Oscar Montoya
Data Scientist
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolOscar Montoya is a data scientist with 10 years of experience blending bioinformatics, people analytics, and digital supply chain analytics across energy and agriculture sectors. He has progressed from hands-on microbial and genomic research to deploying production ML and MLOps solutions at leading Canadian energy firms and now Nutrien Ag Solutions. Skilled in Python, R, SQL, Databricks, Azure and LLMops, he pairs statistical rigor and visualization with business-savvy transformation work that drives operational impact. His background as a university lecturer and teacher informs a talent-first approach to analytics, translating complex models into accessible insights and training for teams. Notably, his career spans both lab-based experimental design in petroleum microbiology and enterprise-scale AI delivery, a blend that helps bridge scientific methods with industrial data products. Based in Calgary, he focuses on practical, measurable modernization efforts that balance technical excellence with organizational adoption.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Biologist B. Sc., Biodeterioration Microbiology, Biologist B. Sc., Biodeterioration Microbiology at Universidad del Valle (CO)Master of Science (M.Sc.), Petroleum Microbiology, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Petroleum Microbiology at University of Calgary
castillian (spanish), English
Github Skills (24)
microbiome10
bioconductor10
phyloseq10
taxonomy9
sequencing9
bioinformatics9
metagenomics9
r8
nbconvert7
grammar6
dplyr6
data-manipulation6
genome-annotation5
inference5
linux5
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
montoyah/R-Fridays
Mar 2018 - Jul 2018
Contributions:16 commits, 1 PR, 13 pushes in 4 months
biologicalsciencescalgarybiological-sciences
montoyah/microbialEcology
Mar 2018 - Jan 2019
Contributions:32 pushes, 1 branch, 2 comments in 10 months
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