William Becker
Training Specialist In Machine Learning at European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolWilliam Becker is a training specialist in machine learning and senior data scientist with 18 years’ experience applying advanced statistics and ML to international policy, climate and sustainability challenges from Bonn. He designs and delivers capacity-building programmes at ECMWF while previously leading bespoke data-analysis projects and developing widely used tools—most notably the COINr R package for composite indicators—on contracts for the UN, European Commission and other global bodies. His background spans academic rigor (PhD in Mechanical Engineering) and applied policy work, including time-series, uncertainty analysis and web-app development for humanitarian and environmental decision-making. An understated strength is his focus on making complex technical material accessible, evidenced by technical writing contributions to educational repos and extensive training leadership.
18 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
A-levels, Maths, Physics, Geography, A-levels, Maths, Physics, Geography at Bishop Wordsworth's SchoolDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering at The University of Sheffield
English, Italian, Spanish, French, German
Github Skills (4)
technical-writing10
redux10
documentation10
javascript5
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
happypoulp/redux-tutorial
Aug 2015 - Aug 2015
Learn how to use redux step by step
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:12 commits, 12 PRs, 4 comments in 1 day
Contributions summary:William primarily focused on improving the documentation within the Redux tutorial repository. Their commits involved fixing typos, improving wording, and refining the clarity of the tutorial's explanations. The changes are centered around making the content more accessible and easier to understand for learners.
reactredux-thunkimmutablejsreducersredux
lexical-labs/codedeploy-poller
Sep 2015 - Feb 2017
Contributions:11 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 5 months
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