Ben Powis
Head Of Data Science
Leominster, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolBen Powis is Head of Data Science at MandM with nine years of experience turning machine learning, AI and predictive analytics into measurable business value for a major European online retailer. He progressed through hands-on roles from search merchandiser and performance analyst to machine learning specialist and data science manager, giving him deep product and customer-facing context that informs his technical decisions. A Python and Google Cloud Platform practitioner, he focuses on projects that improve customer experience and commercial insight at scale. Ben combines a data nerd's curiosity and Google enthusiasm with pragmatic leadership, balancing rapid experimentation and production-grade delivery. His background in hospitality and illustration early in his career contributes to a strong user-centric mindset and creative problem framing. Based in Leominster, UK, he is known for translating complex models into actionable outcomes across international markets.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
BA (Hons), Illustration, BA (Hons), Illustration at Hereford College of Arts
Github Skills (26)
google-bigquery10
google-search-console10
google10
google-analytics9
google-cloud-platform9
gcp9
large-language-models9
google-cloud9
vertex-ai8
python8
google-cloud-storage8
generative-ai8
llm8
gemini8
langchain8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
benpowis/looker-gcp-control
Feb 2018 - Feb 2026
Contributions:56 pushes, 79 branches in 8 years 1 month
gcpanalyticslookergoogledata-access
benpowis/Google-Search-Console-bulk-query-to-GBQ
Jun 2018 - Mar 2020
A script to iterate through the available filters on Google Search Console, minimising sampling issues by extracting each possible combination of filters.
Contributions:10 commits, 9 pushes in 1 year 9 months
google-search-console
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