Stephen Simmons
Co-founder And Chief Data Officer
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolStephen Simmons is a seasoned data and risk leader with 25+ years bridging research-grade analytics and commercial financial services, currently co-founder and Chief Data Officer at Sikoia where he applies AI to automate customer verification for banks, lenders and platforms. He has deep hands-on experience building production ML and data platforms from his time leading data and analytics engineering at J.P. Morgan and as Chief Risk and Data Science Officer at Oakam, delivering regulatory-compliant credit decisioning engines and market-facing trading infrastructure. Stephen’s background combines a PhD in electrical engineering and an INSEAD MBA with early research in synthetic aperture radar, giving him uncommon strength in signal processing, probabilistic modelling and rigorous systems design. He regularly operates at CxO level as a consultant and advisor, translating strategy into pragmatic, auditable ML and risk solutions for startups and incumbents alike. Known for steering businesses through complex operational and regulatory change, he has led fundraises and management transitions while keeping a focus on customer experience and automation. Based in London, he blends academic depth with product and operational grit to turn sophisticated models into reliable, scalable services.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
MBA, MBA at INSEADThe University of Melbourne
Github Skills (200)
epub10
json-schema10
swagger10
openapi10
camera10
api10
swagger-ui10
mupdf10
json10
draw10
jupyterlab-extension10
whiteboard10
python-bindings10
python10
asgi10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
stevesimmons/uuid7-csharp
Dec 2021 - Oct 2022
UUIDv7 for C#. Time-ordered UUIDs with up to 50ns resolution and 48 bits of randomness.
Contributions:12 commits, 9 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
uuid
stevesimmons/pyconuk-motion-sensor-data-fusion
Sep 2016 - Sep 2016
Contributions:13 commits, 11 pushes, 1 branch in 11 days
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