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Tolu Babs

@tolubabs

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AI developer and data scientist building efficient, scalable software solutions with practical ML.

United Kingdom

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to contribute to advancing software solutions with practical AI—building efficient, scalable systems from data to deployment—and collaborate with experienced experts. I want work that values reproducibility, validation, and sustainable impact.

I’m an AI developer and data scientist with over 4 years of practical software engineering, building 10+ successful projects for companies across different sectors. I’m project-oriented and motivated by creating smart programs and verification processes that improve efficiency and sustainability through real-world AI frameworks.

In my current AI Developer role at Solverdeck, I develop and manage custom software and AI applications end-to-end—handling dataset preparation, model training, validation, deployment, and AI integrations with a focus on performance, scalability, and reproducibility. Earlier, I led evidence review work at the Department for Work and Pensions by processing 200+ cases monthly and improving decision workflows with process improvement algorithms, while also automating reporting to save 20 minutes of managers’ briefing prep time daily.

I’ve also delivered strong ML outcomes as a Data Scientist (89% accuracy for flood risk assessment using machine learning and time-series forecasting), and I’ve built production-minded systems like an AI API Gateway in Node.js/TypeScript with authentication and rate limiting (50+ concurrent requests and 90.9% uptime in simulation) and a full-stack SportBot LLM chatbot using Streamlit and OpenAI to demonstrate RAG principles. I bring leadership, experimentation, and reproducible validation to every solution.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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AI Developer

Current

Solverdeck

Apr 2025 - Present (1 year)

Developing and managing custom software and AI applications for local businesses and artisans. Led the end-to-end lifecycle of ML projects and deployed AI integrations focused on performance, scalability, and reproducibility.

Machine Learning AI Integration Model Training Model Validation Deployment Scalability Workflow Automation

Review Officer

Department for Work and Pensions

Jul 2024 - May 2025 (10 months)

Led evidence review of claimant data initiatives, processing 200+ cases monthly to support public service decisions. Built automated reporting to save 20 minutes daily and improved credit review efficiency by 15% through process improvement algorithms.

Data Processing Process Improvement Credit Review Stakeholder Management & Compliance

Data Scientist

Outlier

Jan 2024 - Feb 2025 (1 year 1 month)

Applied time-series forecasting and machine learning to analyse environmental data for flood risk assessment. Developed and validated predictive models achieving 89% accuracy and ran experiments and benchmarking to improve performance with reproducible results.

Time Series Machine Learning predictive modeling Benchmarking Data Visualization Statistical Analysis Experimentation Flood Risks

Technical Product Developer

Olamax Associate

Jun 2020 - Dec 2024 (4 years 6 months)

Designed and deployed 50+ software automations and intelligent workflows by translating business needs into data solutions. Prototyped AI solutions and designed experiments to validate hypotheses, improving platform usability and customer experience.

Workflow Automation Data Engineering Experiment Design Prototyping Data Solutions Stakeholder Management SQL

Maintenance Analyst

ExecuJet Aviation Nigeria

Oct 2019 - Jul 2020 (9 months)

Developed post-flight inspection automation to reduce manual processing time by 8%. Implemented data-driven quality control and created predictive maintenance algorithms, improving hardware reusability by 15% and documentation accuracy by 25%.

Predictive Maintenance Algorithm Development Quality Control Data Analysis Automation Hardware Reusability