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Danny Ledger

Danny Ledger

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Aspiring Data Engineer & Scientist

Bank of New Zealand | Auckland, New Zealand

Technologies

An experienced researcher. An aspiring data engineer & scientist.

My Work

Take a look at my latest work.

DataLab

Optimising a Credit Risk Strategy (Pandas analysis)

DataLab

Exploring SAT Scores (basic pandas)

DataLab

Exploring London's Travel Network (Basic Snowflake SQL)

DataLab

Hypothesis Testing with Men's and Women's Soccer Matches

DataLab

Analyzing Crime in Los Angeles

DataLab

History of Nobel Prize Winners

DataLab

Customer Analytics: Preparing Data for Modeling

DataLab

Investigating Movies (basic analysis)

DataLab

The Pandas Awaken (trial and error)

DataLab

Exploring Airbnb Market Trends

DataLab

Hypothesis Testing in Healthcare

DataLab

Optimising a Credit Risk Strategy (Pandas analysis)

My Certifications

These are the industry credentials that I’ve earned.

Data Literacy

Data Literacy

DataCamp Course Completion

Take a look at all the courses I’ve completed on DataCamp.

Courses

Introduction to Python
Introduction to SQL
Intermediate SQL
Intermediate Python

My Work Experience

Where I've interned and worked during my career.

Bank of New Zealand | Sep 2022 - Present

Sr. Researcher

Leading user research initiatives for major transformation projects. Responsible for developing user research maturity and quantitative practices within the UX department.
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IBM | Dec 2020 - May 2021

Sr. Researcher

My role as associate director involved providing research, data analysis & service design strategy for key clients in the Asian banking industry and an AU/ NZ airline. Resigned due to extended parental leave. Work/projects included: - Research and recommendations to senior leadership regarding best practice for Asia-based Fintech. - Supported project team of an AU/NZ airline on Covid-countering objectives. - Client relations and UX-lead for new business development.

Starshipit | Jul 2019 - Jun 2020

UX Manager

Drove UX optimization to meet market demands and user expectations. Supported product strategy and consumer research. Contributed to the company's eventual recognition on the 'Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2019' list, highlighting accessibility, usability and performance metrics. Played a user-centric role in securing the 'Best Fulfilment Technology' award at the NORA Excellence Awards 2019, demonstrating excellence in UX. Work/projects included: - Introduced accessibility-driven design to third-party creative agency. - Co-led with product management, a new iteration of the UX that emphasised onboarding & adoption. - Introduced metrics for real-time performance.

Fiserv | Aug 2016 - Jul 2019

Sr. Researcher

Assisted in advancing UX research capabilities for banks all around the US. Supported the development of discovery methodologies, aligning with industry standards and enhancing research effectiveness. Contributed insights that aided the continuous improvement of key features of Fiserv's principal banking app used by hundreds of banks. Work/projects included: - Re-introduced the research facility and operations within the mobile UX division. - Led consumer research and the application of cognitive science into the design discipline. - Produced Kano model studies, amongst other discovery projects assisting product strategy. - Usability testing of customer secure chat, and universal dynamic search for business banking. - Data-driven split testing (both A/B and multivariate) for internet banking used by over 5 million users.

We Are Tilt | Jul 2014 - Jun 2016

Sr. Researcher & Strategist

Supported research, strategic services, and design planning, ensuring a holistic approach to UX that met client and user needs. Assisted in client discussions and the discovery phase, producing UX documentation that guided project development. Collaborated as a client-facing UX lead for major clients. Work/projects included: - Led research and planning of a children's digital learning game (scratch- based app) for Nickelodeon. - Developed the front-end IA structure of BP’s graduate onboarding experience. - Revised the information design and prototyped the high-level UX of Barclays e-learning portal. - Led the quantitative research work and content strategy for UK airline, easyJet.

My Education

Take a look at my formal education

Master of Science (MSc) in Computer Science with AIUniversity of Hertfordshire | 2027
Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) in Industrial PsychologyCoventry University | 2024
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Information DesignUniversity of Winchester | 2011

About Me

Danny Ledger

A researcher with a background in information design and behavioural science, thoroughly enjoying the beginnings of a journey into data science & engineering.

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