Jason Gellis
Senior Director Of Data Science & Analytic Products Team Lead
United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolJason Gellis is a data scientist and evolutionary biologist with 11 years of experience applying machine learning, computer vision, and large-scale data engineering to questions in human evolution, biogeography, and product analytics. He has led global teams to deliver production data pipelines and interactive analytic products using Python, React, cloud platforms, and generative AI methods, and previously developed open-source tools like PyLithics for archaeological lithic analysis. A PhD-trained researcher and award-winning scientist, he translates complex technical and biological findings into actionable insights for academic and commercial stakeholders. Jason’s work uniquely bridges fieldwork and fossil imaging with enterprise delivery—recovering and analyzing ancient material while steering client-facing data products at scale. Based in Bristol, he combines rigorous academic publishing and editorial experience with hands-on leadership in data science delivery.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
BA Liberal Arts and Sciences, BA Liberal Arts and Sciences at San Francisco State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Biological Anthropology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Biological Anthropology at University of CambridgeMaster of Science (MSc) Palaeoanthropology, Master of Science (MSc) Palaeoanthropology at The University of SheffieldTest de Connaissance du Français (TCF or French Knowledge Test), Test de Connaissance du Français (TCF or French Knowledge Test) at Université Paris-Sorbonne
English
Github Skills (15)
digital-humanities9
creative-commons8
journal7
open-access7
academia5
r3
java3
r-package3
rstudio2
frequency-table2
pandoc2
python2
markdown2
rmarkdown2
pander1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
alan-turing-institute/Palaeoanalytics
Nov 2020 - Jul 2022
Repository for the Paleoanalytics project.
Contributions:3 releases, 207 commits, 108 PRs in 1 year 8 months
creative-commonshut23-530hut23digital-humanities
JasonGellis/hello-world
May 2015 - Dec 2021
Contributions:2 PRs, 4 pushes, 3 branches in 6 years 8 months
javapython
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