GODSWILL AYAME

DATA SCIENTIST
Port Harcourt, NG.

About

Highly accomplished Data Scientist with a proven track record in building scalable machine learning models and leveraging predictive analytics to drive significant business impact and enhance strategic decision-making. Expert in transforming complex data into actionable insights, I am passionate about fostering data-driven innovation and mentoring future talent. Adept at utilizing a comprehensive suite of data analytics tools and SaaS solutions to deliver robust, results-oriented solutions.

Work

Geoplex Drillteq Limited
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Human Resources Generalist (Data & People Analytics Focus)

Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria

Summary

Led HR data analytics initiatives, providing strategic insights for workforce planning, operational efficiency, and talent optimization within a dynamic oil and gas service environment.

Highlights

Developed and maintained comprehensive dashboards using Excel and Power BI to track key HR metrics such as turnover, engagement, and headcount, directly supporting evidence-based workforce planning and strategic decision-making.

Enhanced HR operational efficiency by ensuring high data integrity across personnel records and compliance systems, which enabled reliable reporting and automation of critical HR processes.

Conducted in-depth analysis of bi-annual KPI datasets and performance-review outcomes, generating predictive insights into productivity trends, identifying capability gaps, and informing strategic training priorities.

Executed trend analysis on employee-relations cases to accurately identify root causes, predict potential grievance patterns, and formulate proactive interventions to improve workplace harmony.

Optimized recruitment workflows through advanced data analytics, tracking pipeline metrics, modeling hiring bottlenecks, and significantly improving selection efficiency for key roles.

Mahdumo Academy
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Data Science Instructor

Abuja, FCT, Nigeria

Summary

Designed and delivered a comprehensive Data Science curriculum, guiding students through Python, ML, and analytics tools to achieve high project quality and readiness.

Highlights

Designed and delivered a comprehensive Data Science curriculum encompassing Python, Machine Learning, and analytics tools, leading to a 30% improvement in student project quality scores.

Mentored over 100 learners in advanced model development and data storytelling techniques, contributing to a 90% course completion rate.

Cultivated a collaborative and inclusive learning environment utilizing platforms like Slack, Google Workspace, and Zoom, enhancing peer-to-peer learning and engagement.

Provided critical review and feedback on capstone projects, ensuring technical depth, accuracy, and innovation, thereby significantly enhancing students' real-world readiness.

Self-Employed
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Data Analytics & Business Structure Consultant

Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria

Summary

Provided end-to-end data analytics, business intelligence, and data science consulting services to individuals and organizations, driving efficiency and strategic decision-making.

Highlights

Delivered comprehensive end-to-end data analytics, business intelligence, and data science consulting services, encompassing both project-based delivery and ongoing strategic advisory support for diverse clients.

Advised organizations on establishing robust business and HR structures, designing scalable processes, reporting systems, and operational frameworks that significantly improved efficiency and accountability.

Designed and implemented data-driven solutions, including interactive dashboards, reporting systems, and advanced analytical models using Excel, SQL, Power BI, and Python, to enhance performance tracking and strategic decision-making.

Executed advanced data cleaning, preprocessing, exploratory data analysis (EDA), and feature engineering, ensuring the integrity and reliability of datasets for accurate insights, forecasting, and organizational planning.

Applied sophisticated statistical analysis and machine learning techniques to identify critical trends, enhance workforce and business performance visibility, and enable evidence-based decision-making across HR and operational functions.

Udacity
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Session Lead Data Analyst

California, CA, US

Summary

Mentored and supported over 60 students per cohort, enhancing their project quality and driving high graduation success rates in data analytics programs.

Highlights

Mentored and closely tracked the progress of over 60 students per cohort, directly contributing to achieving over 70% graduation success rates.

Conducted in-depth analysis of learner performance metrics to proactively identify and address blockers, successfully reducing program drop-off rates by 15%.

Collaborated effectively with data science teams to develop compelling visualizations of learner success trends and program outcomes, informing curriculum improvements.

Delivered personalized guidance and technical support, significantly enhancing student project quality and fostering robust problem-solving skills.

Education

University of Benin
Benin City, Edo, Nigeria

B.Sc.

Industrial Physics

Languages

English

Certificates

Data Science

Issued By

National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)

AI Programming with Python

Issued By

Udacity

Applied Digital Skills: Communicate Effectively at Work

Issued By

Google

AWS Machine Learning Foundations

Issued By

Udacity

Data Analyst

Issued By

ALX-T/Udacity

Analyzing Data with Excel

Issued By

IBM

Predictive Analytics for Business

Issued By

Udacity

Fundamentals of Project Management

Issued By

DexNova Consulting Limited

Skills

Programming Languages

Python, SQL.

Data Visualization & Business Intelligence

Power BI, Tableau.

Data Science Libraries

Alteryx, Scikit-Learn, PyTorch, Pandas, NumPy.

Machine Learning & AI

Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Feature Engineering, Deep Learning, A/B Testing.

Data Management & Analytics

Data Wrangling, Data Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA).

Cloud Platforms

AWS, Google Cloud.

Collaboration & Productivity Tools

Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Webex, Zoom, Slack, Circle.

Projects

Car Price Prediction

Summary

Built and tuned a Gradient Boosting model to predict car prices with 92% accuracy.

Customer Segmentation

Summary

Applied K-Means clustering to segment marketing audiences, identifying 4 high-value customer groups and improving campaign ROI by 18%.

Image Classifier

Summary

Developed a CNN with PyTorch to classify 10,000+ labeled images with 94% precision and automated testing pipeline using Google Colab.

Tumor Classification

Summary

Implemented KNN model achieving 96% classification accuracy on medical dataset and visualized results via Seaborn heatmaps.

Iris Flower Classification

Summary

Built and compared 6 ML models on the Iris dataset, selecting the best-performing model with 98% accuracy and reliable cross-validation metrics.