Hiπ I'm Yi, a Principal Data Science, based in Vancouver. I lead Data Science Initiatives in Mineral Exploration.
π¨βπ» Working Experience
Principal Data Science @ Rio Tinto Exploration (Sep. 2022 - Present)
Principal Data Scientist (Sep. 2021 - Present)
As pioneers in mining and metals, Rio Tinto produces materials essential to human progress.
Contributing and leading the Rio Tinto Exploration data science initiatives: Remote Sensing, Application of LLM (large language model), Drill Core Image processing, Mineral Prospectivity Mapping, Competitor Intelligence, etcβ¦
Data Science Lead @ Rio Tinto (Oct. 2018 - Sep. 2022)
Principal Data Scientist (Apr. 2021 - Present) Specialist Data Science (Oct. 2018 - Apr. 2021)
As pioneers in mining and metals, Rio Tinto produces materials essential to human progress.
Being the founding member of first data science team inside the Rio Tinto, I lead client-facing data science projects for different Rio Tinto product group that go from mining exploration to aluminum process plant, from iron ore to borax acid, from vessel ETA forecast to assetsβ predictive maintenance.
At the same time, I provide mentorship and coaching to the graduate and senior data scientists on technical skill, as well as further developing the data science discipline by applying critical thinking and design thinking in data science project/product.
Senior Data Scientist @ SSENSE (Oct. 2016 - Oct. 2018)
SSENSE is a leading international luxury e-commerce. It possesses a huge amount of data.
As a data scientist, I brought my knowledge of statistics, machine learning into business. I have successfully engaged in various projects, such as optimization of sizing ratio, optimization of price markdown, forecast customer lifetime value, design and evaluation on A/B test experiment, building product recommendation engine, brands clustering based on graph theory, as well as applying deep learning on product similarity based on descriptions and images.
Senior Data Scientist @ onepoint (Sep. 2015 - Oct. 2016)
Deploy and leverage different big data tools, such as NiFi, Spark, Zeppelin, Hive, Hadoop, in the context of Data Science. Assist Senior Manager to build a new data scientist team inside the group.
Senior Consultant Analytics @ EY France (Sep. 2013 - Sep. 2015)
Industries: Telecom, Life Science, Cosmetics, Utilities, Bank & Insurance
Business Problems: Sales Territory Optimization, HR Churn Analysis, Text information extraction, Bike Sharing, etc.
Quantitative Analyst @ EY France (Apr. 2013 - Sep. 2013)
Provide statistics consulting to the clients in different industries. Conduct analysis and build dashboard.
π€ Other Experience
Founder @ Trading Logic (Dec 2020 - Present)
Founder of Trading Logic, built upon the philosophy of trade with logic not emotion.
Tech Stack: Python, R-Shiny, Rmarkdown, SQL
Technical Analyst / Reviewer @ Synced (May 2017 - Dec. 2018)
As a part-time reviewer, I analyze some interesting machine learning papers applied in different industries.
π On The Side
Mentor @ careertu (Apr. 2020 - Apr. 2021)
CareerTu is an online school for todayβs most in-demand digital skills, starting with digital marketing, data analytics, and product design.
π Accomplishments
First Place @ Global Management Challenge 2011-2012 (Apr. 2012)
Top-level company management competition which involves the design, manufacture and marketing of three products in different markets while managing internal and external business risk.
π Languages
English: Professional Working Proficiency
French: Professional Working Proficiency
Mandarin: Native
π¨βπ Education
Executive MBA in Strategic Leadership (Online)
Valar Institute of Quantic - Washington, DC, USA (2025)
Master in Data Science and Statistical Modelling
University of Paris 1 PathΓ©on Sorbonne - Paris, France (2012)
Master (Dual Degree) in Applied Economics
Paris School of Economics - Paris, France (2011-2012)
Bachelor in Economics and Management
University of Paris 1 PathΓ©on Sorbonne - Paris, France (2010)