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Data Scientist


Leveraging Data for Social Good

Supply Chain Sustainability

Data Strategy, Modeling & Analytics


I am a dedicated and highly skilled Managing Data Scientist with over 7 years of experience transforming complex supply chain, human rights, and geospatial data into actionable insights. With a background in applied data science, I develop and deploy advanced analytical solutions and transformations that drive meaningful, measurable, and lasting impact across global systems. I'm currently based in Hong Kong after recently completing my PhD in Applied Data Science (Earth Science) at The University of Hong Kong.



About

In my current role at LRQA, I lead the development of scalable, data-driven tools and products that support responsible sourcing and supply chain due diligence. A core part of my role involves leading the integration, analysis, and development of grievance mechanism data collected across 11 helplines worldwide—empowering companies to identify emerging risks, support effective remediation, and strengthen their human rights and ESG strategies. Through this work, I actively use data to amplify marginalised voices and enhance equity in access to remedy and protection within global supply chains.

My technical expertise includes identification of business and data requirements, developing data strategies, and managing data science projects through their complete life cycle. I am skilled at model calibration, model and process optimisation (Bayesian, parallel computing, process automation), hyper parameter tuning, and validation against independent datasets in Python. I have proven success in effectively communicating high-quality, data-driven insights to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

I’m passionate about leveraging data for social good and committed to building inclusive, accountable systems through evidence-based approaches. I am eager to apply my data skills with stakeholders across various sectors to tackle complex challenges and contribute to impactful, effective, and tangible solutions.

I am available for short-term projects and longer-term engagements.

In my pursuit of impactful projects, I prioritise initiatives which:


Benefit a large number of individuals


Maximise the size of the positive effects per person


Create long-term, self-sustaining positive change


Portfolio

LRQA - Grievance Mechanisms


Global Grievance Data Integration: Developed the strategic plan and led the integration of grievance data across 11 helplines, establishing a standardised and holistic approach to client interaction with their grievance data that promotes consistency and improves service delivery.

Grievance Mechanisms Product Development: Led the development and implementation of a customised Power BI dashboard, enhancing data visibility which is tailored to client needs. This initiative streamlined decision-making for addressing grievances, significantly improving client satisfaction. I utilised client insights to iteratively enhance the dashboard’s features, ensuring it meets evolving user requirements.

CRM System Enhancement: Led the integration of multiple CRM systems, including Zendesk, and implemented strategic changes that optimised data insights from calls to 11 grievance mechanism helplines. Contributed to the ongoing expansion of grievance data systems, including the establishment of 2 new helplines, improving scalability and adaptability to meet client needs and significantly enhancing the resolution of employee concerns and grievance remuneration.

People Management: Oversaw the performance and development of a Data Analyst and actively participated in recruitment to strengthen our team’s capabilities and align with organisational goals.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partnered with the EIQ team and global stakeholders to align project objectives, fostering a collaborative environment that enhances a data-driven culture across the organisation.

Active member of the LRQA LGBT+ Focus Group.

Professional experience
(December 2024 - present)

PhD Projects - Applied Data Science (Earth Science)

My PhD research tested progressive mountain uplift as a driver of lateral biodiversification and river reorganisation through modelling multi-million-year-scale interactions between mantle geodynamics, crustal tectonics, topography, fluvial system evolution, and biotic migration and speciation, using the Miocene Himalaya as a case study.

I generated, analysed, and visualised spatial, temporal, and geological data to form an understanding of complex Earth system interactions, and evaluated and validated these insights using a wide variety of independent datasets.

I have taken multiple projects from idea inception, through successful grant making, totaling ~HK$1.85 million, to communication to a wide variety of audiences via peer-reviewed publications, presentations, and discussions.

Funded by the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) and the HKU Presidential PhD Scholarship (HKU-PS).

Himalayan River Network Response To Progressive Himalayan Uplift

PhD project
(2022-present)

Himalayan Biotic Response To Progressive Mountain Uplift

PhD project
(2020-present)

The Influence of Earth’s Mantle Flow on Himalayan Uplift

PhD project
(2022-present)


Please note that these projects are currently unpublished and so the associated code is not yet publicly available on my GitHub. The code for these projects will be made publicly available once the projects are published. If you would like further details regarding these projects, including code samples, please contact me at hayley.hunt@hotmail.co.uk.

Personal Projects

Identification and diagnosis of a chiller system using data analysis and visualisation, with analysis. Find the project here.

Personal project
(August 2024)

Web scraping using Selenium of data from the WOWPresents YouTube channel. Data Analysis and visualization of the number of views of different video types, countries, US and All Star seasons, and queens of RuPaul's Drag Race and WowPresents YouTube channels. Find the project here.

Personal project
(March 2024)


Education

HKU

PhD Applied Data Science (Earth Science)
The University of Hong Kong.

RHUL

BSc(Hons) Geology
Royal Holloway, University of London.


Contact

Feel free to contact me for any questions. For open source projects, please open an issue or pull request on Github. Otherwise, send me an email at hayley.hunt@hotmail.co.uk.


Donation Pledge

I have pledged to donate 10% of my income to organisations that can most effectively use it to improve the lives of others, now and in the years to come through the charity Giving What We Can.