Thomas Karabo Mohlapo | Business Analysis | Business Solutions | Data Science | Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning | BSc in Physics and Mathematics

Thomas Karabo Mohlapo

Based in Johannesburg, Gauteng

About

Aspiring Data Scientist and Quantitative Analyst with a strong academic foundation in Physics and Mathematics (BSc, University of Johannesburg) and hands-on experience in data analysis, machine learning, and business intelligence. Skilled in Python, SQL, Excel, and Power BI, with a proven ability to clean, analyze, and visualize data to drive actionable insights. Completed applied projects in predictive modeling, data visualization, and machine learning, including predicting stock market trends and medical insurance costs. Passionate about leveraging data to solve complex problems and transitioning into quantitative finance or data science roles. Currently enhancing expertise through ongoing coursework in Data Science (WorldQuant University) and Data Analytics Essentials (Cisco)

Skills

Projects

Car Price Prediction

A Lasso Regression model that predicts car prices to root mean square error of 0.83

video game sales

A exploratory data analysis in python to get some insight video game sales.

Bike Sales Prediction

An Excel Spread Sheet to explore Bike Sales. A pivot table is made from extracting important data from the csv file then with from pivot tables, we made some visualizations to see Avg Sales Per Gender, The age of people purchasing these bikes, and the total commute distance.

Data Science Salaries

A Excel Spread Sheet to explore data science salaries from different professions, class, locations etc.

Data Science Survey

Lifestyle Analysis

A Power BI dashboard analyzing the health and lifestyles of people in various professions, based on the how physical they are, how long do they sleep and many more.

Health Analytics

Experience

2024

Business Analysis

Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather and document business requirements for various projects. Assisted in the development and documentation of Business Requirement Specifications (BRS) for systems and solutions, including a Help Desk Ticketing System. Developed a comprehensive process flow for Dis-Chem's rewards system using Microsoft Visio, improving the handling of customer issues related to missing discounts or rewards

Education

2020-2024

Physical Science at University of Johannesburg