Summary
Vlad Fridkin is a Senior Data Scientist based in Melbourne with a decade of experience turning complex data into actionable business outcomes across government, retail, and consulting. He combines a PhD-level mathematical background with hands-on expertise in R, Python, React, Vega and Flutter to build analytical products, visualisations and pricing tools that drive revenue and operational efficiency. His career spans strategic roles at Coles Group, Australia Post and the Department of Defence, where he led large-scale costing, geospatial zone rationalisation and end-to-end pricing process improvements. Known for rapidly prototyping practical demonstrators that move stalled projects to production, he also brings consulting breadth from startups to global firms and a penchant for elegant, customer-focused data products.
10 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Australian National University
CPA Accounting and Finance, CPA Accounting and Finance at CPA Australia Program