I am a seasoned Data Scientist with over 6 years of experience developing robust models for high-volume businesses. I increased analytical and marketing efficiency of the Cars45 customer portal by 55%, boosting customer retention by 25%. I've led a team that won the Access Bank Hackathon 2019 for data solutions. I'm enthusiastic about teamwork and a deep creative thinker. In my free time, I enjoy reading and mentoring data enthusiasts. I am passionate about leveraging data to solve complex problems and helping others grow in the data field.

Linda Oranya

I am a seasoned Data Scientist with over 6 years of experience developing robust models for high-volume businesses. I increased analytical and marketing efficiency of the Cars45 customer portal by 55%, boosting customer retention by 25%. I've led a team that won the Access Bank Hackathon 2019 for data solutions. I'm enthusiastic about teamwork and a deep creative thinker. In my free time, I enjoy reading and mentoring data enthusiasts. I am passionate about leveraging data to solve complex problems and helping others grow in the data field.

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I am a seasoned Data Scientist with over 6 years of experience developing robust models for high-volume businesses. I increased analytical and marketing efficiency of the Cars45 customer portal by 55%, boosting customer retention by 25%. I’ve led a team that won the Access Bank Hackathon 2019 for data solutions. I’m enthusiastic about teamwork and a deep creative thinker.

In my free time, I enjoy reading and mentoring data enthusiasts. I am passionate about leveraging data to solve complex problems and helping others grow in the data field.

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Work Experience

Data & AI Engineer at Metasite Data Insights
November 1, 2021 - Present
Worked for a consulting firm leveraging clients' data to provide solutions from sales insights, data integration to report management. Created a data extraction and transformation service for centralized databases, built and led an AI project predicting user engagement based on weather, optimized client reports by about 50% leading to higher engagement, and implemented monitoring reducing reaction time from 60% to 15%.
Data Scientist at Expert Agile Club
August 31, 2023 - August 21, 2025
Built advanced predictive models using machine learning for stock forecasting. Led a team of 3 and organized bi-weekly meetings with Agile stakeholders. Increased data literacy to 70% and maximized data and database usage for the team.
Data Scientist/Engineer at Monetha
November 1, 2021 - August 21, 2025
Created an ML service improving customer retention to about 67%. Collaborated with Marketing to analyze customer lifetime value and drove market expansion from Europe to Africa through data insights. Implemented monitoring to reduce reaction time from 60% to 15%.
Data Scientist at Terragon Group
April 30, 2020 - August 21, 2025
Crafted optimized SQL queries for efficient large dataset extraction supporting robust model testing and analytics. Built and deployed lookalike models targeting the right audience, improving conversion rates to about 70%. Conducted detailed experimental data analyses to enhance targeted marketing campaigns.
Data Scientist at Cars45
June 30, 2021 - August 21, 2025
Developed models leading to a 55% increase in analytical and marketing efficiency and boosted customer retention by 25%.
ML Engineer at Kliqr
December 31, 2020 - August 21, 2025

Education

MSc. Mathematics & Statistics at University of Helsinki
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
BSc. Systems Engineering at University of Lagos
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2018
National Diploma Computer Engineering at Yaba College of Technology
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2013

Qualifications

Professional in Data Science/Data Engineering
January 1, 2021 - August 21, 2025

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Retail, Software & Internet, Professional Services