Alvin Alex

About

Data Scientist & Data Management

I'm driven to leverage my skills and experience in data science and data management to support a sustainable future. With over a decade of expertise in data roles, particularly in the oil and energy industry, I am eager to utilize my knowledge to drive positive change and make a real impact on the world.

  • Experience: > 10 years
  • Industry: Oil E&P, Energy
  • Experties: Analysis, Visualisation, Machine Learning, GIS
  • Degree: MSc. Data Science,
    BSc. Industrial Chemistry
  • City: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Portfolio

As a curious data scientist, I enjoy exploring and analyzing data to find hidden patterns and insights. I am proud to share some of my work, which includes analyzing large datasets and building advanced machine learning models. My goal is to use data to make a positive impact and continue to grow in my field.

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Resume

Professional Experience

Intern Data Scientist

Nov 2021 - Apr 2022

DHL Asia Pacific Innovation Center

  • Deployed webapp on Azure.
  • Implementated of automatic emailing feature using Microsoft Graph API.
  • Improved web front end and fixed bugs.
  • Implemented activities logging using Azure SQL.
  • Organised app documentation.

Geo-Technician

Nov 2018 - Sep 2021

JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration (Malaysia) Limited, Kuala Lumpur

  • Developed a computer vision prediction model for digitizing old well-log.
  • Produced EDA of exploration wells from a commercial datasource.
  • Consolidated Petroleum Engineering's excel reports.
  • Streamlined automation for routine image scraping and digitizing.
  • Company Site Representative (CSR) for Site Survey (Offshore).
  • Managed software licenses.
  • Involved in the procurement of technical workstations.

Geo-Technician

Feb 2016 - Nov 2018

JX Nipon Oil & Gas Exploration (Deepwater Sabah) Limited, Kuala Lumpur

  • Established Corporate Geology & Geophysics Master database in Petrel.
  • Automated data collection process during PETRONAS Block Promotion.
  • A key member of the inception of the well-log database.
  • Managed the Corporate GIS database for exploration activities.
  • Produced Geology & Geophysics illustrations and maps for reports.
  • Consolidated existing document control procedures for improved workflow.

IT & Data Management Executive

Aug 2013 - Nov 2018

Inpex Offshore North West Sabah Limited, Kuala Lumpur

  • Designed and implemented a subsurface document management system.
  • Managed official data submission to PETRONAS.
  • Established GIS database for exploration activities.
  • Produced Geology & Geophysics illustrations and maps for reports.
  • Performed digitizing tasks.
  • Supervised Office-Rig communication setup during the drilling operation (Offshore).
  • Managed Office IT Infrastructure.

Continued...

Document / Data Controller

Nov 2009 - Jul 2013

JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration (Malaysia) Limited, Miri

  • Improved workflow for Petroleum Engineering’s Monthly Production Report.
  • Performed GIS data visualization for effective decision-making
  • Produced Geology & Geophysics illustrations and maps for reports.
  • Managed Core, Magnetic Media, Seismic data and Well Data.
  • Managed software licenses.
  • Maintained Software on the Red hat Linux system.

Education

Master of Science (Data Science)

2021 - 2023

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor

Master Project:
  • Prediction of B2B Potential Customers Using Support Vector Machine & Random Forest
Courses:
  1. Statistics for Data Science
  2. Advanced Analytics for Data Science
  3. Big Data Management
  4. Business Intelligence & Analytics
  5. Operational Research & Optimization
  6. Supply Chain Analytics
  7. Research Design & Analysis in Data Science
  8. Data Science Governance
  9. Big Data Computing
  10. Massive Data Mining and Streaming
  11. IT Project Management

Bachelor of Science (Industrial Chemistry)

2004 - 2007

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor

Graduated with Second Class Honours (Upper Division)

Tools & Languages

Throughout my career, I have utilized and developed proficiency in a diverse range of tools and programming languages, varying in both complexity and level of expertise.

Visual Studio Code

Primary day-to-day editor for coding with helpful extensions and Vim keybindings.

Python

First language of choice for all things scripting, automation, and data analysis.

Git & GitHub

Personal projects are hosted and maintained using Git in GitHub.

HTML

This site is modified manually in the index HTML file.

CSS

At least I know how to link stylesheet and use the classes. Don't judge!

JavaScript

Nothing modern. Things are too fast. In a bind, definitely able to fix simple bugs. Played with jQuery a long time ago.

SQL

SQL is everywhere. Used it in ArcGIS software. Used in when in need persist data for webapps using SQLite. Built website in LAMP stack (MySQL).

MongoDB

Learned it in a university course. Hope to have the chance to use it in real world.

Windows

Windows 11 is the current daily driver.

Linux

Linux is like an old friend that always keeping in touch. It was Arch by the way.

Docker

Some Deep Learning stacks are too difficult to configure myself. Just download docker image from NVIDIA and good to go.

Jupyter

My dirty little secret. All my Python code is written in Jupyter Notebook. I just use the Jupyter extension in VSCode.

Certificates

I strive to expand my knowledge and skills, and continually improve myself. While I aim to grow and reach new levels of success, I recognize that there is always more to learn and areas where I can grow. I try to make continuous learning my habit and always approach each new opportunity with a growth mindset and an eagerness to discover.

Coursera Specialization 1 Stanford, 5 IBM

Fusionex Certification Data Science & Data Engineering Program

Microsoft Azure Data Fundamental & AI

AWS Cloud Foundations