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Dale Firth

@dalefirth

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Data analyst skilled in SQL, ML, and delivering actionable business insights.

United Kingdom

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What I'm looking for

I seek an analytic role applying SQL, ML, and data engineering to build automated, stakeholder-facing solutions in an agile team with opportunities to scale impact and grow technical responsibility.

I am a data analyst with four years' experience working across energy-sector compliance pipelines and research-driven machine learning projects. I combine strong SQL and data-engineering capabilities with applied machine learning to deliver accurate, timely reports and automated processes that improve operational efficiency.

At Centrica I developed and executed SQL scripts, maintained secure data sources, led vendor setup for regulatory obligations, and optimised pipelines—driving up to 20% efficiency gains and managing high-value payment structures. I also designed and deployed neural-network models and UAV vision systems during independent and team projects, achieving high accuracy and substantial performance improvements.

I thrive in agile, team-focused environments, enjoy mentoring and event organisation, and prioritise clear communication with stakeholders. I seek roles where I can apply data modelling, automation, and ML to solve business problems and scale reliable data products.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Events Organiser

Curiosity

Organised and delivered 15 STEM demonstrations and multiple practical sessions averaging 10+ attendees, managing venues, risk mitigation, and community engagement to increase local scientific literacy.

Event Planning Community Outreach Risk Assessment STEM Education Volunteer Management Logistics Public Speaking Project Coordination

ECO Approvals Analyst

Centrica

Led vendor setup and managed ECO3/4 and GBIS transition tasks, implementing payment BAU structures of £1–5M/week and enforcing bookkeeping changes that improved process efficiency by 20%. Produced senior-level reports on data distribution and policy impacts to support effective business decisions.

SQL Power BI Data Quality Assurance Data Security Data Modelling ETL Agile Data Warehousing

Diabetes Neural Network Trainer

Swansea University

Built and trained a multi-layer perceptron to diagnose diabetes achieving 98% accuracy, streamlined models to run 50% faster, and reported findings using LaTeX for independent quantitative research.

Python Keras TensorFlow Neural Networks Data Analysis LaTeX Machine Learning

IMechE UAS Challenge Engineer

IMechE UAS Challenge

Designed machine-vision UAV systems and cost-optimised hardware (60% cost reduction) to produce datamaps, generated 24 weekly technical reports, and calibrated telemetry to reduce gyroscopic precession by 99.7%.

Computer Vision Machine Learning Solidworks Matlab LaTeX UAV Data Processing

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Swansea University

Master of Science, Physics

Master's dissertation on approximate solutions to the 1-dimensional Schrödinger equation and simulation of complex quantum systems; studied statistics, machine learning, data visualization, and big data technologies.

Swansea University

Bachelor of Science, Physics

Completed coursework in statistical analysis, complex analysis, probability, quantum theory, and lab safety; conducted independent quantitative research and calibration of sensitive equipment.

The Ridings Federation Winterbourne International Academy

GCSE and A-levels, Secondary Education

Completed GCSEs including Maths, English, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Astronomy, History, Geography, Music, and French, and A-levels in Maths, Chemistry, and Physics.