Nicael Jooste
Staff Data Scientist · Cloud & AI Consultant · Builder of Better Systems
Gouda · get in touch
Professional Summary
I am a technically-minded and strategically-inclined data scientist with a background in civil engineering, hydrology and water resource management. Over the past few years, I've grown into a hybrid role where I design and build internal tools, automate workflows, and help teams make better decisions using data. I'm especially interested in the intersection of software, data, AI, cloud infrastructure, and sustainable public systems. I like building things that are robust, reusable, and actually get used, and I'm always looking to improve how we work.
Skills
- Python (Advanced)
- SQL
- Power BI
- Azure (DevOps, ML, Blob, AppConfig, etc.)
- CI/CD (Pipelines, Testing, Automation)
- FastAPI
- Docker
- LLMs, agents, prompt engineering & Integration
- Geospatial data, GIS & Remote Sensing
- Internal SDK & Tooling Design
- MLOps & Model Deployment