Israila Olatunji DARE

AI Engineer, Data Scientist & IoT Specialist  |  Tolaram Group, Lagos

Lagos, Nigeria +234 703 277 4977 dareartabefe@gmail.com github.com/ambolatunji amb-olatunji Portfolio

Professional Summary

Experienced AI Engineer, Data Scientist & IoT Specialist with 6+ years across energy and FMCG sectors, leveraging machine learning, deep learning, and intelligent automation to drive operational efficiency, revenue growth, and data-driven decision-making. Adept at building end-to-end ML pipelines, IoT telemetry systems, and AI-powered analytics products. Currently at Tolaram Group, one of West Africa's largest conglomerates.

Professional Experience

AI Engineer / IoT Specialist

Jul 2025 – Present

Tolaram Group · Lagos, Nigeria (On-site)

  • Driving data science and IoT integration across FMCG operations for one of West Africa's largest conglomerates.
  • Building ML pipelines and SaaS-enabled data products to optimise supply chain and operational decision-making.
  • Developing semantic BI models and MCP servers for NLP-driven business intelligence querying (Guinness Nigeria).

Team Lead — AMI & Meter Data Analysis

Jan 2020 – Jul 2025

Eko Electricity Distribution Plc (EKEDC) · Lagos (IT Commercial)

  • Built XGBoost & Random Forest models for predictive maintenance of 800,000+ IoT meters — reduced downtime by 15%, improved accuracy by 20%.
  • Analysed data uncovering trends contributing to a 10% revenue increase and ₦5.4 billion monthly revenue growth.
  • Automated data pipelines with Azure Data Factory, improving operational efficiency by 40%.
  • Led IoT module deployment across 419 feeder meters with 98% transmission success rate.

Team Member — Programming Device / AMR

Jul 2019 – Dec 2019

Eko Electricity Distribution Plc (EKEDC) · Lagos

  • Managed smart meter acquisition and deployment within AMI/AMR systems.
  • Optimised meter databases using SQL, improving data processing efficiency by 30%.
  • Trained 50+ staff, increasing installation accuracy by 20%.

Student IT Intern

Apr 2016 – Sep 2016

NetIt Solutions Limited

  • Monitored server operations, performed hardware maintenance, and provided end-user support.

Key Projects

Guinness-MCP — Semantic BI / NLP Server

2026 · Private

Tolaram Group · Python

  • MCP server powering NLP-driven querying of Guinness Nigeria semantic business intelligence models.

InsigniaDowntime — IoT Downtime Tracker

2026 · Private

Tolaram Group · Python / Microcontrollers

  • Real-time downtime monitoring system using IoT microcontrollers for industrial facility management.

EKEDC-DS — Energy Data Science Suite

2025 · Public

Personal / EKEDC work · Python, SQL, Power BI

  • Comprehensive toolkit covering ML modelling, SQL pipelines, and Power BI dashboards from 5 years at EKEDC.

Movie Recommender System

2024 · Public

Python · Streamlit · Live Demo ↗

  • Collaborative filtering recommender system with live Streamlit web app deployment.