Entrepreneurial-minded, cross-functional leader, thriving at the intersection of product, science and engineering to develop impactful digital products.As a Senior Director at Nike, I led the applied science personalization teams in Nike's Global Consumer Data Science organization. Our primary focus evolved the capabilities that underpin personalized experiences throughout the consumer journey. This includes enhancing personalization for dotcom and app digital experiences, as well as optimizing owned marketing communications. We also leveraged insights from our consumer-facing machine learning systems to inform business decisions.A key achievement during my tenure has been the development and expansion of the product recommendations program. Created from the ground up, this initiative now generates hundreds of millions in incremental revenue annually and is a vital part of our global strategy. Our work was featured at the ACM RecSys conference. Prior to Nike, I had a dynamic career at Pandora Music. As a key member of the core music recommendation team, I was instrumental in developing our personalization algorithms and was an active participant in the ACM RecSys community. I also led the personalization effort for our pioneering podcast initiative, scaling to millions of listeners within months of launch. During my graduate studies, I authored over 12 peer-reviewed publications, collaborating with molecular ecologists to develop machine learning and statistical approaches to study complex relationships among bacterial communities for environmental research. More info can be found at www.sessinger.com Prior to my data science career, I worked as an electrical engineer at Honeywell, specializing in analog electronics and wireless systems, where I contributed to over 20 patents in the field.Please feel free to follow me for updates and insights. I welcome connections and am open to discussing potential collaborations or consulting opportunities.www.sessinger.com