I am a Data Scientist with over 15 years of experience turning data into actionable insights and accurate forecasts. I combine statistical rigour and data engineering with machine learning algorithms to design models that balance accuracy, interpretability and computational efficiency. I minimise project risk and optimise business impact through data-driven decision-making and model deployment. Across financial services, mobility, healthcare and wearables, I have delivered credit risk scorecards, automated model monitoring, GPS data quality evaluations, and predictive analytics that translate complex data into practical business value. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to turn data into strategic actions and measurable outcomes.

Miguel A. G. Belmonte

I am a Data Scientist with over 15 years of experience turning data into actionable insights and accurate forecasts. I combine statistical rigour and data engineering with machine learning algorithms to design models that balance accuracy, interpretability and computational efficiency. I minimise project risk and optimise business impact through data-driven decision-making and model deployment. Across financial services, mobility, healthcare and wearables, I have delivered credit risk scorecards, automated model monitoring, GPS data quality evaluations, and predictive analytics that translate complex data into practical business value. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to turn data into strategic actions and measurable outcomes.

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I am a Data Scientist with over 15 years of experience turning data into actionable insights and accurate forecasts. I combine statistical rigour and data engineering with machine learning algorithms to design models that balance accuracy, interpretability and computational efficiency. I minimise project risk and optimise business impact through data-driven decision-making and model deployment.

Across financial services, mobility, healthcare and wearables, I have delivered credit risk scorecards, automated model monitoring, GPS data quality evaluations, and predictive analytics that translate complex data into practical business value. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to turn data into strategic actions and measurable outcomes.

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Work Experience

Remote Machine Learning Mentor at Universitat de Barcelona IL3
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025
Support professional learners applying statistical and machine learning methods to empirical datasets; translate theory into real-world analytical practice. Cover topics including Maximum Likelihood, gradient descent, statistical inference, regression analysis, neural networks and decision trees with practical Python implementation; Exploratory Data Analysis in R and feature engineering in Python; model generalization, bias-variance trade-off; collaborate with learners to adopt predictive modelling, data visualization, and performance metrics; reinforce communication skills.
Senior Data Scientist at Intrum Global Technologies – Centre of Excellence, Spain
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2024
Credit Risk Scorecard Development: Benchmarked monotonic Logistic Regression vs Random Forest and Gradient Boosting to balance interpretability and predictive power. Model Monitoring Library: modular Python monitoring system with automated checks for predictor stability, model usage, performance and business impact, visualised via an interactive Streamlit dashboard. Automation & Deployment: Apache Airflow pipelines for automated model retraining, testing and reporting. Data Engineering & Feature Selection: data extraction and cleaning with SQL and dbt.
Senior Data Scientist at INRIX UK
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022
GPS Data Quality: Developed a Hidden Markov Model map-matching algorithm; modeled emission/transition probabilities with Gaussian kernels; designed a normalized GPS quality index integrating speed, turning angle and motion direction. On-Street Parking Prediction: Implemented CatBoost to predict parking availability with high-cardinality categorical variables; validated predictive accuracy and calibration with Brier score and log-loss. Data extraction & Feature Selection: AWS data extraction with PySpark; MRMR feature selection to optimize model performance.
Research Associate at Wearable Clinic, University of Manchester
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2021
Human Activity Recognition: Applied LSTM and CNN models to labelled accelerometer data from wrist-worn devices for behavioural pattern recognition. Behavioural Phenotyping: Developed a sequential Gaussian Mixture Bayesian classifier to phenotype 100,000+ unlabelled UK Biobank accelerometer records, enabling visualization of switching instances in activity.
Research Associate at University of Manchester
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2019
Antibiotic Prescribing Optimisation: Contributed to a learning health system analysing prescribing rates with General Linear and General Additive models; visualized variance explained with stacked bar plots. Data Pipeline: Built a complete data science workflow with PostgreSQL, R and ggplot2; delivered an interactive RShiny dashboard for actionable insights. Collaboration & Project Management: Version-controlled code in GitLab and followed an agile Kanban workflow to ensure transparent, iterative development.
Knowledge Transfer Partnership Associate at Business Safety Systems, Ltd
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2016
Sickness Absence Prediction: Developed statistical modelling software to help organisations predict, mitigate and reduce unplanned employee absence. Technology Implementation: Built a fully open-source technology stack using PostgreSQL and R. Data Analysis & Modelling: Analysed proprietary absence dataset under NDA to design multivariate Logistic Regression and Survival Models. Stakeholder Communication: Presented complex quantitative insights to non-specialist audiences (CIPD, DWP).
Research Fellow at University of Strathclyde
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2013
Macroeconomic Forecasting: Applied Bayesian simulation-based methods to forecast EU employment, GDP and inflation during volatile periods. Advanced Modelling: Finite Mixture Models with Bayesian Lasso regularisation to improve predictive stability. Research Impact: Produced robust forecasts for time-varying parameter models; Bayesian Lasso allowed coefficients to be time-varying, constant or shrunk to zero.

Education

PhD in Statistics at University of Warwick
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2010
MSc Econometrics and Economics at University of York
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2005
Postgraduate Certificate Econometrics and Economics at University of York
January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2004
BSc Business Management and Economics at University of Murcia
January 1, 1994 - January 1, 2000

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Industry Experience

Financial Services, Healthcare, Software & Internet, Education, Transportation & Logistics