Ernie E. Fontes is a Senior Research Scientist at Upstart. He possess expertise in teaching, stata, research, public speaking, editing and 1 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "Very few professionals can bridge the gap between theoretical mathematics and practical data science as effectively as Ernie. His background in advanced mathematics, combined with his expertise in machine learning and data engineering, allows him to approach problems from unique angles and deliver innovative solutions. I have had the pleasure of working with Ernie at Guardinex on financial fraud prediction. It was really enjoyable to see Ernie move smoothly from discussing a cool result… Show more" and "I had the privilege of working with Ernie at Guardinex, an early-stage startup developing ML models for fraud detection. Ernie was the Head of Data Science, while I was the CTO. We collaborated on building the full stack for DevOps and MLOps, including a cloud-based architecture that enabled rapid model development, deployment, and monitoring, meeting stringent SOC 2 compliance requirements. Ernie led key initiatives in Datalake development, data pipelines, ML flow orchestration, and… Show more"