I'm building the future of digital storytelling to solve misinformation and the negative effects of social media on societies.Today, people are not given fair and equitable access to information they desire. This hurts people, systems, society, and our democracy.In my finance career, I developed advanced data solutions that helped investors make smarter decisions. But I noticed a gap: businesses have access to sophisticated tools and talent for rapid data analysis and decision-making, while everyday people are often left without credible data to understand the world around them. Consumer technology has been underserved in areas like consensus building and alternative data for personal decision-making, which has left us searching for trustworthy news and voices in a sea of contradictory information.Meanwhile, social media platforms often amplify sensationalism and controversy, prioritizing content that drives engagement rather than reflecting the true sentiment of their users.I'm passionate about changing this. At Alt House, we're designing community-powered media outlets that prioritize fairness, accuracy, and transparency for everyone. I have an unwavering commitment to the future of journalism and accessible information.Let’s connect if you’re interested in media, AI, or building a more informed world.
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Founder And CeoAlt HouseNew York, Ny, Us -
Founder & CeoAlt House Aug 2024 - PresentI'm building TruTake, a platform that uses crowd intelligence to elevate diverse perspectives in online communities. By applying "Wisdom of the Crowd" techniques to social media, we aim to shift the focus from viral popularity to more inclusive and reliable information discovery. Our goals are to combat mis+disinformation and empower citizen journalists to shape the future of media. -
Data Engineer Ii, Proprietary ResearchPoint72 Aug 2023 - May 2024Stamford, Connecticut, UsWorked within the Market Intelligence group at Hudson Yards. Maintained alternative data ETL pipelines to support Europe & Asia markets in long/short and hedge fund investing. -
Software EngineerTcv Jul 2021 - Aug 2023Menlo Park, California, UsVenture capital and private equity. Worked within the Data Intelligence Group (DIG). -
Manager, AnalyticsCarat May 2021 - Jun 2021London, England, Gb -
Senior Analyst, AnalyticsCarat Feb 2020 - May 2021London, England, Gb- Developed data quality standards and data governance practices on the Audience Knowledge Team serving the Proctor & Gamble L.O.B. - Built an automated weekly reporting framework in Python, SQL, and Tableau by harmonizing disparate data sources to build rich datasets, delivering historical and live insights into marketing metrics and business KPIs. Leveraged by teams and stakeholders for planning, tactics, financials, and analytics purposes. - Developed an accelerated TV reach tracking report using novel data sources and built a regression model to inform weekly national ad tactics within the L.O.B. - Managed 100+ different time series data streams from over 20 data vendors by developing reusable data strategy and expanding existing data architecture. - Worked with data vendors to maintain and enhance feeds. - Lead two junior analysts in the development of ETL pipelines from various APIs and corporate databases, automated QA processes using algorithms, and built notification systems for team data operations, automating away 100s of hours of work per month. - Designed ad-hoc reporting pipelines to power dashboards for new brands, and executives with urgent tracking needs. - Liaised between client work team, internal work team, and executives. - Managed and mentored junior analysts, contributing to their technical and career development.- Managed data product development and sprint planning, timelines and deliverables; anticipated project break-points and proactively worked on solutions to address risk / constraints. -
Data ScientistElementus Jul 2019 - Oct 2019New York, Ny, Us- Delivered graph visualizations to tell stories with big data using Gephi. - Built asynchronous data pipelines in Node JS (functional programming). - Automated steps in the product’s data pipeline by designing cloud processes in SQL BigQuery. - Published a quantitative article of the 2019 PlusToken crypto scam on the company’s blog which was later cited by Yahoo finance and crypto journalists.https://www.elementus.io/blog-post/plustoken-analysis-ethereumhttps://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/users-alleged-crypto-scam-plustoken-131819999.html -
Student Data ScientistCern May 2015 - May 2019Meyrin, Genève, ChWorked with Dr. Allen Mincer of NYU Physics:- Results have contributed to both the ATLAS 2017 PUB Note and the 2020 Run 2 Performance Note: https://arxiv.org/abs/2005.09554- Developed a new method to optimize algorithm efficiency by weighting results from multiple ATLAS algorithms.- The hyprid algorithm approach using bisection optimization was approved for testing and is currently in use in three data-collection chains at the Large Hadron Collider ATLAS experiment as of April 2018, filters TBs / sec.- Hybrid algorithm techniques allow the Missing Transverse Momentum (MEt) group to achieve 5%-10% increase in signal efficiently in L1 triggers, opening signal bandwidth for other research groups.- Gave more than 12 talks over 4 years presenting on algorithm efficiency, correlation between ATLAS algorithms, and hybrid algorithm approaches to the MEt Group. - Used C++ with the ROOT Data Analysis Framework to study new data-collection algorithms. - Became an authorized CERN cloud user, compiled data into ROOT trees over globally-distributed Linux servers. -
Scientific Research InternSpheryx, Inc. May 2018 - Aug 2018New York, New York, Us -
Private TutorOnewithnyu Jul 2015 - Jun 2017
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Theater TechnicianRochester Community Schools Oct 2011 - Jul 2014Rochester, Mi, UsI was the Chief Sound Engineer for my high school's theater program for four years. I helped run over 12 musicals and dozens of small plays. During my tenure, I was hired by the Rochester Community Schools district to perform engineering duties at Summer events and for district-wide occasions at local high schools.
Donald Pierce Education Details
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New York UniversityPhysics And Mathematics -
Rochester High School
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