Jan Marais
Head Of Data & Analytics
Western Cape, South Africa
Summary
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Top SchoolJan Marais is Head of Data & Analytics with nine years’ experience applying machine learning and AI to deliver expert-quality services across retail, financial services, mining and consumer platforms. He progressed from computer vision R&D to senior data science roles at Cortex Logic, Shoprite and Plentify, and now leads data strategy and teams at Noda, combining hands-on model building with product-focused deployment. Academically grounded with a cum laude MCom and BComHons in Mathematical Statistics from Stellenbosch, he excels at turning statistical rigour into production-grade data products. Passionate about using AI to expand access to education and healthcare, he brings a practical bias for automating complex, time-consuming tasks that humans can’t scale.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
MCom, Mathematical Statistics, Cum Laude, MCom, Mathematical Statistics, Cum Laude at Stellenbosch University
Github Skills (58)
pytorch10
python10
multimodal10
fastai10
machine-learning9
low-level9
pipeline9
gpu9
deep-learning9
nbdev9
computer-vision9
rust8
structure-from-motion8
agi8
ai8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
jandremarais/TabularLearner
Oct 2018 - Apr 2020
Contributions:82 commits, 22 pushes in 1 year 6 months
jandremarais/Thesis
Apr 2017 - Sep 2018
Contributions:97 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 5 months
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