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Dara Corr

MSc Data Scientist Specialising In Credit Risk & Statistical Modeling
Dublin

Summary

Detail-oriented graduate with first-class honours degrees in Theoretical Physics (BSc) and Data Science (MSc). Skilled in developing and validating predictive models for credit risk, earnings, and stock price movements. Proficient in applying rigorous quantitative methods to real-world problems such as disease dynamics and sentiment analysis. Currently engaged in a high-volume database environment supporting business-critical systems. Eager to leverage technical and collaborative skills as a Quantitative Analyst.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

IT Database Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
Dublin
12.2023 - Current
  • Automated PostgreSQL, MySQL & MongoDB database deployments using Python, reducing install times by 97%.
  • Improved efficiency of Snowflake cloud processes, delivering over $35,000 in annual compute cost savings.
  • Contributed significantly to the organization''s productivity by maintaining high availability and reliability of 1000+ critical databases across Postgresql, Snowflake, MySQL and MongoDB systems.
  • Reduced query execution time by analyzing and fine-tuning SQL statements in complex applications.
  • Developed custom scripts to automate routine tasks, resulting in significant time savings for the team.

Education

MSc - Data Science And Statistical Learning - 1.1

University of Limerick
09.2022 - 09.2023

Bachelor of Science - Theoretical Physics - 1.1

University of Galway
09.2018 - 08.2022

Skills

Programming: Python (pandas, numpy, scikit-learn, matplotlib, pandas, tensorflow), R, MATLAB, SQL

Data and Cloud: Relational Databases, Snowflake, BigQuery, Spark, Hadoop, Azure, GCP, Excel, Git, Time Series Forecasting, Natural Language processing, Data Analysis, Data Visualisation

Mathematics and Statistics: Linear Regression, Logistic Regression, Clustering, Classification, Cross-validation, Hypothesis Testing, Mathematical Modelling, Time series Forecasting

Additional Highlights

  • Strong grounding in mathematical modeling from both theoretical physics and data science backgrounds
  • Deep interest in regulatory-compliant credit model validation and risk analytics
  • Proven ability to collaborate across disciplines and grow within new technical domains

Selected Projects

  • Credit Default and Earnings Prediction (Python/R), Built logistic regression models to predict credit risk and linear regression models for income forecasting. github.com/darcor99/College_Projects/blob/main/Data%20Science%20Masters/Statistical%20Modelling/MS6061_Statistical_Modelling_Project_Dara_Corr_22275193.pdf
  • Stock Analysis and Forecasting (Python), Predicted stock price movements using financial indicators and time series data. Used pandas, matplotlib, and scikit-learn for data processing and modeling. github.com/darcor99/Python_Stock_analysis
  • B-Influenza SIR Model (MATLAB), Modeled infectious disease spread with SIR equations and numerical solvers. Analysed disease dynamics under changing population and infection parameters., github.com/darcor99/College_Projects/blob/main/Data%20Science%20Masters/Scientific%20Computation/assignment3/upload/MS6021_Scientific_Computation_Assignment_3.pdf
  • Text Classification & Sentiment Analysis (Python NLP), Built pipelines for topic classification and sentiment prediction using TensorFlow, NLTK. Addressed preprocessing, spelling correction, and feature extraction with NLP tools., github.com/darcor99/College_Projects/blob/main/Data%20Science%20Masters/Natural%20Language%20Processing/etivity6_2_22275193.ipynb, github.com/darcor99/College_Projects/blob/main/Data%20Science%20Masters/Natural%20Language%20Processing/etivity6_1_22275193.ipynb
  • Modeling Physical Systems (Python), Simulated projectile motion and harmonic oscillators using differential equations and numerical solvers. github.com/darcor99/College_Projects/blob/main/BSc%20Theoretical%20Physics/Computational%20Physics/3rd%20yr/Computational%20Assignment%201.pdf

Timeline

IT Database Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
12.2023 - Current

MSc - Data Science And Statistical Learning - 1.1

University of Limerick
09.2022 - 09.2023

Bachelor of Science - Theoretical Physics - 1.1

University of Galway
09.2018 - 08.2022
Dara CorrMSc Data Scientist Specialising In Credit Risk & Statistical Modeling