Ali Bhatti

Technical Analyst with 5+ years' experience building Python, VBA and SQL and Excel-based pricing tools, automation workflows, and market-monitoring systems. Physics-based modelling background, including Bayesian statistics, Monte Carlo simulations, and numerical methods. Currently exploring simulation tooling, agent-based systems, and procedural generation, with a focus on modelling complex behaviour and building reusable systems.

Seeking a technical analyst or data-focused role where I can contribute analytical problem-solving, tool development, and data-driven decision-making while growing into the next stage of my technical career.

Independent Developer - Self-Employed

(2025-02)

Developing independent simulation and tooling prototypes in Godot using GDScript, C#, and GLSL with a focus on building tools, testable systems, exploring procedural generation, pathfinding, animation, user interfaces and performance-aware CPU/GPU implementation. Managing development through version control, documentation, testing, feature planning, and iterative prototyping. Using AI-assisted development tools, such as Copilot, to accelerate prototyping, improve code exploration, support debugging, and strengthen documentation while maintaining ownership of design decisions, testing, validation, and final implementation.

Pricing Analyst - Ecotricity

(2020-01 - 2025-02)

• Maintained and upgraded company gas and electricity pricing engines used by 20–40 business users to produce 300–400 quotes daily.
• Developed and supported Python/SQL/VBA in-house pricing tools used company-wide, supporting commercial gas and electricity pricing decisions and reducing manual effort.
• Priced representative sections of the customer portfolio to support Ofgem price cap target planning and commercial decision-making, helping stakeholders understand pricing impacts across gas and electricity customers.
• Created a live energy market monitoring tool using Bloomberg APIs to notify Trading Team stakeholders of market movements.
• Built Python, PowerShell, and VBA automation tools for repetitive workflows with high automation potential, including email processing and web scraping and scheduled reporting tasks.
• Performed data cleansing, validation, testing, and reconciliation across development and live pricing environments.
• Created user documentation, supported adoption across daily-to-monthly users, and mentored junior analysts so tools could be used consistently without relying on one-to-one support.
• Supported sales and trading stakeholders with analysis of cost elements and price trends.

Systems Engineer - Ministry of Defence

(2018-01 - 2020-01)

• Led investigations into platform suitability and integration safety for a Directed Energy Weapons programme.
• Captured requirements and analysed defence processes for platform integration.
• Produced technical documentation and collaborated with engineering teams.

Graduate Scheme - Ministry of Defence

(2016-01 - 2018-01)

• Completed industrial placements with manufacturers such as Rolls-Royce and Roxel UK.
• Built a production parts tracking system and geometry design software for rocket fuel charges.

MPhys - Physics with Astronomy - University of Southampton (2011-01 - 2015-01)

A Levels - Bournville Secondary School & Sixth Form Centre (2004-01 - 2011-01)