Driven by a passion for coding since age 14 and a fascination with AI sparked by AlphaGo's historic victory, David Ade has built his career around creating impact-driven solutions. This pursuit led him to a BSc in Computer Science & AI from the University of Sussex, where his dissertation on an NLP-driven "Shopping Bot" earned a 1st class mark. His professional work exemplifies this mission, particularly at Sanius Health, where he was instrumental in a £225M strategic partnership, scaled a published machine learning model to 92% sensitivity for a 399-patient cohort , and engineered a pipeline connecting over 500 rare-disease patients with new clinical trials. As an entrepreneur, his award-winning, AI-powered startup managed over £7500 in funding, while his solo SaaS project on AWS saved over 100 users £4,000 and 264 hours of manual work. David's focus on tangible outcomes is also evident in his personal projects, such as a 96%-accurate pneumonia detection model, and his leadership in organising a charity bike trip that raised £7000. He leverages a deep technical toolkit, including an AWS Machine Learning certification and expertise in Python, TensorFlow, and Langchain, to turn complex AI concepts into real-world benefits

David Ade

Driven by a passion for coding since age 14 and a fascination with AI sparked by AlphaGo's historic victory, David Ade has built his career around creating impact-driven solutions. This pursuit led him to a BSc in Computer Science & AI from the University of Sussex, where his dissertation on an NLP-driven "Shopping Bot" earned a 1st class mark. His professional work exemplifies this mission, particularly at Sanius Health, where he was instrumental in a £225M strategic partnership, scaled a published machine learning model to 92% sensitivity for a 399-patient cohort , and engineered a pipeline connecting over 500 rare-disease patients with new clinical trials. As an entrepreneur, his award-winning, AI-powered startup managed over £7500 in funding, while his solo SaaS project on AWS saved over 100 users £4,000 and 264 hours of manual work. David's focus on tangible outcomes is also evident in his personal projects, such as a 96%-accurate pneumonia detection model, and his leadership in organising a charity bike trip that raised £7000. He leverages a deep technical toolkit, including an AWS Machine Learning certification and expertise in Python, TensorFlow, and Langchain, to turn complex AI concepts into real-world benefits

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Driven by a passion for coding since age 14 and a fascination with AI sparked by AlphaGo’s historic victory, David Ade has built his career around creating impact-driven solutions. This pursuit led him to a BSc in Computer Science & AI from the University of Sussex, where his dissertation on an NLP-driven “Shopping Bot” earned a 1st class mark. His professional work exemplifies this mission, particularly at Sanius Health, where he was instrumental in a £225M strategic partnership, scaled a published machine learning model to 92% sensitivity for a 399-patient cohort , and engineered a pipeline connecting over 500 rare-disease patients with new clinical trials. As an entrepreneur, his award-winning, AI-powered startup managed over £7500 in funding, while his solo SaaS project on AWS saved over 100 users £4,000 and 264 hours of manual work. David’s focus on tangible outcomes is also evident in his personal projects, such as a 96%-accurate pneumonia detection model, and his leadership in organising a charity bike trip that raised £7000. He leverages a deep technical toolkit, including an AWS Machine Learning certification and expertise in Python, TensorFlow, and Langchain, to turn complex AI concepts into real-world benefits

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Language

English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
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Work Experience

AI Developer at Virtualflow
January 1, 2025 - Present
Coded and scaled an AI SaaS platform on AWS (App Runner and S3), delivering £4,000 in cost savings and reclaiming 264 hours of manual work for 100+ users in 60 days. Implemented a validated schema algorithm to reduce data entry errors by 40%. Integrated LangChain agents and RAG for AI analysis, reducing bank statement audit time by 50% for audit assurance firm clients.
AI Developer & Data Scientist at Sanius Health, London
December 31, 2025 - October 24, 2025
Led technical integration with a major European partner, developing 4 technical guides and delivering workshops to align stakeholders and support a £225M strategic deal. Scaled an ensemble machine learning model (GBM, TensorFlow NN) for a 399-patient cohort, processing 1.2M+ datapoints to boost predictive sensitivity from 84% to 92%. Informed NHS leadership strategy by analysing 50,000 patient data points with NLP, topic modelling, and sentiment analysis. Engineered and deployed a clinical trial matching algorithm pipeline with the ClinicalTrials.gov API, enabling 500+ rare-disease patients to access new trial opportunities.
Machine Learning Intern at Oxehealth, Oxford
December 31, 2018 - October 24, 2025
Designed and implemented ETL pipelines using Pandas and SQL to support data analysis, identifying key trends that drove a 15% improvement in operational efficiency.
Startup Founder at Self-Driven / Startup Sussex
September 1, 2024 - Present
Managed over £7500 of funding to build and manage an AI-powered e-commerce automation platform. Startup Sussex Winner March 2022; Elevate Sussex Winner March 2023.
Pneumonia Scan Detector at Independent Project
October 31, 2023 - October 24, 2025
Developed a CNN in TensorFlow for medical imaging, achieving 96% accuracy in pneumonia detection from chest scans.
Automated Outreach and Lead Conversion System at Independent Project
February 1, 2025 - Present
Increased lead conversion by 15% by automating outreach with web browser automation, OCR, and LLM-personalised messaging at scale, processing 500 leads every day.

Education

BSc Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence at University of Sussex
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2023

Qualifications

AWS Machine Learning Certification Course
November 1, 2023 - September 8, 2025
UK Mathematics Trust Bronze Medal
January 1, 2014 - September 8, 2025
Madden Cup Winner
July 1, 2018 - September 8, 2025
AWS Machine Learning Specialty
November 1, 2023 - October 24, 2025

Industry Experience

Healthcare, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Other, Life Sciences, Media & Entertainment, Education