Career Mentor:
Lincoln Crooks

 

Lincoln currently works as a Data Science Advisor at Rio Tinto. No career path is straightforward, Lincoln's included. He studied Actuarial Science (Mathematics & Insurance) at university before attending additional coding boot camps to vault himself into data science. Since starting at Rio Tinto in 2019, he has found himself progress through multiple difference roles (from Finance to Port Scheduling) before his most recent (Advisor Data Science) title. Outside of work, Lincoln loves all the American sports (NFL, NBA & MLB). He will either find himself watching replays or tweaking his fantasy line-ups with a nice, hot, flat white.

MENTOR TOP SKILLS

  • Communication

  • Problem Solving

  • Teamwork

  • A quote I live by:

    "People with grit don't believe that failure is a permanent condition" - Angela Duckworth

  • When I was younger, I wanted to be:

    An Architect.

  • I would tell my 16yr old self:

    Experience matters.


  • When I’m not working, you’ll find me:

    Playing with my 8-month old daughter, the local coffee shop or watching NFL.

CAREER TIMELINE

  • 2020 - Present

    Advisor Data Science at Rio Tinto

  • 2019 - 2021

    Graduate at Rio Tinto

  • 2018

    Intern at Brisbane City Council

  • 2017

    Intern at Suncorp Insurance

  • 2015 - 2018

    Bachelor of Actuarial Science at Bond University