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Scientific Data & Research Analyst

I combine an MSc in Medical Microbiology with experience in scientific research, laboratory operations, and data analysis to turn complex information into clear, decision-ready insights.

Work samples

Explore my work in data analytics, showcasing projects that highlight my skills and contributions to youth justice initiatives.

  • Data Analytics Externship with Center for Improving Youth Justice
    Data Analytics Externship with Center for Improving Youth Justice
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    Center for Improving Youth Justice · Sep 2026 · ✅ Verified by Extern

    Data Analytics Externship with Center for Improving Youth Justice

    A data analytics externship with the Center for Improving Youth Justice, focused on analyzing multi-year juvenile facility records to surface correlations and data quality issues.

    Data AnalysisPythonData VisualizationStatistical Research
  • Titanic Survival Prediction: EDA, Feature Engineering & Machine Learning
    Titanic Survival Prediction: EDA, Feature Engineering & Machine Learning

    Personal Project — Google Data Analytics Capstone / Kaggle · Oct 2026

    Titanic Survival Prediction: EDA, Feature Engineering & Machine Learning

    Completed an end-to-end Python/Kaggle analysis of Titanic survival, including missing-value checks, EDA, and feature engineering with FamilySize and IsAlone. I compared Logistic Regression and Random Forest using validation and 5-fold cross-validation. The improved Random Forest raised my Kaggle sco

    PythonData VisualizationExploratory Data AnalysisData CleaningFeature EngineeringMachine LearningCross-validationRandom ForestLogistic Regression

About me

I combine an MSc in Medical Microbiology with experience in scientific research, laboratory operations, and data analysis to turn complex information into clear, decision-ready insights.

I am a data analytics extern at the Center for Improving Youth Justice, where I'm honing my skills and deepening my understanding of analytics in a real-world context. With a master’s degree, I'm passionate about using data to drive positive change.

Externships

Data Analytics Externship with Center for Improving Youth Justice

Completed · Sep 2026

Experience

Patient Support Volunteer

Alberta Health Services - Peter Lougheed Centre · Jun 2023 - Jul 2026

Tool Repair Technician – Shipping & Receiving / Operations Support

Axcess Talent Management Solutions · Jun 2024 - Aug 2025

Tool Repair Technician – Shipping & Receiving

Randstad · Oct 2022 – Jun 2024

Laboratory Technician C (contract)

AGAT Laboratories · Jan 2022–Jul 2022

Laboratory Technician – Microbiology & Biotechnology

Lahor Research Laboratory & Medical Centre · Jul 2009 - Sep 2021

Postal Controller 1 – Postal Accounting

Nigeria Postal Service · Sep 2018 - Sep 2021

Graduate Assistant – Medical Microbiology

Ambrose Alli University · Nov 2011 - Nov 2015

Education

National Open University of Nigeria

Postgraduate Diploma in Education · Class of 2017

Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma.

Master of Science in Medical Microbiology · Class of 2015

Delta State University, Abraka

Bachelor of Science in Microbiology · Class of 2010

Skills

Data AnalyticsData VisualizationStatistical AnalysisExcelData AnalysisData StorytellingResearch Data AnalysisScientific ResearchData Cleaning and ValidationResearch DocumentationQuality AssuranceQuality ControlSQLTableauPower BIClinical Microbiology

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Data Analytics Externship with Center for Improving Youth Justice

A data analytics externship with the Center for Improving Youth Justice, focused on analyzing multi-year juvenile facility records to surface correlations and data quality issues.

Data AnalysisPythonData VisualizationStatistical Research

Overview

During my data analytics externship with the Center for Improving Youth Justice, I examined multi-year juvenile-facility data to explore safety conditions experienced by confined youth. The project combined data-quality review, focused research-question development, visualization, interpretation, and practitioner-oriented communication.

Data Analytics Externship with Center for Improving Youth Justice

What I've accomplished

I created a shared exploration spreadsheet covering five CIYJ data files, documenting variable definitions, initial quality checks, cleaning questions, and prioritized next steps. I then examined reported fear for safety against assault and fight rates, created a scatter plot, and found no clear linear relationship.

