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Eyitayo Odediran

Data Scientist | Data Engineer | Data Analyst

About Me

I am a Data Scientist specializing in leveraging data analytics and machine learning to drive informed decision-making. While my experience includes significant work in sports analytics through Afriskaut and Tayo Stats, my core skills in data manipulation, modeling, and communication are readily transferable to other sectors seeking data-driven insights.

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Automated Player Evaluation System

Python MongoDB Prefect PostGRE SQL
  • Built ETL pipelines processing 50k+ events/match from NoSQL database
  • Automated data cleaning and feature engineering workflows
  • Integrated scouting evaluations with performance metrics

Talent Identification Algorithm

Python scikit-learn FastAPI Pandas Numpy
  • Automated hyperparameter tuning pipeline
  • Real-time similar players API deployed on AWS

Internal Scouting Tool

Streamlit Python Plotly Pandas Numpy
  • Interactive plots for player metrics viewing
  • Pizza charts for player percentile ranking display
  • 30+ custom KPIs with drill-down functionality
  • Adopted by scouting team for talent identification

Football Data Science & Analysis Projects

Advanced Passing Network Analysis

Python NetworkX PostGRE SQL Pandas Numpy Matplotlib
  • Developed centrality metrics for tactical analysis
  • Automated visualization generation for match reports
  • Includes a database for storing and querying data.

Player Progression Effectiveness Model

Python Pandas
  • Developed a custom metric to quantify a player's ability to move the ball forward efficiently during a match.
  • The metric is designed to provide a clearer understanding of a player's contribution to offensive build-up, especially in breaking defensive lines.
  • Incorporated it into detailed visualizations for clubs and analysts to evaluate players in different match contexts.

General Data Science & Analysis Projects

Production Bottleneck Forecasting

ARIMA Tableau Streamlit
  • Time series forecasting with 94% accuracy
  • Anomaly detection system
  • Real-time dashboard integration

US Sales Analysis & Forecasting

ARIMA Prophet Streamlit Tableau
  • Regional sales trend analysis
  • Inventory optimization recommendations
  • Interactive scenario planning tool