Sam Whitehead
Data Scientist
City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolSam Whitehead is a data scientist based in Edinburgh with nine years' experience bringing applied AI and MLOps into production across industry settings. With a Distinction MSc in Speech and Language Processing from the University of Edinburgh and a first-class BEng in Computer Science from York, Sam combines strong academic grounding in NLP with practical systems experience. Currently building data-driven solutions at People's Postcode Lottery, they have a track record of bridging model development, deployment and operational support. A former IT support technician, Sam pairs hands-on troubleshooting skills with a passion for storytelling and game development, which informs intuitive model design and user-focused outputs. Colleagues describe them as determined, curious and adept at turning complex language models into actionable insights.
9 years of coding experience
MSc with Distinction, Speech and Language Processing, MSc with Distinction, Speech and Language Processing at The University of EdinburghFirst-Class Honours BEng, Computer Science, First-Class Honours BEng, Computer Science at University of York
English, Dutch, Latin
Github Skills (7)
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Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
Ytrewq13/YtrewqOS
May 2021 - May 2022
Contributions:182 commits, 158 pushes, 9 branches in 1 year
Ytrewq13/MandelbrotC
Sep 2017 - Mar 2023
Contributions:17 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 6 months
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