Ben Denham
Data Scientist
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Summary
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Top SchoolBen Denham is a data scientist and software engineer with 12 years’ experience bridging research and production to deliver machine learning, generative AI, and data-visualisation solutions. Currently shaping ML strategy and leading delivery teams at Fisher & Paykel Appliances, he previously architected products and engineering practices at DataMasque and led development and data teams in consultancy roles. He holds a PhD in machine learning from Auckland University of Technology and pairs deep academic rigour with hands-on engineering across Python, web stacks, and data tooling. A co-founder of TechNoon, Ben has a longstanding interest in Clojure and musical programming—an unusual blend that speaks to his curiosity for expressive, composable systems. Practical, stakeholder-focused, and comfortable taking prototypes to production, he excels at translating business needs into robust technical roadmaps.
12 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at Auckland University of TechnologyBachelor of Information and Communication Technologies, Software Development, 8.9 GPA, Bachelor of Information and Communication Technologies, Software Development, 8.9 GPA at Manukau Institute of Technology
English
Github Skills (43)
mini-language9
jupyter-notebook8
multiprocessing8
emacs8
emacs-lisp8
web-application7
caching7
emacs-prelude7
docker-compose7
music7
python7
command-line-tool6
console-application6
docker6
macros6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
ben-denham/labtech
Sep 2023 - Jun 2025
Easily run experiment permutations with multi-processing and caching
Contributions:16 releases, 17 reviews, 30 PRs in 1 year 9 months
cachingmultiprocessing
ben-denham/prelude
Apr 2015 - Feb 2018
Contributions:27 commits, 21 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 10 months
emacspreludeemacs-lispdistribution
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