Kingsley Akenu

Data Scientist (Contract)

Kwurah

03/2025 - Present | Ontario, Canada (Remote)

• Leveraged analytics to identify and align market trends with organizational needs, achieving optimal talent and resource placement, resulting in 25% improved operational efficiency.
• Developed Tableau dashboards for property market analysis, achieving enhanced data visualization for stakeholders, resulting in 20% improved decision-making efficiency.
• Utilized SQL and Python to process large datasets, achieving accurate extraction of actionable insights, resulting in 15% optimized strategic recommendations for business growth.
• Collaborated remotely with cross-functional teams, achieving alignment of data solutions with business goals, resulting in 25% stronger project outcomes and team synergy.
• Applied leadership skills from Harvard's Aspire Leaders Program, achieving effective project guidance, resulting in 30% increased innovation and team performance.

Freelance Data Analyst

Adezzz

12/2023 - Present | Lagos, Nigeria (Remote)

Focus: Data Infrastructure and Analytics

• Initiated the analytics workflow by cleaning and exploring Nigerian retail and e‑commerce coupon usage data in Excel Power Query and MySQL, then advanced to Python for feature engineering and predictive modeling, and finally integrated outputs into Power BI dashboards enhanced with prompt engineering.
• Streamlined data preparation by 40%, uncovered redemption drivers such as discount value and campaign timing with 74% feature importance, and built machine learning models (Logistic Regression, Decision Tree, Random Forest) that achieved 60% accuracy and improved prediction reliability by 70%.
• Delivered a predictive insights dashboard that helped retailers improve coupon targeting efficiency by 30%, reduce wasted marketing spend by 25%, and achieve measurable uplift in customer engagement — while demonstrating end‑to‑end analytics capability across data engineering, machine learning, and BI visualization.

Intern

Bank of Industry Limited

01/2020 - 02/2021 | Lagos Island, Nigeria (On-Site)

• Managed email communication with clients and colleagues, achieving clear and polite correspondence, resulting in 25% improved stakeholder relations and efficient account management.
• Supported document management and data entry using Microsoft Excel, achieving accurate organization of spreadsheets and reports.
• Recorded and summarized meeting notes, sharing actionable insights with stakeholders.

Sales Manager

Triple K Ventures

10/2017 - 12/2019 | Lagos, Nigeria

• Oversaw all data entry and customer relations, ensuring accurate inventory and sales tracking.
• Analyzed daily sales and profit data to inform strategic decision-making and loan repayment strategies.
• Spearheaded business growth by acquiring additional space, boosting inventory capacity and sales potential.