RBC Data Scientist

During my 2024 internship at RBC, I worked as a Data Scientist focusing on time series forecasting and team technical leadership.

Key Achievements

Advanced Forecasting Models

Implemented time series forecasting models using:

• Meta's Prophet: For robust trend and seasonality detection
• LSTM Neural Networks: For capturing complex temporal patterns

These models achieved a 50% reduction in forecasting error compared to existing methods, significantly improving business planning accuracy.

Technical Leadership

Led a unit of 3 team members during a 3-week sprint focused on:

• Refactoring the existing codebase for maintainability
• Implementing standard coding practices
• Migrating version control to GitHub
• Establishing code review processes

Business Integration

Built an Excel visualization tool that allowed non-technical team members to:

• Dynamically interact with forecast results
• Explore different scenarios
• Bridge the gap between technical analysis and business decision-making

Impact

This role demonstrated my ability to:

• Deliver technical solutions that create measurable business value
• Lead small teams through focused technical initiatives
• Communicate complex technical concepts to business stakeholders
• Improve upon existing systems significantly