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Rabat, Morocco (Open to Remote Worldwide)

Summary

Versatile, self-taught Data Specialist with a proven track record of delivering data-driven intelligence for CEOs in the US, UK, and UAE.
Expert in transforming complex, unstructured information into actionable business insights through custom Python automation and large-scale web scraping.
Known for a security-conscious approach to end-to-end project management and a "hands-on" technical mindset.

Experience

Data Lead Feb 2026 – Present

Hive Gate, Dubai (Remote)

• Lead Generation & Pipeline Automation: Engineered an automated data pipeline to scrape and structure a database of 100,000+ target institutions for a user acquisition initiative.
  
• Data Enrichment & Segmentation: Enhanced raw data to identify high-value communication channels (Whats-App, direct scheduling links), allowing the sales team to prioritize the most effective outreach mediums.
  
• Speed-to-Lead Optimization: Streamlined the initial outreach phase by delivering actionable datasets, equipping the team to initiate high-impact first connections and drive sign-ups.
  

Researcher - Volunteer Jan 2026 – March 2026

Happy City Index, London (Remote)

• Data Sourcing & Verification: Sourced and documented answers from official publications, supplementing research by directly contacting municipal authorities for clarification.
  
• Quality Assurance: Peer-reviewed and validated research submitted by other contributors to ensure consistency and maintain data integrity.
  
• Team Recognition: Recognized as a contributing researcher on the organization's official team page.
  

Data & Automation Analyst June 2024 – March 2025

Currier Marketing, California (Remote)

• Technical SEO Auditing: Developed automated Python scripts to audit websites for technical health, identifying critical issues like 404 errors, duplicate content, and keyword cannibalization.
  
• Data Strategy & Visualization: Tracked project progress and effectively communicated actionable insights to stakeholders by presenting findings and proposing new initiatives.
  
• End-to-End Data Collection: Managed data collection projects by building targeted contact lists for outreach and aggregating business data for web applications.
  

Projects

Discovery of Google Maps Anomaly

• Systemic Error Identification: First to discover and document a systemic geolocation error placing over 100,000 U.S. businesses in the ocean during Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA).
  
• Data Pattern Recognition: Identified that approximately 73% of the affected businesses shared a single anomalous coordinate [46.4°N, 129.9°W].
  
• Industry Publication: Featured in the industry blog GoogleMapsMania - American Business is All at Sea.

Learn More: Link

Large-Scale Talent Intelligence Analysis

• Big Data Processing: Engineered a local data pipeline to process and structure 1.4 TB of unstructured data using DuckDB.
  
• Actionable Reporting: Enabled the generation of custom reports on company hiring trends, talent networks, and employee career trajectories.

View Example: Link

Skills

• Programming & Databases: Python, SQL (DuckDB), R, Bash.
  
• Data Engineering: Pandas, Polars, DuckDB, NumPy.
  
• Extraction & Automation: Selenium, Beautiful Soup, Requests, OpenCV.
  
• Technical Environment: Debian (GNU/Linux), GNU Emacs, Git.
  
• Software & Visualization: Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Canva.
  
• Core Practices: Data Privacy, Security-Conscious Development, EDA.
  

Education

Independent, Self-Directed Study 2016 – Present

• Focus on advanced data engineering, automation, and technical problem-solving through project-based learning.
  

Bac Physics & Chemistry2013 - 2014

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