ashtou/spec17-ml
Sep 2021 - Feb 2022
Contributions:16 commits, 2 pushes in 4 months
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