Josh Valchar

Management Consutant

About Confessions

Confessions of a Consultant is the personal website and blog of Josh Valchar - a Toronto based IT Consultant currently employed with IBM Services. Here one can find interesting articles and posts related to recent developments in the Consulting world, as well as resources for technical professionals interested in learning more about the soft-skills required to be a Consultant.

Interests

Mathematical Finance
Computer Vision
Data Engineering

Education

Master of Quantitative Finance, 2017
University of Waterloo
BSc in Mathematics and Economics, 2015
University of Ottawa

Experience

Senior Consultant, Data Science

IBM Services

Feb 2020 – Present Toronto, Ontario

Led and participated in the delivery of various projects. Primarily focused on Data Science Development with Watson IoT in Transportation and Logistics space.

Responsibilities include:

Software Development
Data Engineering
Machine Learning Model Development
Business Requirements Gathering

Associate Consultant, Data Science

IBM Services

Feb 2018 – Jan 2020 Toronto, Ontario

Completed a two year Consulting Apprenticeship with IBM Services as a Junior Data Scientist within the Advanced Analytics practice. I had major engagements in the Public and Oil & Gas Sectors.

Responsibilities include: