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 (81)
cargo10
databases10
aws-iot10
docker-compose10
laravel10
rust10
agent10
static-site10
redis10
iot-device10
server10
inertiajs9
database9
heroku9
nextjs9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
flyingcatband/tunebook-template
Oct 2023 - Apr 2026
SvelteKit app using @flyingcatband/tunebook to display folk tunes
Contributions:4 reviews, 1 PR, 6 pushes in 2 years 5 months
sveltekitabc-notationsveltekit-template
CUCB/website
Mar 2020 - Dec 2022
Contributions:17 reviews, 421 commits, 52 PRs in 2 years 9 months
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