About Me

Emmanuel Akpandara

Data & AI Scientist, Developer, Analyst & Engineer · Geel, Belgium (open to relocation)

Curious, growth driven technologist who works across the whole data and AI spectrum as a scientist, developer, analyst, and engineer. I enjoy exploring datasets, training and deploying machine learning models, building practical applications, and turning messy, complex problems into clear and reliable solutions. With a BSc in Applied Computer Science (AI specialization) and hands on experience at Umicore and Bleckmann, I bring a blend of machine learning, analytics, and software skills to every project, along with a genuine enthusiasm for learning whatever a problem needs.

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Experience

Where I've worked

Jul 2025 to Jan 2026

Inventory & ERP Data Analyst

Bleckmann · Grobbendonk, Antwerp, Belgium

  • Designed and maintained Power BI dashboards to monitor inventory accuracy and warehouse KPIs, enabling more informed decision-making across teams.
  • Cleaned and validated datasets from ERP systems (JDA / Blue Yonder) to ensure consistent data quality.
  • Performed root-cause analysis on stock mismatches and system discrepancies, identifying patterns and recommending corrective actions.
  • Collaborated with warehouse and operations teams to translate issues into analytical tasks and deliver actionable insights.
  • Created automated Excel and Power BI reports for stakeholders to easily monitor KPIs.

Sep 2024 to Dec 2024

Data Scientist Intern

Umicore · Olen, Belgium

  • Prepared, cleaned, and validated large multilingual datasets for NLP pipelines.
  • Increased patent classification model accuracy to 81% by fine-tuning transformer-based models on domain-specific datasets.
  • Leveraged MLflow in Azure Databricks to track experiments, diagnose pipeline issues, and compare model performance.
  • Enhanced preprocessing scripts to boost pipeline stability and reduce downstream errors.
  • Collaborated with engineers and researchers to turn analytical findings into actionable improvements.

Technical Skills

What I work with

Data & Analytics

Power BIDAXPower QueryExcelPandasSeabornMatplotlibJupyter NotebookData ModellingQlik Sense

Programming

PythonSQLTypeScriptC#JavaPHP

AI & Machine Learning

PyTorchHugging Face TransformersMLflowOpenAI APINLPComputer VisionYOLOv8

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWSAzureGoogle CloudDockerKubernetesApache AirflowApache KafkaApache Cassandra

Languages

Languages I speak

English

Fluent

My main working language, used day to day in study, at work, and in everything I build.

Dutch

B1

At a solid B1 level and actively learning. I genuinely enjoy improving my Dutch and take every chance to practise and push it further.

Education

Academic background

Sep 2021 to Jan 2025

BSc Applied Computer Science: Artificial Intelligence

Thomas More University of Applied Sciences · Geel, Belgium

Software and applications development and analysis

Certifications

Continuous learning

Kodree / Mate Academy · Mar 2026

SQL Advanced

108 applied exercises covering table design, set functions, window functions, views, stored procedures, subqueries, and CTEs.

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Coursera (Google Cloud) · Feb 2024

Data Engineering, Big Data, and ML on GCP

Five-course specialization covering serverless data analysis, streaming pipelines, and productionizing ML models on Google Cloud.

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