Summary
Sergey Mastitsky is a Head of Data Science with 11+ years of experience bridging academic research and industry to build production-grade analytics and ML systems. He has led multidisciplinary teams and delivered high-impact solutions—from recommender systems and uplift-driving personalization at Aviva to real-time anomaly detection and forecasting in gaming and sportsbook environments. A published scientist and author of multiple Russian books on R and data visualization, he also translated the canonical "An Introduction to Statistical Learning" into Russian, reflecting deep methodological grounding and communication skill. Sergey combines hands-on expertise across R, Python, Spark, H2O and cloud platforms with a knack for turning complex models into business-facing products and training materials. Based in the UK, he is known for attention to detail, clear explanations for non-technical stakeholders, and a history of applying statistical rigor in commercial settings and regulatory contexts.
11 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
PhD Ecology, PhD Ecology at Belarusian State University
Russian, Russian, English, German