Professional Identity Hub

One professional identity, two public surnames.

This profile hub makes it easy to find the right public entry point whether you know me as Bongo Seakhoa or Bongo Kosa.

  • Cloud data engineering and analytics delivery
  • Applied machine learning and model deployment
  • Technical mentoring, tutoring, and learner support
  • Cross-border remote work spanning Africa, Australia, and Europe

Profile

Data Scientist, Data Engineer, and Technical Mentor

Bongo Seakhoa, also publicly known as Bongo Kosa, is a data scientist and data engineer focused on reliable analytics systems, applied machine learning, and cloud-enabled data workflows.

His background combines hands-on technical delivery with mentoring and learner support across remote teams. He works across Python, SQL, GCP, AWS, analytics tooling, and technical communication for operators, students, and stakeholders.

He is currently pursuing a BSc in Engineering Management at the University of Debrecen while continuing to build a public portfolio of cloud, analytics, and machine learning work. He has also completed University of Colorado Boulder coursework via Coursera covering data mining, statistical inference, and probability foundations.

Identity Note

Bongo Seakhoa and Bongo Kosa refer to the same professional profile. Seakhoa is the surname used across LinkedIn, Coursera, and GitHub, while Kosa remains an important public-facing surname for discovery and continuity.

Based In

Debrecen, Hungary

Open to remote, contract, and globally distributed opportunities

5 Professional Roles
10 Featured Projects
3 Boulder Courses
2 Active Cloud Certs

What I Do

Professional focus areas

Cloud Data Engineering

Builds reliable data flows, improves data quality, and supports decision-making with Python, SQL, and cloud-first tooling.

Applied Machine Learning

Works on predictive systems, recommender logic, data preparation, and model-oriented problem solving across structured datasets.

Analytics Communication

Translates technical work into practical guidance through tutoring, mentoring, dashboards, and stakeholder-friendly explanations.

Continuous Credential Growth

Maintains a broad learning footprint across data science, cloud, analytics, and adjacent cybersecurity foundations.

Experience

Remote work across data, education, and analytics

MetaPOS

Data Engineering Scientist

September 2023 - Present Cape Town, South Africa (Remote)

Contributes to data engineering work that improves data reliability, operational reporting, and decision support within a retail point-of-sale environment.

  • Works with Python, SQL, and data modeling to support data pipelines and analytics workflows.
  • Improves accuracy and efficiency in transaction, inventory, and sales-related data processes.
  • Collaborates across functions to strengthen data-driven operational decisions.

2U / edX

Learning Specialist

October 2023 - June 2025 Cape Town, South Africa (Remote)

Supported boot camp learners through technical tutoring, platform guidance, homework assessment, and empathetic remote education delivery.

  • Tutored students in Git, GitHub, FinTech, Python, and machine learning topics.
  • Answered learner questions on the AskBCS platform and graded work against structured rubrics.
  • Helped sustain a supportive learning environment built on clarity, encouragement, and technical precision.

Blossom Academy

Superagent Mentor

November 2024 - Present Greater Accra Region, Ghana (Remote)

Mentors emerging talent pursuing paid freelance work and stronger market readiness.

  • Guides mentees toward paid freelancing opportunities and stronger positioning.
  • Supports professional confidence, direction, and practical momentum.

1Eight

Data Analyst Consultant

December 2022 - April 2023 New South Wales, Australia (Remote)

Delivered analytical insight and recommendations from complex datasets for client-facing business contexts.

  • Used SQL, GCP, Streamlit, visualization, and statistical analysis to interpret business data.
  • Turned technical outputs into actionable recommendations for stakeholders.

Turing.com

Freelance Data Scientist

May 2022 - September 2023 Remote

Delivered freelance analytics and data science work across varied remote projects and client needs.

  • Worked across Python, SQL, visualization, and statistical analysis.
  • Contributed independently to data-driven solutions across multiple project contexts.

Education

Formal study and intensive professional training

University of Debrecen

BSc in Engineering Management

September 2025 - Present | Debrecen, Hungary

  • Undergraduate study combining engineering fundamentals with management principles and systems thinking.

Explore AI Academy

Data Science Certificate

January 2022 - December 2022 | Cape Town, South Africa

  • Completed immersive data science training with an 85 percent result.

