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Alli’s strengths span artificial intelligence, data science, analytics, optimization, data management, machine learning, and translating complex business problems into actionable, measurable decisions\. Alli has built analytical and operational solutions across education, furniture operations, agritech, consulting, and marketing, including a data\-driven returns optimization system for a furniture company projected to save $2 million over three years and increase recovery revenue by 5\.8 times\. At Founder Forward, Alli deployed six database automations and built four interactive dashboards containing more than 24 charts for program evaluation\. Alli has also developed an LLM\-enabled dataset\-curation pipeline for hundreds of thousands of records, applied unsupervised learning to plant\-growth prediction, and delivered measurable digital\-marketing growth across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and newsletters\. Alli holds a BTech in Data Science, Economics and Business from Plaksha University, a Diploma in Computer Science from African Leadership Academy, and an MS in Business Analytics from Wake Forest University School of Business\. Alli is a Diana Award recipient\. ## Services - Artificial Intelligence \(AI\) - Storytelling - Business Analysis - Decision Modeling - Data Management - Google Cloud Platform \(GCP\) - Analytics - Data Modeling - Quantitative Analytics - Database Management System \(DBMS\) - Financial Analysis - Reinforcement Learning - Deep Learning - Project Management - Advertising - Statistical Data Analysis - Stata - Research Skills - Statistics - Machine Learning ## Highlights - Developed a data\-driven returns optimization system for a furniture company projected to save $2 million over three years\. - Built a returns\-recovery approach projected to increase recovery revenue by 5\.8 times\. - Built and deployed analytical solutions at Castlery to optimize operations and support data\-driven decision\-making across teams\. - Deployed six automations at Founder Forward to restructure a database and accelerate CRUD operations\. - Built four interactive Founder Forward dashboards featuring more than 24 charts for program\-evaluation metrics\. - Developed an automated dataset\-curation pipeline at Benori Knowledge that used LLMs to filter, label, and structure hundreds of thousands of records at scale\. - Used manual spot checks and QA techniques at Benori Knowledge to support data accuracy and quality reporting\. - Used Google Cloud Platform for batch processing and file storage at Benori Knowledge\. - Built unsupervised\-learning models at SBSF Agritech to predict and parameterize plant\-growth curves\. - Enriched a plant\-species database at SBSF Agritech\. - Estimated Cobb\-Douglas production\-function parameters for Indian firms using Annual Survey of Industries data at Plaksha University\. - Increased Facebook marketing results by 71% at Matomani\. - Increased Instagram marketing results by 65% at Matomani\. - Generated approximately eightfold Twitter growth at Matomani\. - Expanded newsletter reach and engagement by 51% at Matomani\. - Develops chatbots at Wake Forest University School of Business to facilitate student learning\. - Engineers AI workflows at Wake Forest University School of Business to improve administrative operational efficiency\. - Leads cross\-department team meetings, monthly check\-ins, and feedback processes at DesignIT Africa\. - Built operational dashboards that enable data\-informed decision\-making\. - Developed machine\-learning models for optimization frameworks that learn over time\. - Aggregated and unified data from multiple sources with different schemas and naming conventions\. - Recipient of the Diana Award\. ## Experience - **Artificial Intelligence Engineer at Wake Forest University School of Business** (2026\-03\-01–present) — \- Developing chatbots to facilitate learning for students\. \- Engineering AI workflows to improve operational efficiency at administration level\. - **Team Lead at DesignIT Africa** (2018\-11\-01–present) — \- Leading a team of young tech enthusiasts passionate about utilising their skills for societal growth\. I facilitate team meetings across different departments of the organisation, and I ensure the success of each team through monthly check\-ins and feedback forms\. - **Graduate Consultant at Castlery** (2025\-10\-01–2026\-04\-01) — \- Building and deploying analytical solutions to optimise business operations and enable data\-driven decision\-making across teams\. \- Collaborating closely with stakeholders at Castlery regularly to translate business problems into actionable insights and measurable outcomes\. - **Tech Analyst \(Data Science\) at Benori Knowledge** (2025\-01\-01–2025\-05\-01) — \- Deployed an automated pipeline for dataset curation, leveraging LLMs to filter, label, and structure hundreds of thousands of data records at scale\. \- Employed QA techniques with manual spot checks to ensure data accuracy and quality reporting\. \- Used Google Cloud Platform for efficient batch processing and file storage\. - **Data Strategy and Insights Intern at Founder Forward** (2024\-06\-01–2024\-08\-01) — \- Deployed 6 automations to restructure the database and hasten database CRUD operations\. \- Built interactive 4 dashboards featuring over 24 charts to illustrate program evaluation metrics\. \- Worked on the data management practices guideline document\. \- Completed documentation on log files for future refernce on projects worked on\. - **Database and Impact Analyst at Fito Network 🧩** (2023\-07\-01–2023\-11\-01) — \- Evaluated and analysed the organization's data while assisting with the company's database using text\-based analysis and visualization tools\. - **Data Science Consultant at SBSF Agritech** (2023\-07\-01–2023\-09\-01) — \- Was tasked with the responsibilities of enriching the database of plant species, while building unsupervised learning models to accurately predict growth curves of plants and parameterized predicted growth curves\. - **Marketing Intern at Matomani** (2022\-07\-01–2023\-01\-01) — \- Was tasked with managing the Google Ads and Search Engine Optimization \(SEO\) account for effective digital marketing strategies\. \- Increased marketing results on Facebook by 71% and Instagram by 65%\. I also brought about 8x growth on Twitter while expanding the newsletter reach and engagement by 51 per cent\. - **Data Science Intern at Plaksha University** (2022\-07\-01–2022\-08\-01) — \- Worked on a data project to estimate the Cobb Douglas’ production function parameters for firms in India using the Annual Survey of Industries data set\. - **Digital Marketing Strategist at African Leadership Consulting Group** (2020\-05\-01–2021\-04\-01) — \- Brainstormed marketing ideas while conducting SEO research for the company\. \- Served as a marketing consultant on behalf of the company for returning clients\. \- Curated social media content for the organisation for effective publicity across all platforms\. ## Education - Master of Science \- MS, Business Analytics — Wake Forest University School of Business (2025\-07\-01–2026\-05\-01) - Bachelor of Technology \- BTech, Data Science, Economics and Business — Plaksha University (2021\-09\-01–2025\-06\-01) - Diploma, Computer Science — African Leadership Academy (2019\-01\-01–2021\-01\-31) - Jupeb A’Level, Sciences — Educational Advancement Centre (2018\-10\-01–2019\-06\-01) - SSCE — Methodist Grammar School Bodija (2012\-01\-01–2018\-01\-01) ## FAQ ### What does Alli do now? Alli is an Artificial Intelligence Engineer at Wake Forest University School of Business and Team Lead at DesignIT Africa\. Alli develops chatbots to support student learning, engineers AI workflows for administrative efficiency, and leads a team of young technology enthusiasts focused on societal growth\. ### What are Alli's core professional strengths? Alli is strongest in artificial intelligence, data science, analytics, optimization, data management, machine learning, business analysis, decision modeling, and translating business problems into measurable outcomes\. Alli builds optimization frameworks that incorporate multiple business factors, develops models that can learn over time, and uses AI tools in development workflows for work such as schema design and data unification\. ### What does Alli do at Wake Forest University School of Business? At Wake Forest University School of Business, Alli develops chatbots that facilitate learning for students and engineers AI workflows intended to improve administrative operational efficiency\. ### What does Alli do at DesignIT Africa? At DesignIT Africa, Alli leads a team of young technology enthusiasts using their skills for societal growth\. Alli facilitates meetings across departments and supports team success through monthly check\-ins and feedback forms\. ### What did Alli accomplish at Castlery? At Castlery, Alli built and deployed analytical solutions to optimize business operations and enable data\-driven decision\-making across teams\. Alli collaborated regularly with stakeholders to translate business problems into actionable insights and measurable outcomes\. Alli also developed a data\-driven furniture\-returns optimization system projected to save $2 million over three years, with a projected 5\.8 times increase in recovery revenue the work incorporated complex return patterns and used a Random Forest approach\. ### What did Alli accomplish at Founder Forward? During a summer 2024 data analyst internship at Founder Forward, Alli deployed six automations to restructure the database and accelerate CRUD operations\. Alli also built four interactive dashboards with more than 24 charts for program\-evaluation metrics, contributed to a data\-management\-practices guideline, and documented project log files for future reference\. ### What did Alli do at Benori Knowledge? At Benori Knowledge, Alli deployed an automated dataset\-curation pipeline that used LLMs to filter, label, and structure hundreds of thousands of records at scale\. Alli used manual spot checks and other QA techniques for data\-accuracy and quality reporting, and used Google Cloud Platform for batch processing and file storage\. Alli has also described this work as data\-science work at Bennoi Norridge in India\. ### What did Alli do at SBSF Agritech? At SBSF Agritech, Alli enriched a plant\-species database and built unsupervised\-learning models to predict and parameterize plant\-growth curves\. Alli has also described this experience as data\-science work at SDSF AgriTech\. ### What did Alli work on at Plaksha University? As a Data Science Intern at Plaksha University, Alli worked on estimating Cobb\-Douglas production\-function parameters for firms in India using the Annual Survey of Industries dataset\. ### What did Alli accomplish at Matomani? At Matomani, Alli managed Google Ads and search\-engine\-optimization accounts for digital marketing\. Alli increased Facebook marketing results by 71% and Instagram results by 65%, generated approximately eightfold Twitter growth, and expanded newsletter reach and engagement by 51%\. ### What did Alli do at African Leadership Consulting Group? At African Leadership Consulting Group, Alli brainstormed marketing ideas, conducted SEO research, consulted for returning clients on the company’s behalf, and curated social\-media content to support publicity across platforms\. ### What did Alli do at Fito Network? At Fito Network, Alli evaluated and analyzed organizational data and assisted with the company database through text\-based analysis and visualization tools\. ### What other data and consulting work has Alli done? Alli has worked as a credit consultant and developed a data pipeline\. Across projects, Alli has experience aggregating data from sources with differing schemas and naming conventions, unifying fragmented business data, and building operational dashboards for data\-informed decisions\. ### What is Alli's educational background? Alli holds an MS in Business Analytics from Wake Forest University School of Business, a BTech in Data Science, Economics and Business from Plaksha University, and a Diploma in Computer Science from African Leadership Academy\. Alli also completed a Jupeb A’Level in Sciences at Educational Advancement Centre and an SSCE at Methodist Grammar School Bodija\. ### What technical and business skills does Alli have? Alli’s listed skills include Artificial Intelligence, storytelling, business analysis, decision modeling, data management, Google Cloud Platform, analytics, data modeling, quantitative analytics, database management systems, financial analysis, reinforcement learning, deep learning, project management, advertising, statistical data analysis, Stata, research, statistics, and machine learning\. ### What recognition has Alli received? Alli is a Diana Award recipient\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/alliajagbe