Tinka V
Data Scientist & Storyteller
Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolTinka V is a data scientist and storyteller with a decade of experience applying machine learning to humanitarian and climate challenges, currently shaping climate-resilient products at Climate Adaptation Services. She has built predictive models for anticipatory action at the UN OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data and published research on satellite-based building assessment, blending rigorous ML with real-world impact. Passionate about collaborative design, she translates technical insight into user-centered tools and narrative-driven experiences, including an educational sustainability dice game for children. Her work spans continents and sectors—from energy forecasting startups to museum experience design—demonstrating a rare mix of technical depth, creative facilitation, and pedagogical instinct. Tinka’s practice centers on co-design and empathy-driven solutions, believing impact emerges when data and people shape ideas together.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) University College Twente Technology and Social Sciences Major: Machine Learning, Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) University College Twente Technology and Social Sciences Major: Machine Learning at University of TwenteMaster of Science - MS Machine Learning and Data Mining, Master of Science - MS Machine Learning and Data Mining at Aalto University
English, Dutch
Github Skills (50)
gis10
analytical10
artificial-intelligence9
weather-data9
python8
deep-learning8
predictive8
machine-learning8
netcdf8
electricity7
datasets7
dask7
python-client7
pandas7
percentage7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
OCHA-DAP/pa-aa-food-insecurity
Sep 2020 - Jan 2021
Code for the AA CERF pilots
Contributions:9 reviews, 12 PRs, 57 pushes in 4 months
OCHA-DAP/pa-anticipatory-action
Nov 2020 - Sep 2022
Code and documentation for analytical work on OCHA Anticipatory Action pilots.
Contributions:217 reviews, 1131 commits, 223 PRs in 1 year 10 months
ochaanalytical
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