Nicolus Rotich
Quantitative Researcher
Helsinki, Mainland Finland
Summary
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Top SchoolNicolus Rotich is a quantitative researcher and engineer with over a decade of cross-disciplinary experience blending process engineering, numerical modeling, and algorithmic development. Based in Helsinki, he co-founded and served as CTO of DeFinance Technologies, where he led quant research and production-ready algorithm development using Python, MATLAB and Ruby on Rails. His background spans energy systems engineering, CFD, and system identification, complemented by production Linux/Ubuntu deployments and single-page app development with Vue.js. He has strong technical writing credentials from senior roles producing formal documentation and SR&ED reports, making complex technical work accessible to stakeholders. Academically trained to doctoral level in chemical engineering and separation technology, he brings rigorous experimental and simulation expertise to data-driven forecasting and process optimization. Colleagues value his intellectual curiosity and habit of “learning how to learn,” which drives continual skill shifts from CFD and energy systems into applied data science and fintech research.
10 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
B.Tech Chemical & Process Engineering, B.Tech Chemical & Process Engineering at Moi UniversityDoctor of Science in Chemical Engineering Separation Technology, Doctor of Science in Chemical Engineering Separation Technology at LUT UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) Chemical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Chemical Engineering at University of Waterloo
English, Swahili, Finnish
Github Skills (19)
crypto10
python10
trading10
bitcoin10
cryptocurrencies10
trading-bot10
cryptocurrency10
binance10
telegram-bot10
algorithmic-trading10
momentum6
oscillator6
trend6
volatility5
financial5
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
DeFinance-Technologies/HTVL-compiler
Nov 2019 - Mar 2020
Contributions:4 releases, 42 commits, 38 pushes in 4 months
moinonin/moinonin.github.io
Dec 2022 - Feb 2025
Contributions:187 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 1 month
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