University Coursework via Coursera

Completed courses from the University of Colorado Boulder

Specialization

University of Colorado Boulder via Coursera

Data Science Foundations: Statistical Inference Specialization

Completed April 2023

  • Statistical Inference and Hypothesis Testing in Data Science Applications
  • Probability Foundations for Data Science and AI
  • Statistical Estimation for Data Science and AI
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Course

University of Colorado Boulder via Coursera

Data Mining Methods

Completed September 2024

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Course

University of Colorado Boulder via Coursera

Data Mining Pipeline

Completed September 2024

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Credentials

Publicly shareable certification links only

Current Cloud Credentials

Google Cloud

Associate Cloud Engineer Certification

1 March 2024 — Expires 1 March 2027

Active through 1 March 2027

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Google Cloud

Cloud Digital Leader Certification

12 January 2024 — Expires 12 January 2027

Active through 12 January 2027

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Selected Professional Credentials

DataCamp

Professional Data Scientist

Public credential available

Professional credential

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IBM via Coursera

Advanced Data Science Specialization

30 August 2021

Completed specialization

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IBM via Coursera

IBM Data Science Professional Certificate

November 2021

Professional certificate

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Google via Coursera

Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate

June 2022

Professional certificate

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IBM via Coursera

IBM Cybersecurity Analyst Professional Certificate

July 2020

Foundational cybersecurity credential

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IBM via Coursera

Introduction to Data Science Specialization

June 2021

Completed specialization

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Additional Specializations

IBM via Coursera

IT Fundamentals for Cybersecurity Specialization

July 2020

Completed specialization

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IBM via Coursera

Security Analyst Fundamentals Specialization

July 2020

Completed specialization

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Credential History

Amazon Web Services

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

7 November 2021 — Expires 7 November 2024

Historical credential valid through 7 November 2024

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Selected Work

Projects and portfolio signals

Full-stack trading platform

FxPM 1.4 - Forex Portfolio Manager

Optimized forex portfolio management system with a Python backend, JavaScript frontend, and integrated analytics dashboard. Manages live signal trading workflows, position tracking, and risk controls.

PythonJavaScriptHTML/CSSTrading Systems
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Algorithmic trading (community project)

MQL5 Expert Advisor

Community-driven expert advisor for automated forex trading on the MetaTrader 5 platform. Open-source collaboration for strategy development and backtesting.

MQL5JupyterAlgorithmic TradingMT5
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Quantitative analysis tool

FxPM Backtester

Backtesting engine built to validate forex trading strategies against historical data before live deployment in the FxPM portfolio manager.

PythonData AnalysisBacktesting
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Advanced trading system

Institutional LS/SR Trading EA

Expert advisor simulating institutional-level trading logic with liquidity sweep and supply/demand zone detection for MetaTrader platforms.

MQL5MQL4Institutional Trading
Open project

Professional contribution

MetaPOS App Data Management

Supported retail point-of-sale data management work aimed at improving transaction flow, inventory visibility, sales reporting, and data accuracy.

GCPPythonSQL
Open project

Applied machine learning project

Streamlit-Based Recommender System

Collaborative and content-based filtering recommender system with a Streamlit web interface for interactive exploration and AWS deployment.

PythonSQLStreamlitAWS
Open project

Model deployment

Regression Predict API

Flask-based REST API serving a trained regression model for energy load shortfall prediction, demonstrating end-to-end ML deployment.

PythonFlaskAPI DesignModel Serving
Open project

AI-powered trading research

OpenAI Trader Experiment

Experimental integration of OpenAI language models with trading strategy logic to explore AI-assisted market analysis and decision support.

PythonOpenAI APIJupyterTrading
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Deep learning exploration

Visualizing Filters of a CNN

Convolutional filter visualization with TensorFlow and VGG16 to interpret learned image features and understand deep network internals.

TensorFlowDeep LearningComputer Vision
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Notebook-based analysis

AirQo Environmental Data Exploration

Air-quality and environmental data analysis notebook exploring sensor data patterns, anomaly detection, and data storytelling.

JupyterData AnalysisVisualization
Open project

Additional Learning

Ongoing development through public learning platforms

Google via Coursera

Google Data Analytics Capstone: Complete a Case Study

June 2022

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University of Colorado Boulder via Coursera

Statistical Estimation for Data Science and AI

June 2022

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