Summary
Stern Semasuka is a data scientist with 10 years of experience applying generative AI and data engineering to aviation-focused problems, currently driving Sales Technology analytics at WestJet. He blends production ETL and Snowflake data warehousing expertise with applied ML from a SAIT graduate certificate to improve compliance and safety through practical AI solutions. Founder of a well-regarded Machine Intelligence Blog, he translates complex concepts into approachable tutorials and actively mentors newcomers to data science. Bilingual and customer-focused from prior technical support and client success roles, he pairs strong stakeholder communication with on-call operational rigor. Based in Calgary, he’s motivated by using "0's and 1's" to make Earth a better place, combining hands-on engineering with a public-facing commitment to education.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
B.Sc. software engineering Computer Science, B.Sc. software engineering Computer Science at University of Eastern Africa Baraton
Graduate certification Applied Machine Learning and Deep Learning, Graduate certification Applied Machine Learning and Deep Learning at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
French, English, Swahili, kirundi