As the Founding Engineer at Idenza.ai, I am leading the development of cutting-edge back end services utilizing Generative AI and machine learning to revolutionize fraud detection and management.

Leading the effort to finding opportunities to improve our product and measuring progress towards product market fit. This includes everything from specifying telemetry to measuring product performance, building dashboards, and performing funnel and conversion analysis. I have built data pipelines, databases, and conducted statistical tests and used findings to drive our product roadmap.Initially hired for contract work, I converted the opportunity to a full-time position.

I led and developed high-performing teams of cross-functional business intelligence analysts, marketing analysts, data engineers, and data science experts focused on user acquisition. As a member of EA Mobile's senior leadership team, I defined the vision and executed plans for growth marketing analytics, collaborating with various teams to measure player and game health, identify player groups, and discover new revenue growth opportunities.Here are some of my key accomplishments:• Modernized business intelligence practices, assembled cross-functional teams, and implemented a scalable, cloud-based relational data warehouse with analytics-friendly tables, reducing the time and effort required for analyzing marketing campaigns by half.• Successfully navigated Apple's App Tracking Transparency initiative by leading business intelligence and data science teams through the response to the challenge. Built new pipelines and analytical strategies that let the company continue advertising budgets on iOS while competitors drastically reduced budgets.• Increased returns from product marketing by building cross-functional teams, increasing measurement fidelity, introducing more advanced model techniques, improving our experimental design, and using continuous improvement cycles to increase incremental returns.

As a game analytics leader, I transformed the effectiveness of my team by establishing a new environment that enabled them to critically analyze games and identify opportunities for improvements, instead of just building dashboards and confirming product manager decisions. By developing a new structure that provided game analysts with a better and more sustainable path for professional growth, I enhanced their skills and expertise and ensured their success in the rapidly evolving gaming industry.One of my key accomplishments was clearing obstacles for game analysts and enabling them to perform more advanced analytics, including fixed-effects models, which revealed deeper insights into the problems faced by the game teams. With my leadership, the team was able to make data-driven decisions that resulted in better player experiences and improved revenue streams for the company.

As a leader in data science, I have successfully spearheaded the establishment of cross-functional scrum teams to develop real-time and batch data science applications. My ability to collaborate with stakeholders to identify problems and opportunities has allowed me to devise conceptual solutions that align with business goals. I have a proven track record of organizing assignments into epics and stories, prioritizing backlogs, and ensuring adequate resources are allocated to meet stakeholder expectations.Some of my notable accomplishments include directing the development of a tool that significantly reduced the time required to build an index-powering vertical search site from 3 months to just 3 days. I also introduced A/B testing with a Bayesian perspective and directed the development of a service that automates testing of site variations, enabling my team to work more efficiently and effectively.Highlights include:Modernized the system that generates 20% of revenue. Fixed the trajectory of a project for improving related search. When I assumed responsibility for the project, the team had spent half a year developing a product the yielded "iPhone 4" when a user queried "iPhone". Two months after making three changes---defining acceptance criteria with business stakeholders, reducing the build time from a week to over night through automation, and removing stale and irrelevant data---the system yieldedacceptable results.Directed the development of a tool that builds vertical search sites. We reduced the time for building the index that powers vertical search sites from three months to three days.Introduced A/B testing, taking a Bayesian approach. I directed the development of a service that automates testing site variations.

As a data science leader, I have spearheaded the adoption of cutting-edge technologies and practices to transform analytical teams into high-performing data science teams. By implementing Dask for large-scale computations, GitLab for pipeline development, and Scrum practices for project management, I have enabled teams to deliver more impactful insights, faster.Key Accomplishments:• Headed the adoption of Dask for large-scale computations, GitLab for pipeline development, and Scrum practices for project management.• Transformed an analytical team into a results-driven data science team by implementing scalable solutions and agile methodologies, resulting in increased productivity and efficiency.• Made significant contributions to a tool that utilized word vectors so that we would avoid showing undesirable content (e.g., self-harm) and conform to corporate policy standards.

As a seasoned professional, I have directed the development of data-centric services and products that drove traffic to DNV GL’s Veracity platform as a key member of the Analytics Innovation Centre. I am skilled at identifying and developing strategic projects that supported the company's digital transformation goals, contributing to its success in achieving its objectives. Additionally, I was privileged to serve as a member of an elite group entrusted with working alongside the company’s executive committee to communicate the group strategy.Some of my accomplishments include:• Driving the development of data-centric services and products that increased traffic to DNV GL’s Veracity platform.

As a seasoned professional in analytics and computing methods, I successfully led and managed the west coast analytics group, ensuring they were equipped with the necessary technical expertise to excel in theirroles. I provided guidance on analytical and computing methods, which resulted in the development of a highly skilled team of professionals.I also governed the successful pilot implementation of an Apache Spark-based computing platform, which enabled more efficient data processing and analysis, saving time and resources for the organization. My contribution to the organization's business development efforts was significant. I utilizedmy technical expertise and direct sales experience to create winning proposals and develop an effective strategy.My ability to mentor and coach team members was pivotal in facilitating their professional growth and development while achieving exceptional results.Together, my leadership and technical expertise have contributed to the success of my teams and the organization.

As a travel demand forecasting expert, I contributed to the design and implementation innovative projects by creating models of human behavior and developing simulation software. We successfully delivered projects on time and within budget.In addition to our technical accomplishments, I developed strong relationships with clients to better understand their needs and provide tailored solutions. I also implemented advanced discrete choice model to improve forecasting accuracy and unlock federal funding.