Kevin O'brien
Social Media Manager at Dragonfly Statistics
Ireland
Summary
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Top SchoolKevin O'Brien is an experienced social media manager and data scientist with 11+ years supporting tech and open-source communities, particularly in R, Python, and Julia ecosystems. He has led communications and conference efforts for major community events such as useR!, JuliaCon, PyCon Ireland and PyCon Limerick, often blending PR with hands-on event operations. In parallel he designs statistical training and instructional materials at Dragonfly Statistics, translating complex analytics into accessible learning resources. Kevin is adept at account governance and recovery work for organizations like NumFOCUS/PyData London, reflecting a practical focus on operational resilience. Based in Ireland, he combines a BSc in Mathematical Sciences with deep volunteer leadership across language communities, and is now intentionally scaling back professional commitments while remaining available for selective advisory or recovery projects.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
BSc, Mathematical Sciences, BSc, Mathematical Sciences at Dublin Institute of TechnologyInvestment Administration Qualification, Investment Management, Investment Administration Qualification, Investment Management at Securites and Investment Institute
Github Skills (5)
predictive3
predictive-analytics2
analytics1
java1
julia1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
RWorkshop/CodingGraceRWorkshop
Nov 2019 - Dec 2020
Contributions:31 commits in 1 year 1 month
DragonflyStats/PredictiveAnalytics101
Jul 2014 - Feb 2016
Contributions:5 commits, 1 PR, 1 push in 1 year 7 months
predictivepredictive-analyticsanalytics
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