Trilingual data scientist with diverse skills in machine learning, data analysis, policy analysis, and web development.

I am Yu En, and I am obsessed with using data to make the world better. You can find me on linkedin or send me an email.

Experience

Consultant

Developed forecasting model for teacher openings with machine learning techniques and analysed 1m+ observations with STATA and Scikit-learn
Created a user-friendly dashboard to disseminate results and provided documentation with clear instructions for maintenance and update
Collaborated with stakeholders, identifying and gathering analytical requirements, expectations, and limitations to guide product design

Research Fellow

Researched Vietnam's electricity supply; collected 500+ power plants' coordinates, fuel types, and capacities from multiple databases; standardised data and published on Github with source code and final results
Modelled air pollution for fossil plants with QGIS; identified locations affecting the most population; drafted policy recommendation for converting to renewable energy sources

The project received attention from Maxwell, and I was interviewed to discuss it with my colleague. The repository is available here.

Research Assistant

Assessed data availability of 101 gender-relevant SDG indicators; reviewed metadata and methodology; identified proxies and data collection plan for unavailable indicators; published paper on findings
Monitored national statistics offices' website performance, search engine optimisation (SEO), traffic sources, and users and drafted plans for improving website traffic

I published a short paper, Understanding Usability of SDG National Reporting Platforms, to share my findings.

Co-Founder / Manager

Led a marketing team of five; created content and social media advertisement campaign; tracked Facebook and Instagram results with Pixel; analysed results and adjusted parameters to maximise marketing objectives
Achieved cost per 1,000 impressions (CPM) of €3.07, cost per click (CPC) of €0.31, and click through rate (CTR) of 2.45%, compared to the average of $11.20, $1.86, and 0.90%

Market Consultant

Team Consultant

Education

Master of Public Administration

B.A. Business Administration