David Cotton
Data Engineer
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Top SchoolDavid Cotton is a data engineer in Sydney with 11 years of hands-on experience spanning software engineering, data science, and analytics, now focused on building scalable data platforms and infrastructure. He combines seven years of backend and full-stack development with six years of applied data science, giving him a rare end-to-end perspective on production data pipelines and analytical workflows. At organisations like Finder and Betashares he’s translated business needs into reliable, secure systems while mentoring teams and championing best practices in data integrity. His background includes a Master of Analytics (Research) and a disciplined communications foundation from eight years in the Australian Army, which contributes to his pragmatic, cross-functional approach to problem solving.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, Enterprise Systems Development, Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, Enterprise Systems Development at University of Technology, SydneyHobart CollegeDiploma of Digital Media, Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design, Diploma of Digital Media, Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design at Sydney Institute - Design Centre EnmoreMaster of Analytics (Research), Computer Science, Master of Analytics (Research), Computer Science at University of Technology Sydney
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Github Skills (48)
reinforcement-learning10
optimization10
data-science9
parallel9
pytorch9
java9
scaling9
python9
llm9
large-language-models9
machine-learning9
openai-gym9
deep-learning9
keras9
hyperparameter-optimization9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
davidcotton/gym-d2d
Aug 2020 - Apr 2021
Device-to-Device (D2D) communication OpenAI Gym environment
Contributions:2 releases, 217 commits, 52 PRs in 8 months
reinforcement-learningcommunicationgym-environmentopenaid2d
davidcotton/duel
Jul 2019 - Jul 2020
Competitive Reinforcement Learning Framework
Contributions:1 PR, 79 pushes, 4 branches in 11 months
reinforcement-learningdeep-reinforcement-learningframework-learningreinforcementcompetitive
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