Virgile Caron

🚀 Available for Freelance (via Data Cube): Data Program Management, Tech Lead, and high-level AI/Data Science Expertise.

With a Ph.D. in Statistics, I have over 12 years of experience in Big Data, Machine Learning, and product development. After several years as a consultant (EY, Eulidia, Bluestone) and Head of Data Science, I now focus on designing, managing, and deploying complex data solutions.

💡 AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• AdTech / Retail Media: 3 years as Head of Data Science at relevanC (Casino Group). Led a team and managed end-to-end development of Look-Alike engines and Attribution & Incrementality models.

• Program Management: 4 years of consulting at Pernod Ricard. Managed a team of 15 (Data Scientists, Analysts, ML Engineers) on decision support tools (pricing and promotional calendar optimization / RGM) for top management.

• GreenTech / CSRD: Algorithmic modeling (Gurobi, Snowflake, Streamlit) for a decision support platform for Regenerative Agriculture deployment.

• Product Building (SaaS): Founder of "Puzzverse" (App Store). Independent full-stack developer on modern cloud architecture (Python, TypeScript, React, Railway, Vercel).

🛠️ KEY REFERENCES & SECTORS:

• Wine & Spirits / CSRD (Pernod Ricard - 4 years): Program Lead Data Analytics & Sustainability Solutions.

• AdTech / Retail Media (relevanC - 3 years): Head of Data Science, algorithm and backend industrialization.

• Aviation (Air France - 1 year 6 months): Text Mining (NLP), classification, and forecasting (C++, Spark, Python).

• E-commerce Auto (AramisAuto): Deployment of predictive scoring models (conversion funnel).

🎯 Objective: Provide a global vision, from scientific theory to MLOps production, to align the technical roadmap with business objectives.

📩 Contact me to discuss your Data challenges.