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.
8 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 (32)
google-bigquery10
google-search-console10
google-search10
google-analytics9
google-cloud-platform9
google-cloud-storage8
google-cloud8
sampling8
google8
console8
python7
vertex-ai6
google-cloud-run6
generative-ai6
llm6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
benpowis/search-console-bq
Feb 2020 - Oct 2021
Python code to grab data from Google Search Console and send it to BigQuery.
Contributions:17 commits, 3 PRs, 18 pushes in 1 year 8 months
python-codepythongrabconsolebigquery
benpowis/looker-gcp-control
Feb 2018 - Oct 2024
Contributions:50 pushes, 79 branches in 6 years 9 months
gcpanalyticslookergoogledata-access
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