Solomon Akatakpo (PhD.)

Dallas, Texas, United States adt4u2@r.postjobfree.com 682-***-****

SUMMARY

Geoscientist and Data Scientist/Analyst with 8+ years of experience in statistics, machine learning, data mining, big data technologies, and analytics. Passionate about transforming data into meaningful insights for decision-making. Seeking an exciting and challenging position in a company where my skills and knowledge can be used to the fullest. Committed to quality and excellence.

Data Analyst / Research Scientist

University of Texas at Dallas January 2017 -November 2022, Dallas, TX

• Converted geologic data sets into research-ready data sets using SQL to drive research project success, providing the project with 100% of the data needed to publish a peer-reviewed paper.

• Analyzed and conducted geologic research with field and experimental data using R, Python and STATA programming language to produce an automated spreadsheet of data analysis results, reducing the time required to complete analyses by 30% compared to the traditional method.

• Developed high quality geologic maps using ArcGIS, QGIS, and key experience in GIS data analysis and published results in peer-reviewed international journal.

Assistant Lecturer in Geology

Federal University Oye-Ekiti March 2015 - December 2016, Ekiti, Nigeria

• Collaboratively designed and taught undergraduate geology students using geologic data analysis and geo-statistics methodology, which improved the quality of research from students by 80%.

• Applied models and data to understand and predict the bearing capacity of soils for road construction purposes, ultimately reducing risk and saving the university $230k.

• Improved the undergraduate geology program by developing a new curriculum with a group of academic and non-academic staff, leading to a 98% success rate in students’ achieving an approved degree.

• Identified areas of improvement for students and staff by collecting and analyzing survey data using SQL and Excel, thus improving university ranking on the National University Commission list from 52nd to 36th position.

Data Scientist

DESOPADEC November 2013 - February 2015, Warri, Nigeria

• Wrote scripts to automate data processing, increased the speed of data analysis by 40%.

• Developed reports and presentations telling a compelling story to stakeholders to enable and influence decision making.

• Built a data warehouse by partnering with engineering and product teams, leading to a 2x improvement in data access speed.

• Collected data and information on targeted variables in an established systematic fashion by validating data sources, querying, merging, extracting data across sources and completing the routine data refresh and update.

• Created a model that predicted the expected industry portfolio growth of the company’s portfolio with a 10% margin of error by combining econometric and industry research techniques on company financial statements.

• Calculated algorithms and conducted analyses using descriptive, correlational, inferential, and/or predictive statistics to measure the effectiveness of current business strategies to develop future business decisions.

Health Safety and Environment Officer

Frontier Oil Ltd November 2012 - October 2013, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria

• Collaborated with safety team to review Engineering Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) throughout the company and revised safety manuals to create safer working conditions.

• Developed and implemented HSE procedures to ensure compliance with international standards, and provided technical guidance and safety assurance through all stages of construction and production of gas plant which increased safety by 98%.

• Inspected and tested confined spaces using Draeger gas detectors weekly to ensure the absence of toxic and/or inflammable gases.

• Organized weekly HSE meetings and delivered HSE lectures and presentations to 50+ employees, resulting in improved employee wellbeing and overall business success as measured by employee feedback and production output.

Graduate Intern

Shell Exploration and Production Company May 2012 - August 2012, Aberdeen, Scotland

• Researched the discovery of gas deposits within the chalk group using amplitude extraction, well log analysis/interpretation, volumetric calculation and risk analysis resulting in a 30% improvement in gas production from Shearwater Field.

• Performed detailed seismic interpretation, attribute analysis, depth conversion, and seismic sequence analysis/interpretation of the chalk/intra chalk within the Shearwater Field using Petrel and Petra Software.

• Interpreted and integrated multiple subsurface data sets to characterize the chalk reservoir to help the shearwater team make informed business decisions.

Graduate Intern

ExxonMobil March 2011 - September 2011, Lagos, Nigeria

• Deployed pre-trained ML models to identify and extract structural features from batch seismic data delineating 1D, 2D, and 3D trends for a 10% efficiency improvement in exploratory drilling campaigns.

• Created dashboards and prepared reports and visualizations to communicate insights and recommendations to technical and non-technical decision-makers eliminating ambiguities in proposed alternatives.

• Ensured data integrity (QC) and created a simple aggregation framework that pulled data from various corporate repositories to a single repository to enable geoscientists and engineers perform more effectively.

EDUCATION

PhD. in Geoscience

University of Texas at Dallas • Richardson, Texas. • 2022 • 3.9

Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Systems

University of Texas at Dallas • Richardson, Texas • 2021

Masters of Science in Petroleum Geoscience

Imperial College • London, United Kingdom • 2012

Bachelor of Science in Geology

University of Benin • Benin City, Nigeria • 2010 • 4.61

CERTIFICATIONS

Bootcamp From Zero to Hero in Python

Udemy • Invalid date

Certified in Python for Data Analysis

Google Data Analytics Certificate

Coursera

Certified in Data Analytics Using R, SQL, Microsoft Excel, Google Big Query

Data Analysis Using Tableau

Udemy

Certified in Tableau Data Analysis and Data Visualization

Python for Data Science and Machine Learning

Udemy – in-view

SKILLS

Languages/Frameworks: Python (Numpy, Pandas, seaborn, Matlab,), R, STATA, MATLAB

Databases: Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, SAS

Business Intelligence: Tableau, PowerBI

Tools: Microsoft Excel, Google sheets, Microsoft PowerPoint, Petrel, Techlog, Spotfire, R, Power Apps, ArcGIS, DAX, Power Query

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