I free data from constraints, and make them useful in intelligent systems.
Data Science Engineer • Building practical systems and thoughtful teams that help impacting the life of millions
I’m Bolaji — a statistician and data science engineer by training, a builder by necessity, and a strategist by instinct.
I lead Data & Analytics at GOZEM, where I contribute in shaping systems that support mobility, commerce, and fintech across Sub-Saharan Africa.
My academic background in statistics combined with my continuous learning in Big Data give me a strong foundation for building scalable pipelines, designing metrics that matter, and integrating advanced analytics features where they actually improve outcomes. I care about clarity, efficiency, and making data work for people — not the other way around.
- Built and mentored a distributed data team across Sub-Saharan Africa
- Reduced Google Cloud costs by over 40% without compromising integrity
- Designed a unified performance tracking system for group-level reporting
- Automated freelancer reporting system, their payments, and operational KPIs
- Facilitated the integration of advanced analytics features into GOZEM’s super app ecosystem
Leading data engineering, analytics, and data science efforts across multiple business units.
Focused on automation, fraud detection, infrastructure migration to Google Cloud, and the architecture of the group's current data strategy.
Built predictive models and internal tools for operational efficiency.
Worked on survey design, field operations, and statistical modeling.
| Domain | Tools |
|---|---|
| ☁️ Cloud & Data | BigQuery • Dataform • Vertex AI • Dataflow • GCS • AWS EC2 |
| 📊 BI & Workflow | Airflow • Looker • Metabase |
| 💻 Languages | Python • SQL • R • Bash |
| 🗄️ Databases | PostgreSQL • MongoDB |
| ⚙️ DevOps | Git • Docker |
| Name | What It Does |
|---|---|
| 🧪 GCP Smart Dataform Templates | Modular SQL lab for scalable BigQuery pipelines with smart incremental logic and cost-saving assertions |
| 🧠 iBola ChatBot | Conversational AI that shares my professional journey |
| 💰 Salaire BENIN | Salary processing API tailored for Benin |
| 💼 BOLABLG.com | Personal portfolio site |
| ⚙️ BOLABLG Apps | Collection of experimental products, productivity tools, and learning applications |
Vice-Chair – iSheero (2022-Present)
Supporting AI talent and data ecosystems in Francophone Africa.
Chair & Co-Founder – Takwimu Lab (2019–2022)
- Published African language datasets for NLP
- Winner of Zindi’s AI4D Dataset Challenge
- Research papers at AfricaNLP (EACL 2021)
🎓 MSc in Statistics — ICMPA UNESCO Chair, University of Abomey-Calavi
University: Distinction • IEE US Evaluation: A- (GPA: 3.72/4.0)
🎓 BSc in Statistics & Econometrics — College of Economics & Management, University of Abomey-Calavi
- Reduced and stabilised GCP costs from over 12K to under 6K while maintaining system integrity
- Co-Published multilingual datasets on Zenodo
- Zindi Africa Award – AI4D Dataset Challenge (With TakwimuLab Team)
- Research co-publication at AfricaNLP Workshop, EACL 2021
When you’re clear on your goals, comfortable with debugging, and curious enough to learn as you build… you can become an unstoppable builder with AI Agents.