Stephen Childs
Senior Statistician And Systems Analyst
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolStephen Childs is a Senior Statistician and Systems Analyst with 14 years of experience using econometric and statistical methods to improve student and institutional outcomes across Canadian post-secondary education. With an MA in Business/Managerial Economics, he has led teams and complex projects at York University, University of Calgary, Mohawk College and now Humber Polytechnic, translating diverse administrative and survey data into actionable policy and operational insights. He combines hands-on data analysis with program management—having directed a five-person research team and managed business transformation and student systems renewal workstreams. Stephen is comfortable with longitudinal and multi-source datasets and is known for delivering timely, budget-conscious research that informs decision-making. Outside routine analytics, he brings practical experience chairing conference programs, reflecting an ongoing commitment to advancing practice in the sector. Based in Old Toronto, he blends academic rigor with pragmatic systems thinking to turn complex data into improvements for students and institutions.
14 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts (M.A.), Business/Managerial Economics, Master of Arts (M.A.), Business/Managerial Economics at Wilfrid Laurier UniversityHonours Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics, Honours Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics at Lakehead University
English
Github Skills (35)
alpha10
stable10
python10
data-science10
data-manipulation10
dataframes10
pandas10
data-visualisation10
loops10
manipulation10
data-wrangling10
data-structures10
frame10
data-analysis10
scripting9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
sechilds/python-socialsci
Mar 2018 - Sep 2018
Contributions:4 PRs, 21 pushes, 12 branches in 5 months
scientistspython
sechilds/pydata_sept2016
Sep 2016 - Aug 2017
Contributions:6 commits, 2 PRs, 5 pushes in 11 months
pythoncalgarypydata
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