Derek is the Lead Data Scientist at SSE Airtricity, with over 10 years of experience in data science across the energy sector. His academic background spans statistics, computer science, and engineering, and he has applied this across roles in energy retail, wholesale, and trading - working across the full stack from back-end data infrastructure to front-end delivery.
He has been a Databricks user for over five years, building extensive hands-on experience with the platform in real-world energy contexts and continuously adopting the latest Databricks capabilities to drive innovative machine learning and AI solutions across the business.