Tony Coyne

Head of Data Science

Summary

I'm a civil servant data scientist who likes to do good things with data. Member of Government Statistical Service and Data Visualization Society, DDaT Head of Profession

Experience

July 2019 - Present

Team Leader

Head of Data Science - Department for Business and Trade

  • DDaT Head of Profession for Data Science and Data Analysis
  • Worked with the Alan Turing Institute to create and deploy an AI governance model across the department
  • Oversaw the introduction of self-hosted LLM technology within the department and the creation of ML engineer role
  • Built the Data Science, Performance Analysis and Data Analysis functions from scratch as the first civil servant data professional in DDaT in DBT
  • Contract Manager for Data Science Innovation Lab managed service team
  • Key models deployed in production include: Find exporters to identify high potential export companies on CRM system, and a Business Intelligence Classifier used across the department
  • Managed interdisciplinary teams to deliver data science features and stand-alone digital products
  • Lead on AI governance for the department
  • Inclusivity: 50/50 gender split across my teams and two staff who have joined as part of apprenticeships
August 2015 - June 2019

Team Leader

Customer Compliance Strategy - Data Expolitation team leader - HMRC

  • Managing a team of analysts across three locations
  • Exploring acquisition of new data, and making effective use of existing data
  • Overseeing production of forecasting models using machine learning and other tools
  • Data Visualisation and fiscal event policy costings
June 2013 - August 2015

Team Leader

Head of Indirect tax forecast - HMRC

  • Producing the official forecast for all indirect taxes
  • Econometric Modelling
  • Analysis of trends in economic data
  • Managing a team of analysts carrying out statistical and econometric analyses
August 2010 - June 2013

Team Leader

Head of Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses - HM Treasury

  • Production of the key Official Statistics on UK Public Spending
  • Using large multi-dimnesional databases to produce analyses and reports on public spending for use in the fiscal forecast process.
May 2005 - August 2010

Policy Analyst, Statistician

GSS faststream - HM Treasury & Cabinet Office

  • A range of roles including Public Sector finance forecasting, Social Exclusion analysis, and on the Bill team for the Statistics Act (2007)

Education

University of Galway (NUI Galway)

September 2000 - May 2004

Bsc (Hons) Financial Mathematics and Economics