Michael Otu
Data Scientist
Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Otu is a Product Data Scientist based in Lagos with eight years of professional experience and over three years focused on fintech personalization. Currently at INFINION, he applies executive-level data science training (Master’s with distinction from Rome Business School) to build customer-centric models that drive product engagement. His background spans hands-on data roles, from data entry at a national mint to analytics-driven product science, giving him an uncommon appreciation for data quality and operational constraints. He blends rigorous academic training with practical product instincts to translate behavioral signals into measurable business outcomes. Known for a playful, curiosity-driven approach—“allergic to a boring life, however be bored and enjoy it”—he balances creativity with disciplined model evaluation. Fluent in navigating both startup-like product velocity and regulated enterprise settings, he excels at turning complex data into actionable personalization strategies.
8 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science - BS, International Relations, Bachelor of Science - BS, International Relations at Covenant UniversityMaster's degree, Executive Data Science Management, Distinction, Master's degree, Executive Data Science Management, Distinction at Rome Business School
Github Skills (37)
javascript10
apartment10
open-source10
mortar9
registers9
cpp8
science8
git-hooks8
api7
computer-science7
react7
android-application5
android5
admin5
kotlin5
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
Otumian-empire/swift-python
Nov 2019 - Nov 2021
Contributions:134 commits, 50 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years
Otumian-empire/ARMS
Jan 2021 - Aug 2022
ARMS is a management system for renting apartments. There are the tenants and land-lord, who is the admin. The admin registers apartments on ARMS, a tenant who is interested in renting from this land-lord registers for an apartment. Each apartment has its own detail, describing the basic interior of the room - provided by the admin, the cost for a term - a term is three month.
Contributions:58 commits, 4 PRs, 16 pushes in 1 year 7 months
tenantapartment-management-systemtenantsdetailotumian
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