Simon Von Essen
Data Scientist
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolSimon Von Essen is a Data Scientist II based in London with 8 years of experience turning messy, real-world data into measurable product impact across consumer platforms. At Deliveroo he designs and analyses randomized experiments—from UI A/B tests to cluster-randomized dispatcher algorithm trials—sizing features with interactive regressions and offline runs to prioritise high-ROI work. He’s known for meticulous code reviews, mentoring new hires on Python and git, and fostering cross-team knowledge sharing via regular forums. Earlier roles at Goodgame Studios and DHL blend production ML, ETL/dashboarding, and advocacy for A/B testing and Bayesian methods, showing he balances rigorous experimentation with practical delivery. Collected training in chemistry and nanodegrees in data science give him a disciplined, analytical approach and a knack for communicating technical trade-offs to stakeholders.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Chemistry with Honours (MChem) Chemistry, Master of Chemistry with Honours (MChem) Chemistry at The University of EdinburghData Scientist Nanodegree Data Science, Data Scientist Nanodegree Data Science at UdacityInternational Baccalaureate High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates, International Baccalaureate High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates at Bonn International School
English, German
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (11)
data-science6
baduk4
django3
python1
latex1
ipython1
go1
data-analytics1
analytics1
job-application1
data-analysis1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
SThornewillvE/Udemy_LazyProgrammer_Courses
Feb 2019 - Oct 2019
Contributions:69 commits, 71 pushes, 1 branch in 8 months
SThornewillvE/Udacity-DataScience-Nanodegree
Jun 2018 - Jul 2019
Udacity Data Science Nanodegree Repository. Contains lecture notes, and dummy scripts as well as projects undertaken for the nanodegree.
Contributions:106 commits, 96 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 1 month
data-science
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