Eystein Thanisch
Senior Technologist at Arthur D. Little
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolEystein Thanisch is a Senior Technologist in London with 10 years’ experience blending research-driven analysis and hands-on software development to turn complex data into actionable insights. Trained as a medievalist and palaeographer (PhD) before retraining in computer science (MSc, Distinction), he brings rare expertise in textual encoding, XML/XSLT automation and data normalization from projects including historical dictionaries and manuscript transcription. At Arthur D. Little he has progressed from junior developer to senior technologist, applying rigorous testing, specification-writing and agile delivery to client-facing tech work. Former freelance editor for academics and a UN agency business analyst, he excels at translating domain-heavy problems into clear technical requirements and reproducible tooling. Colleagues appreciate his eye for detail and habit of spotting ambiguity in language—an asset when deadlines meet messy real-world data.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Celtic Studies, Pass, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Celtic Studies, Pass at The University of EdinburghBA (Hons), Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic, 2:1, BA (Hons), Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic, 2:1 at University of CambridgeMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science, Distinction, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, Distinction at Birkbeck, University of London
English, Latin, scottish gaelic, French
Stackoverflow
57reputation
6kreached
5answers
7questions
Github Skills (12)
named-graphs10
rdf10
knowledge-graph9
html6
css6
pandas6
xml6
javascript6
force-layout6
python6
llm-inference4
ai-chat2
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
Eystein-Thanisch/TESTING
Jul 2018 - Sep 2018
Dummy repo for test purposes while writing documentation
Contributions:8 PRs, 15 pushes, 10 branches in 1 month
testingdummy-repowhile
Eystein-Thanisch/irish-gen
Sep 2015 - Jan 2016
Contributions:21 pushes, 3 branches, 2 comments in 3 months
linked-datatraditionalgenealogiesturtle-rdfirish
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