Jonathan Baze
Senior Data Scientist, Fraud Detection
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolJonathan Baze is a Senior Data Scientist specializing in fraud detection with six years of experience building and deploying ML-driven solutions for credit card transaction security at Desjardins. He combines a strong academic foundation—Master’s in Data Science & Business Analytics (3.9) and a BE in Industrial Engineering—with hands-on skills in ETL, SQL, Python, and production model performance analysis. His background spans end-to-end project work from algorithm design and hierarchical clustering research (MITACS) to operationalizing pipelines and prioritizing work in agile security teams. Based in Montreal, he brings a pragmatic blend of analytics, software engineering, and domain knowledge in payments risk, plus a history of shipping data products in both startup and enterprise contexts. An often-overlooked strength is his recurring role in teaching and process optimization, which helps him translate complex models into actionable, auditable solutions for stakeholders.
6 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Post-secondary preparatory school PCSI, Admitted in second year, Post-secondary preparatory school PCSI, Admitted in second year at Lycée MassenaBachelor of Engineering - BE, Industrial Engineering, Graduated with Honors (3.6), Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Industrial Engineering, Graduated with Honors (3.6) at Polytechnique MontréalMaster's degree, Data Science & Business Analytics, Graduated with Honors (3.9), Master's degree, Data Science & Business Analytics, Graduated with Honors (3.9) at HEC Montréal
French, English, Spanish
Github Skills (7)
pickup10
logistics9
solver9
vehicle-routing-problem9
optimization8
vroom8
operations-research6
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
jonathanelbaze/DeepLearning-Project
Feb 2020 - Apr 2020
Contributions:13 commits, 11 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
jonathanelbaze/Statistical-Learning-HW
Mar 2020 - Mar 2020
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 7 days
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