Hi! I'm Craig Dickson.

Thanks for coming to craigdoesdata.com

I'm continually improving my Data Analysis skills using Python, SQL, Tableau, ChatGPT and other LLMs, dbt, plus whatever else comes to hand!. This website is where I share my completed projects, works in progress and blog posts or articles that I write.

Born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland, I have been living in Berlin, Germany since 2014. For 7 years I ran my own English teaching company Dickson English and I started my own Data Consultancy - craigdoesdata - back in 2020. Since 2021 I've been working full-time as a Senior Data Analyst at Swedish Fintech firm Klarna.

Background

I graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a First Class MA(Hons) degree in Sociology in 2006. It was during this course that I first developed an interest in pulling insights from data and making quantitative analyses.

Following my graduation I worked for almost 10 years in Financial Services in Edinburgh (you can take a look at my CV or LinkedIn profile if you'd like to learn more about that), where I continued to develop my quantitative and analytical skills, before deciding to change things up and move to Germany.

Current Focus

Since 2021 I've been working full-time as a Senior Data Analyst at Klarna. I've been mostly working in a variety of roles around product analytics, though working at a fast-moving company like Klarna has given me the chance to touch everything from P&Ls and Balance Sheets, designing, running and understanding A/B and multivariate tests, deriving insights directly from customer interactions, and much more besides.

This continues to be challenging and exciting, as I work on a daily basis with the world's largest Redshift cluster, finding and communicating insights from datasets with billions of rows. Every day I apply and improve my skills for managing large datasets and ETL jobs, extracting key insights and communicating those in a clear and precise way to the multiple stakeolders across the business, helping to continue to drive the company's growth.

When I'm not spending time with my family, working or playing with code, I also love making music with friends.

Get in touch if you'd like to discuss possibilities for working together.