I am a seasoned statistician and analytics leader with a track record of guiding complex, multi-stakeholder projects. My work centers on turning data into actionable insights, building predictive models and AI-driven solutions to improve health protection, service planning, and operational efficiency. I enjoy mentoring multidisciplinary teams, delivering enterprise dashboards, and creating tooling in Python, R, SQL, and C# to accelerate decision-making. I thrive on solving tough problems with rigorous methods and practical applications while collaborating across organizations.

George Zeng

I am a seasoned statistician and analytics leader with a track record of guiding complex, multi-stakeholder projects. My work centers on turning data into actionable insights, building predictive models and AI-driven solutions to improve health protection, service planning, and operational efficiency. I enjoy mentoring multidisciplinary teams, delivering enterprise dashboards, and creating tooling in Python, R, SQL, and C# to accelerate decision-making. I thrive on solving tough problems with rigorous methods and practical applications while collaborating across organizations.

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I am a seasoned statistician and analytics leader with a track record of guiding complex, multi-stakeholder projects. My work centers on turning data into actionable insights, building predictive models and AI-driven solutions to improve health protection, service planning, and operational efficiency.

I enjoy mentoring multidisciplinary teams, delivering enterprise dashboards, and creating tooling in Python, R, SQL, and C# to accelerate decision-making. I thrive on solving tough problems with rigorous methods and practical applications while collaborating across organizations.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert

Language

English
Fluent
Chinese
Fluent

Work Experience

Advisor/Supervisor at Peel Region
January 1, 2017 - Present
Senior statistical and analytics lead providing independent methodological oversight across multiple projects; developed predictive models and applied advanced analytics for health protection and service demand.
Consultant at Greenware Services
January 1, 2018 - Present
Data analytics consultant; managed project design, oversight and resources; established training standards and trained over 100 professionals in data analytics; developed optimization and ML models for various applications.
Senior Financial Analyst at Citibank
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2017
Led financial analytics and business intelligence initiatives; automated reporting and ETL pipelines; resolved bottlenecks with VBA and Access.
Supervisor at Chinese Academy of Sciences
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2016
Led earthquake impact research projects; defined boundaries of impact; prepared business cases; supervised master and doctoral students; managed stakeholder communication.
Research Scientist at Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2016
Enhanced wood product simulation applications with SQL and VBA; authored technical docs and user guides for complex software.
Research Associate at University of Toronto
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2015
Led research on carbon pricing and climate change mitigation using ML/AI; applied MCMC and geospatial analyses; collaboration across stakeholders; contributed to publications.
Research Associate at University of Windsor
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2011
Developed air pollution models; taught GIS and geostatistics; conducted spatial and field studies; involved in field sampling strategies.
Data Scientist at Tulane University
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2009
Led hurricane impact research; conducted land use classification and mortality modeling; developed Weibull and Monte Carlo tools for return frequency and uncertainty estimation; built spatial correlation tool.
Researcher at University of Eastern Finland
January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2006
Developed risk assessment framework for wind damage; built GIS decision support; implemented optimization algorithms including Ant Colony Optimization and Irregular-gridded Cellular Automata.
Research Assistant at Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
January 1, 1999 - January 1, 2002
Created decision support tool using FoxPro for grape diseases and pests; coordinated stakeholders and produced reports.

Education

PhD at University of Eastern Finland
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2006
MS at Chinese Academy of Sciences
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 1999
BS at Chongqing Normal University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 1996

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Industry Experience

Healthcare, Education, Government, Professional Services, Life Sciences