I am Ezekiel Adebayo Ogundepo, a citizen of Nigeria. I am a data enthusiast who is comfortable using R, Python, and Microsoft Excel for data science job.
Ezekiel's interest in solving the problem that is related to data in small or large size coupled with the desire to be among the best world-class data scientists that are known for using data to make informed decisions for organizations and an economy made him pursuing data science field. Ezekiel graduated with a First-Class Honors degree in Statistics at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria.
Ezekiel won a competitive MasterCard Scholarship which worth $25,000 to study for a master degree in Mathematical Sciences at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)-Rwanda and he graduated with a Good Pass in the grade set {Fail, Pass, Good Pass, Distinction}.
I participated in the DataHack4FI Season 3 as a Data Enthusiast with the Insight to Impact in which I was enrolled in the Microsoft Professional Program (MPS) in Data Science. I received a gold award after completed 13 modules and with an average performance of 93%. The knowledge and skills gained were applied to the Capstone project and the results are Data analysis: 100%, Machine learning: 82%, and Report: 98%.
I have used the set skills in data cleaning, analysis, and statistical report to provide statistical consultancy for clients in 15 countries covering 10% of the world domination as a freelancer on Fiverr corporation.
My professional internship as a data scientist has brought innovation to the Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) in that I worked with a team to build dynamic taxpayers data portal which allowed stakeholders to have access to data.
I have a passion for Statistics, Machine learning, and data science. Facebook supported this passion by giving me a scholarship that enrolled me for Machine learning track on DataCamp.
My plan is to become an innovator who propels scientific, educational and economic self-sufficiency and also to continue building data science in Africa as a teacher and developer.