Makhosonke Dubazane
Data Scientist
Mtubatuba,KZN
Summary
- Communications: I am able to identifying complex problems, break it down into smaller components so that even non-technical staff members may understand and thus contribute in providing relevant innovative solutions.
- Good in project management - successful completion of a task or project starts with proper planning, time & resource management, allocation of tasks to speed-up the process and keeping stakeholders abreast of current isues and success.
- Detail orientated person- I have realized when working with numerical values that tiny change in data leads into remarkable and different results
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
IBM
Johanesburg, South Africa
05.2021 - 12.2021
- Contributed to and actively participated in research conception, design and execution to address defined problems.
- Worked to improve collective knowledge of computational linguistics
- Participated in discussions and seminars
- Completed analysis of data acquired from research and verified careful documentation of information.
Postdoctoral Researcher
DUT
Durban, South Africa
09.2020 - 05.2021
- Working with supervisor and researchers in space science projects for managing post-graduate students in research
- Conducted research guided by space science coordinator and research administrator in accordance with institutional guidelines.
- Attended research seminars and departmental meetings to discover and discuss new technologies and research.
- Drafting space science courses for post-graduate students in that program.
Education
Ph.D. - Physics
Rhodes University
Grahamstown 01.2015 - 12.2017
Master of Science - Physics
University of Witwatersrand
Johannesburg 04.2009 - 03.2012
Bachelor of Science With Honours - Physics
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Durban 02.2006 - 07.2007
Bachelor of Science - Applied Mathematics
University of Zululand
Kwa-Dlangezwa 02.1997 - 12.2000
Skills
Advanced experience in python, also coding in R and SQL (Postgres)
Also developing my skills for handling large datasets and distributed computing tools such as Hadoop, Spark, Hive, Map/Reduce and dask
Capable of translating data into business insight for decision makers or optimized operations
Capable of using deep learning, machine learning, statistical models, statistics for understanding relationships or insight hidden within data
Excellent written and verbal communication when presenting for audience of different sizes
Also advancing data science skills using online platforms
Accomplishments
- I am good at identifying complex problems and finding relevant solutions, such skills have been demonstrated by achieving 3-publications (PhD) and 2-conference papers (MSc).
- In addition to my writing skill, I also have good verbal communication skill, as I have presented in 3 international and 5-local conferences.
- Developed a method of processing and extracting insight from large volume of observations or datasets. Consequently, these methods have already been used by my team members for processing and extracting insight from magnetic field and satellite datasets.
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Timeline
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
IBM
05.2021 - 12.2021
Postdoctoral Researcher
DUT
09.2020 - 05.2021
Ph.D. - Physics
Rhodes University
01.2015 - 12.2017
Master of Science - Physics
University of Witwatersrand
04.2009 - 03.2012
Bachelor of Science With Honours - Physics
University of KwaZulu-Natal
02.2006 - 07.2007
Bachelor of Science - Applied Mathematics
University of Zululand
02.1997 - 12.2000