Hey I am Derrick
I am a Data, AI and Automation professional with years of experience across, AI/ML engineering, LLMs, data analytics, data science, NLP, scalable model deployment, e-commerce, retail, finance and accounting. I translate complex technical work for local and global stakeholders and support cross‑functional teams.
I have delivered production systems that automate processes across a catalogue of million products with strong accuracy and reliability. I can deliver robust, cost‑effective solutions that improve conversion, reduce manual effort, and drive measurable business impact.
Derrick Ofori
Automation Analyst, AI/ML engineer and Data Scientist
Phone:
07424872291
Email:
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England, United Kingdom
EXPERIENCE
Jan 2024 - Present
Automation Analyst
Zoro UK | England
I design and optimise large-scale automation and AI systems that improve product data quality, classification, and management across millions of e-commerce items. This includes leading the development of a multimodal AI model for corrosive product identification with 95% accuracy, building RAG-based and LLM-driven classifiers that automate the majority of product categorisation, and creating AI-powered attribute extraction and normalisation pipelines that have processed millions of values. I also architect and maintain extensive supplier API integrations, support merchandising teams with AI workflows, and communicate technical strategies across global stakeholders namely; Zoro USA, Grainger plc (USA) and MonotaRO (Japan).
Aug 2020 - Dec 2023
Fiverr | Remote
Data Scientist
I applied a range of NLP techniques, leveraging libraries such as spaCy and NLTK to analyse text data and extract meaningful insights. I also designed, implemented, and evaluated multiple machine-learning models including Random Forests, Linear Regression, XGBoost, and K-means clustering to support data-driven decision-making and deliver robust analytical solutions.
Nov 2018 - Dec 2021
Assistant Accounting Analyst
CAGD | Ghana
I utilised advanced data analytical and statistical techniques to forecast fiscal-year revenues and conducted detailed investigations into revenue anomalies, ensuring accurate financial insights and improved decision-making.
Sept 2017 - Sept 2018
Assistant Accounting Analyst
Ministry of Finance | Ghana
I analysed the Ghana Customs database to identify anomalies for the Assistant Minister of Finance.
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION
Jan 2022 - Nov 2023
Master's Degree
Oct 2013 - Jun 2017
Bachelor's Degree
Mar 2021 - Present
Data Science
Distinction, University of Gloucestershire, England
Economics
Second Class Upper (2:1), KNUST, Ghana
Professional Certificate in Data Science
HarvardX
Sept 2024 - Sept 2027
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Nov 2025 - Present
Databricks Fundamentals Accreditation
Databricks
Dec 2025 - Dec 2028
Azure AI Fundamentals
Microsoft
Portfolio
A. Tabulify PDF
B. Customer Support Intent Classifier
SKILLS
NLP
AI/ML Engineering
Automation
Data Science and Analysis
Software Engineering
Statistics and Modelling