Project breakdown

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Titanic Survival Prediction: EDA, Feature Engineering & Machine Learning

Completed an end-to-end Python/Kaggle analysis of Titanic survival, including missing-value checks, EDA, and feature engineering with FamilySize and IsAlone. I compared Logistic Regression and Random Forest using validation and 5-fold cross-validation. The improved Random Forest raised my Kaggle sco

PythonData VisualizationExploratory Data AnalysisData CleaningFeature EngineeringMachine LearningCross-validationRandom ForestLogistic Regression

Overview

Completed an end-to-end Python/Kaggle analysis of Titanic survival, including missing-value checks, EDA, and feature engineering with FamilySize and IsAlone. I compared Logistic Regression and Random Forest using validation and 5-fold cross-validation. The improved Random Forest raised my Kaggle score from 0.77511 to 0.78468, with mean CV accuracy of about 82.3%.

Titanic Survival Prediction: EDA, Feature Engineering & Machine Learning

What I've accomplished

I completed an end-to-end analytical workflow using Python and Kaggle. I examined missing values, analyzed survival patterns by sex, passenger class, age, fare, embarkation port, and family size, and engineered features including FamilySize and IsAlone. I compared logistic regression and random forest models using a validation split and 5-fold cross-validation. The improved Random Forest model inc

Outcome

Improved the Kaggle leaderboard score from 0.77511 to 0.78468 and achieved approximately 82.3% mean 5-fold cross-validation accuracy with Random Forest. The project identified key survival patterns across sex, passenger class, age, embarkation point, and family size while demonstrating practical skills in EDA, feature engineering, model validation, and data storytelling.

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Research Analyst - MSc project - Multiple Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria from Clinical Specimens

For my MSc research in Medical Microbiology, I investigated antibiotic susceptibility patterns and plasmid profiles in multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from approximately 100 hospitalized patients with surgical-wound infections.

Microsoft ExcelResearch Data AnalysisClinical MicrobiologyAntimicrobial ResistanceScientific Reporting

Overview

For my MSc research in Medical Microbiology, I investigated antibiotic susceptibility patterns and plasmid profiles in multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from approximately 100 hospitalized patients with surgical-wound infections.

Research Analyst - MSc project - Multiple Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria from Clinical Specimens

What I've accomplished

I organized, cleaned, and interpreted the research data in Microsoft Excel while supporting antimicrobial susceptibility testing, plasmid-profile analysis, and scientific reporting. The project strengthened my capabilities in clinical microbiology, research documentation, data quality, and antimicrobial-resistance analysis.

Outcome

I found that continuous expression of multidrug resistance associated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa was due to acquisition of resistant plasmid DNA.

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BSc Research — Plasmid-Associated Multidrug Resistance

For my BSc research in Microbiology, I investigated plasmid-associated multidrug resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates obtained from approximately 100 surgical-wound specimens. The study explored how plasmids may contribute to antimicrobial resistance in clinical isolates.

ExcelmicrobiologyData AnalysisAntimicrobial Susceptibility TestingResearch Documentation

Overview

For my BSc research in Microbiology, I investigated plasmid-associated multidrug resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates obtained from approximately 100 surgical-wound specimens. The study explored how plasmids may contribute to antimicrobial resistance in clinical isolates.

BSc Research — Plasmid-Associated Multidrug Resistance

What I've accomplished

I maintained structured specimen and isolate records in Excel, compared antimicrobial susceptibility patterns, and interpreted plasmid-profile findings using microbiology methods. The project developed my foundation in clinical microbiology, research-data organization, laboratory investigation, and scientific interpretation.

Outcome

I found that plasmid genes could course multidrug resistance in bacteria isolates.

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Data Analytics Coursework and Practice Projects — In Progress

Through the Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate and related training, I am building practical capabilities in data preparation, cleaning, analysis, visualization, and case-based problem-solving using business and healthcare-style datasets.

SQLExcelTableauPower BIRBigQuery

Overview

Through the Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate and related training, I am building practical capabilities in data preparation, cleaning, analysis, visualization, and case-based problem-solving using business and healthcare-style datasets.

Data Analytics Coursework and Practice Projects — In Progress

What I've accomplished

I have completed guided exercises and practice projects using Excel, SQL, Tableau, Power BI, BigQuery, R, and introductory Python. This work has strengthened my analytical thinking, data-quality review, visualization, dashboard concepts, and ability to communicate findings clearly while the certificate remains in progress.

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