James Rhodes
Data Scientist
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Rhodes is a data scientist with 8 years' experience applying player-tracking and GPS data to optimise physical preparation in football, currently shaping analytics at The Football Association. He blends academic rigour—a PhD from Loughborough on indoor tracking and Paralympic athlete preparation—with hands-on consultancy building bespoke training-load dashboards for clubs. His background spans commercial sports data at STATS and practical lead sport-science roles in wheelchair rugby and Paralympic swimming, giving him rare depth across measurement systems, physiological benchmarking, and tactical context. Known for turning high-frequency tracking streams into intuitive visualisations, he focuses on actionable insights that bridge training and match readiness. Based in Cambridge, he pairs domain expertise with experience deploying RF and GPS technologies to inform evidence-based athlete preparation.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
BSc, Sport & Exercise Sciences, BSc, Sport & Exercise Sciences at Edge Hill UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Athlete Monitoring, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Athlete Monitoring at Loughborough UniversityMSc, Sport Science: Biomechanics & Performance Analysis, MSc, Sport Science: Biomechanics & Performance Analysis at University of Chester
Github Skills (100)
mysql-database10
cargo10
databases10
aws-iot10
couchdb10
minio10
software-update10
iot-framework10
rust10
netlify10
iot-cloud10
iot10
vscode10
nodejs10
package-manager10
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
flyingcatband/tunebook
Nov 2023 - Mar 2025
Tunebook as a service
Contributions:12 releases, 14 reviews, 14 PRs in 1 year 4 months
jarhodes314/thin-edge.io
Jan 2023 - Apr 2025
The open edge framework for lightweight IoT devices
Contributions:469 pushes, 98 branches in 2 years 2 months
nimbleiot-devicesmqttedgeiot-platform
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