Colin King
Director Data Science
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Summary
🤩
Rockstar🎓
Top SchoolColin King is a data science leader with nine years focused on building analytics and decision systems at Nielsen, now serving as Director of Data Science after progressing through senior technical and management roles. He combines deep technical skills in Python and SQL with a strong analytical mindset and Six Sigma-informed process improvement to deliver KPI-driven dashboards and measurable business impact. His background in mechanical engineering (MEng) gives him a systems-oriented approach to modeling and experimentation, enabling clear translation between complex analytics and stakeholder needs. Based in Albuquerque, he has navigated both research and large-scale commercial environments, shaping teams and pipelines that scale across product lines. Colleagues rely on him for turning noisy data into operational insights and pragmatic solutions that improve performance. An analytical generalist by training, he brings an unusual blend of engineering rigor and business-focused delivery to data science leadership.
9 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering - MEng, Mechanical Engineering & Management, Master of Engineering - MEng, Mechanical Engineering & Management at University of Nottingham
English, French, German
Github Skills (4)
guardian9
react2
frontend2
typescript1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
CPKING/pension-calculator
Nov 2018 - Mar 2023
A calculator to help work out the cost of adding AVC Pension Contributions. This was a Guardian Hack Day project in November, 2018.
Contributions:18 PRs, 17 pushes, 21 branches in 4 years 4 months
novemberdayguardiancalculatorpension
CPKING/reading-arts
Jun 2018 - Apr 2019
A website for Young Art Reading - an exhibition for children and young people in Berkshire.
Contributions:19 PRs, 39 pushes, 22 branches in 10 months
reactexhibitionartfor-children
Find and Hire Top DevelopersWe’ve analyzed the programming source code of over 60 million software developers on GitHub and scored them by 50,000 skills. Sign-up on Prog,AI to search for software developers.