Hi, I’m James — a teacher, econometrician, and data nerd living in Hamburg.
I spent three years as a full-time teacher and have kept teaching in volunteer and freelance roles, including with the ReDi School (data analytics) and the Sprachhafen (German). My formal background is in econometrics: a Master’s of Science plus two years of PhD coursework, topped up with a lot of self-directed learning in data science, machine learning, and Bayesian statistics.
Along the way I’ve also worked in adventure tourism, nonprofit fundraising, hospitality, and economic research, on four different continents. On an average day that means I have a bunch of random stories. On a good day, the skill of landing in a new country and industry quickly still comes in handy.
In my free time, I’m our garden’s compost guru and child distracter, a mediocre acoustic guitar player, a reader of science fiction and other stories, and an occasional card player (Skat, anyone?).
Feel free to reach out if you have thoughts, comments, critiques, questions, or suggestions: jimbodonahue@gmail.com