Colin Lewis
Senior Data Scientist
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolColin Lewis is a Senior Data Scientist with nine years of experience turning large-scale data into product-ready machine learning and visualization solutions, currently building data-driven customer experiences at TELUS Digital. He combines a strong academic foundation—a PhD in Astronomy and Astrophysics—with practical software and MLOps skills to bridge research-grade modelling and production deployment. Previously he designed content-based recommendation systems and full-stack data apps during an Insight Data Science fellowship, and his doctoral work produced novel simulation and sampling methods that drastically improved signal detection efficiency in astronomy. He excels at multidisciplinary collaboration with engineers, designers, and product managers to operationalize predictive models that directly influence product strategy. Known for squeezing more signal from noisy data, he brings a measured experimental mindset and domain-agnostic modelling toolkit to business problems. Based in Old Toronto, he pairs rigorous statistical thinking with hands-on implementation to drive measurable digital transformation.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Astrophysics, Bachelor of Science - BS, Astrophysics at McMaster UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D), Astronomy and Astrophysics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D), Astronomy and Astrophysics at Queen's University
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Github Skills (7)
webscraping6
web-crawler6
python2
fat1
cpp1
gdl1
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Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
astrocoolin/HIMF_stuff
Jul 2018 - Feb 2020
Spit out information for a given HI mass, Makes the galaxy
Contributions:10 PRs, 85 pushes, 11 branches in 1 year 7 months
galaxymass
astrocoolin/DS_Project
Jun 2020 - Jun 2020
Contributions:41 commits, 2 PRs, 51 pushes in 20 days
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