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Selin Ustaoğlu

@selinustaoglu

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Data scientist with 7+ years building scalable data pipelines, ML models, and analytics products.

Turkey

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles that leverage my technical depth in data engineering, ML, and analytics to build products that drive strategic decisions, in collaborative, impact-focused teams.

I am a data scientist with 7+ years of experience designing scalable data pipelines, automated analysis workflows, and machine-learning models to support multi-million-dollar decisions and large-scale humanitarian programs. I have reduced manual workloads, integrated diverse internal and external data sources to improve reliability and reporting speed, and built Python algorithms and SQL systems that ensured analytical accuracy and performance.

I have led and managed data teams and communities of practice, developed learning programs on AI/ML/analytics, and built global analytics products and dashboards used for executive briefings, donor presentations, and crisis response. I now seek to apply my technical depth and product mindset in the private sector to deliver actionable, trustworthy analytics at scale.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Data Scientist

iMMAP

Sep 2023 - Feb 2025 (1 year 5 months)

Led data modernization initiatives, designing scalable pipelines and automated analysis workflows that reduced manual workload by 40% and improved reporting speed and data reliability.

Python Data Pipelines Data Integration Data Quality Automation Analytics Machine Learning Reporting

Data Analyst, Consultant

WFP / iMMAP

Apr 2022 - Aug 2023 (1 year 4 months)

Built automated Power BI/Tableau dashboards and global-scale analytics products that cut dashboard update time from hours to minutes and supported executive briefings and crisis response.

Power BI Tableau Python API Integration Automation Forecasting Data Visualization Analytics

Senior Officer, Data Analysis and Verification

IFRC

Aug 2021 - Aug 2022 (1 year)

Managed a data analysis team for the ESSN cash assistance program, delivering machine-learning targeting models and SQL-based systems to support operational decisions for 1.8 million beneficiaries.

Python SQL Machine Learning Data Verification Team Leadership BIツール

Data Verification Officer

IFRC

Aug 2020 - Aug 2021 (1 year)

Delivered ML-based targeting and large-scale analytics to improve program accuracy and implemented SQL-based data systems to ensure analytical performance and reliability.

Data Verification Machine Learning SQL Python Data Quality Analytics Monitoring

Head of Monitoring and Evaluation

ASAM

Aug 2019 - Jul 2020 (11 months)

Managed M&E operations for Turkey’s largest NGO, professionalized data standards and reporting workflows across 2+ million records, and led a team delivering impact reports to international donors.

Monitoring & Evaluation Reporting Python Power BI Team Leadership

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

ASAM

Apr 2018 - Aug 2019 (1 year 4 months)

Evaluated large-scale projects across protection, education, and cash assistance, built dashboards and performance tracking tools using Python and Power BI to support program monitoring.

M&E Python Power BI Data Collection (KoBo ODK)Évaluation Dashboarding Performance Tracking

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Middle East Technical University

Master of Science, International Relations (GIS specialization)

2018 - 2019

Specialized master's program in European integration and the use of statistics in decision-making processes, completed with a focus on GIS applications.