Ed Luschei Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

Manage Data Analytics, Data Science and Data Quality for the RootMetrics portion of Ookla's unmatched portfolio of companies measuring connectivity in the modern world. As an individual contributor, I worked to compare and combine data sources across companies (crowd, drive test and others)

London, United Kingdom, Gb

Subject matter expert on Statistics, Experimental Design, Data Visualization, Data Science, Data Analytics, Report Automation, Data Quality and generally everything numericalManaged analytics and research science team of 8+ overseeing data collection methodology, reporting, root cause analysis, ranking, rating, marketing claims and awards, statistical defensibility, and the data science/analytics component of product developmentUpgraded workflow pipelines (Python on EC2) from local databases to Amazon Web Services (S3/Glue/Athena), automating API data ingest and increasing access efficienciesDeveloped “proof of concept” products and automated their production in Python and Postgres/PostGIS integrating large volumes of crowd and drive test dataBuilt machine learning models integrating multiple geographical data sources for predicting connectivityAutomated reporting of insights via branded PowerPoint and Excel reports in python from AWS/EC2[Acquired by Ziff-Davis/Ookla in December 2021]

Bellevue, Washington, Us

Recruited, hired, trained, and developed a team of 20+, including middle managers and individual contributors as company quadrupled in size, including international expansion in Europe, while supporting revenue growth from approximately $6M to $50M in just over 3 yearsRepresented company twice in NYC claims arbitration as expert before the BBB/National advertising division defending methods and experimental design in Verizon National Campaign claiming best in the nation after winning metro, state, and national awardsManaged Research Analytics Team comprised of statisticians and data analysts dedicated to theoretical work developing cutting edge experimental design, index creation and ranking algorithms supporting $50MM in revenue developing national reporting sample/analysis frameworksCreated Analytics Products group comprised of 10 statisticians, SDEs, and data scientists responsible for product development, production, and delivery for experimental productsManaged Ad-hoc analysis team of 4 Data Analysts responsible for customer analytics and insights for professional services contracts (e.g., Disney, Sprint, Verizon and many more), responsible for ~ $2M in additional revenue[Acquired by IHS in 2015]

Madison, Wi, Us

Conducted in-depth basic and applied research into the sustainable management of agroecosystems. Developed and utilized models for research and predictive, risk­ assessment purposes. Secured and administered competitive grant funding to support lab activities. Conducted and synthesized research; composed articles and presentations to illuminate/ defend research findings. Hired and supervised post-doc, graduate, and undergraduate students for diverse lab projects.Instructed agriculture/ life sciences students in topics related to applied ecology and multivariate analysis. Strong record of collaboration at local, regional, national and international levels.Acquired grants of, cumulatively, $400K+ from National, State, and industry agencies to support studies Published and reviewed manuscriptsServed on 6 Federal grant review panels to guide optimal distribution of $50M + in grant fundingTaught courses on Weed Ecology and Introduction to Multivariate StatisticsDesigned and launched web-app version of “WeedCast”, predicting plant emergence based on weather and soil properties, and the popular “Weedometer,” a web-app for empirical weed emergence predictionInvited to present at 50+ engagements for various audiences including Wisconsin public radio, international presentations, and collaborations

Ph.D., Environmental Science

M.A., Theoretical And Mathematical Physics

B.A., Theoretical Physics