Chris Wrench
Senior Data Scientist
United Kingdom
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Top SchoolChris Wrench is a Senior Data Scientist with 13 years of experience applying machine learning and data engineering to real-world problems, currently leading data initiatives at FutureLearn. He holds a PhD in Data Science and Machine Learning from the University of Reading, where he developed predictive systems for network alarms and worked across batch and stream mining, evolutionary computation, VR, and parallelisation. Previously he led fraud and data science teams at Santander UK, blending research rigour with production-focused delivery in financial services. Based in the UK, Chris builds accessible, fast, and resilient web-facing data products and has a practical engineering background in C/C++ and databases from his university roles and industry placements. Outside work he has a track record of leadership and community building—having grown a university archery club from a handful of members to over a hundred—which hints at strong people and organisational skills alongside his technical depth.
13 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Applied Aritificial Intelligence and Cybernetics, 1st, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Applied Aritificial Intelligence and Cybernetics, 1st at University of ReadingBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) at University of Winchester
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Github Skills (140)
python10
converting10
heartbeat10
nunjucks10
markdown10
javascript10
packetbeat10
logstash10
site-generator10
eta10
metricbeat10
overwrite10
typescript10
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Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
EnableSoftware/Enable.Extensions.Queuing
Nov 2017 - Oct 2018
Messaging queue abstractions for building testable applications.
Contributions:4 reviews, 47 commits, 5 PRs in 11 months
azure-service-busartemismessaging-queuemessagingabstractions
cgwrench/rst2md
Nov 2012 - Mar 2019
A Docutils writer for converting from reStructuredText documents to Markdown.
Contributions:3 commits, 6 PRs, 1 push in 6 years 4 months
table-of-contentsrestructuredtextconvertingdocutilswriter
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