Michael Harper
Data Science & Insights Lead
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Harper is a Data Science & Insights Lead with nine years’ experience building data-driven products for smart buildings and energy sectors, blending PhD-level geospatial statistics with hands-on Python and GCP engineering. He has led end-to-end projects from deployment-ready ML models—occupancy classification, predictive maintenance and heating optimisation—to optimisation of CHP scheduling that delivered material cost savings at scale. Comfortable translating complex analytics for non-technical stakeholders, he pairs human-centred design with clear visualisations and has influenced senior decision-makers on decarbonisation initiatives. His background includes field research in Kenya and work on mobility analytics during COVID-19, showing a strong practical grounding in real-world data challenges. An active open-source contributor, he has improved build and multi-format deployment workflows on a widely used R Markdown cookbook, reflecting his interest in reproducible documentation and tooling. Based in London, he is passionate about the future of smart home technology and finding pragmatic ways to reduce energy waste.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Geospatial Statistics Renewable Energy Data Analysis, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Geospatial Statistics Renewable Energy Data Analysis at University of SouthamptonSecondary School, Secondary School at St Bartholomew's School, Newbury
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Github Skills (22)
git10
scripting10
r10
knitr10
script10
github-pages10
html10
rmarkdown10
sh10
shell10
bookdown10
pdf9
ggplot9
latex9
pandoc9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
rstudio/rmarkdown-cookbook
Apr 2018 - Apr 2019
R Markdown Cookbook. A range of tips and tricks to make better use of R Markdown.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:143 commits, 12 PRs, 247 pushes in 1 year
Contributions summary:Michael primarily contributed to the structure, build, and deployment aspects of the R Markdown cookbook project. They added scripts for building and deploying the book to GitHub Pages and included style customizations. Additionally, they restructured the project and configured the build process to generate outputs in multiple formats, including HTML, PDF, and ePub. The user also updated and cleaned up the project file and build configurations.
pandoccookbookbookdownknitrrstats
dr-harper/WindStatisticalAnalysis
Feb 2017 - Jul 2017
Contributions:22 commits, 20 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
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