- Started:
- August 2019
- Role:
- Data Expert
- Connect:
Based in Melbourne, Emil is the editor of our Open Data Insights series.
Emil chooses a dataset to analyse and then uses standard data science techniques to explore the data, looking for patterns and outliers and possible reasons for these. He then writes a narrative around the data to create each Open Data Insight.
Skillset
- Data analysis
- Data visualisation
- Writing and editing
Previous experience
Emil is the Data + Interactives editor at The , an online news publication. He has worked with Salsa Digital in several roles in the past, most recently as Project Manager before embarking on his journey as a multimedia and data journalist. He returned to Salsa to work on the Open Data Insights series. Emil also has a background in documentary film post-production and has credits on productions for the ABC, SBS, and BBC, among others. Prior to that, he was a technology consultant with Accenture.
Qualifications
- Graduate Diploma in Journalism
- Bachelor of Science (Computer) / Bachelor of Engineering (Computer)
Hobbies and fun facts
- Cycling
- Walking
- Travel (ideally long trips combining walking and cycling)
- Films
In 2013, Emil walked the Camino de Santiago, starting in France, going across Spain and into Portugal. He also took his young family on a six-month holiday to Indonesia and Malaysia in 2019.
