Director Consulting Expert, Data Science - CGI
MSc Quantitative Finance
Curtis Nybo
Curtis Nybo is a data scientist that focuses on developing GenAI and 'traditional' AI projects and applications. A large part of his role is leading data science teams, and providing AI consulting services with organizations across all industries. Curtis leverages his experience developing AI applications to solve a business problem, from the initial proof-of-concept to a full production application with support teams in place. Curtis has a Master Degree in Quantitative Finance, where his thesis research focused on using Neural Networks to predict stock sector volatility, in comparison to the performance of the standard ARCH models. He has a passion for data science, finance, statistics, physics, and computer science.
What I Do
Education
MSc Quantitative Finance
Bachelor of Commerce, Finance
Certifications
Azure AI Engineer Associate (Enrolled)
Applied Data Science with Python
Data Science Specialization (R Programming)
Canadian Securities Course
Experience
Jan 2024 - Present
CGIDirector Consulting Expert - Data Science
July 2019 - Dec 2023
CGISenior Consultant
A Few Project Highlights:
• Developed a Generative AI program that writes SQL queries for large databases using Azure OpenAI's GPT-4 for a large US telecom company. Project went from PoC and into production with thousands of users.
• Developed and deployed an AI model using NLP methods that could interpret thousands of call center transcriptions providing pro-active help to call center agents in real-time.
• Used NLP methods to provide topic modelling analysis for >30,000 shared inbox emails for a government organization.
• Developed a Digital Transformation Master Plan for a large Alberta city, guiding their technology investment over the next 5 – 10 years based on stakeholder input.
• Used data science and machine learning methods to analyze the datasets of a provincial government call center to find root causes of issues and identify potential solutions.
• Saved over $5 million for a large oil company by improving efficiency of IT Processes.
March 2016 - July 2019
CGIBusiness Unit Planner
Sept 2014 - April 2015
George S. Dembroski Student Managed Portfolio TrustFinancial Analyst
2015
Wiegers Financial & BenefitsSales & Marketing Intern
Other Ventures
Summaries in Data Science
Beginning with my MSc Quantitative Finance thesis discovery process, I’ve read countless studies and academic papers. I started writing summaries of interesting papers in order to better understand the content.
KN Ranch Company
We raise cattle, grow organic grains, and train ranch quarter horses. My horse training program builds on foundations of growing up around horses, and we put them to work on the ranch doing the things they love.