Gary Short is a founder and Principal Data Scientist with 11+ years of experience building cloud-scale AI and internet-scale data analytics platforms that turn ambiguous business problems into measurable impact. Based in Dundee, he has repeatedly led end-to-end programs—from Azure architecture and synthetic data generation to MLOps and RAG-enhanced LLM integrations—delivering multimillion-pound savings for public and private sector clients. He founded Darach AI and Duncodin to consult and train teams, and has a track record of shipping productised ML systems such as Image2Scope for automated repair estimation. Beyond engineering, he quantifies qualitative expert opinion to make prompt engineering and model evaluation rigorous, and often combines web scraping, generative AI and SME elicitation to close real-world data gaps.
11 years of coding experience
28 years of employment as a software developer
Carnoustie High School
Studied Scottish Criminal Law, Studied Scottish Criminal Law at Scottish Police College
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