Summary
Sara Garcia is a Business Intelligence Analyst and MSc graduate in Data Science with 11 years of professional experience blending software development, machine learning, and data analytics across healthcare, non-profit, and education sectors. Currently at the NHS, she leverages Python, ML/DL techniques, and data engineering skills to turn messy datasets into actionable insights, while also leading the Guatemala City chapter of Women in Data to increase diversity in tech. She has taught undergraduate courses, presented at international conferences, and contributed to open-source projects, demonstrating a commitment to both practice and knowledge sharing. Her background ranges from building production NLP classifiers and web scrapers to automating market analyses in commercial settings, showing a rare mix of applied research and production delivery. Outside work she’s an organized project manager with strong communication skills—and an unexpected talent for baking cakes, which she says keeps her creativity sharp.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Intro to self driving cars nanodegree program, Mathematics and Computer Science, Intro to self driving cars nanodegree program, Mathematics and Computer Science at Udacity
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at Universidad Mariano Gálvez
Data Science For All - Empowerment Fellow, Data science, Endowed Scholar Award, Data Science For All - Empowerment Fellow, Data science, Endowed Scholar Award at Data Science for All by Correlation One
Specialized program on Big Data Analytics, Specialized program on Big Data Analytics at ITEC Noida, India
Master's degree, Data Science and Computational Intelligence, Distinction, Master's degree, Data Science and Computational Intelligence, Distinction at Coventry University
Spanish, English