Liam Gilbey is an AI engineering leader with a decade of experience building and scaling data and analytics teams across aviation and mining sectors, currently heading AI Engineering at Air New Zealand. He blends a strong statistical foundation from a BSc in Biological Sciences/Statistics with hands-on skills in SQL, R, statistical modelling and customer insight to translate complex data into operational impact. Previously he led data operations and analytics at Datamine, progressing from analyst to Head of Data Operations, and has steered Air New Zealand’s data science chapter through rapid maturity into production AI. An active contributor to New Zealand’s AI community as an Executive Council member of AI Forum NZ, he focuses on embedding responsible, measurable ML into business processes. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic coach who pairs technical depth with stakeholder-first delivery, often surfacing non-obvious customer signals from noisy behavioral data.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Biological Sciences / Statistics, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Biological Sciences / Statistics at University of Auckland
Contributions:17 PRs, 47 pushes, 16 branches in 1 month
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Liam Gilbey - AI Engineering Chapter Lead at AI Forum NZ