About

From Accra to Brisbane.

The through-line has stayed the same: learn quickly, build rigorously, and turn technical work into systems people can actually use.

The Story

Builder first.
Scientist second.

Started in Accra, Ghana — Economics and Statistics at the University of Ghana, learning to find patterns in data before data science became a career path. That foundation led me to Turin, Italy for an MSc in Stochastics and Data Science, where I co-authored research published in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics.

From there: Amsterdam (NLP research at Neosound), Florence (leading NLP projects at Binoocle), the United States (remote, building ML quality systems), Canberra (energy forecasting then data science), and now Brisbane — building ML and GenAI systems at Domino's Pizza Enterprises.

I deliver end-to-end solutions — from data systems to production infrastructure to deployed applications — rather than analyses that sit in reports.

The difference shows up in side projects. I built CanHike — a full-stack community platform with Stripe payments, newsletter management, article workflows, user permissions, photo galleries, and serverless AWS infrastructure. Solo build. In production.

The Journey
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Brisbane, Australia ML Engineer, Domino's 路 Feb 2025 – Present
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Brisbane, Australia Data Scientist, Seqwater 路 2024 – 2025
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Canberra, Australia Operations Data Analyst, Squadron Energy 路 2023
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California, USA (Remote) Senior DS QA Engineer, Friendly Health 路 2022 – 2023
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Florence, Italy NLP Project Lead, Binoocle 路 2021 – 2023
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Amsterdam, Netherlands NLP Researcher, Neosound 路 2021
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Turin, Italy MSc Stochastics & Data Science 路 2018 – 2021
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Accra, Ghana BSc Economics & Statistics 路 2011 – 2016
Beyond the Code

I also run
& lift weights.

When I'm not building ML systems, I'm either on a trail run around Brisbane or in the gym. Running keeps me sharp — there's something about the discomfort of a long run that makes debugging a production issue feel straightforward by comparison.

Fitness has been consistent across multiple countries and time zones. It's how I maintain focus, think clearly, and stay consistent during complex projects.

Trail Runner
Strength Training
Outdoor Enthusiast
6 Countries
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