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San Jose, California, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

- First and lead data scientist at SingleStore.- Build machine learning models that provide insight into user behavior. Identified fraudulent user group, which led to a 20% reduction in fraudulent free trials. Projects include classifying 350M+ query statements and clustering 50K+ users based on web/product engagement.- Collaborate with data engineering team to productionize end-to-end ETL processes for new data sources using custom pipelines and procedures.- Use SQL and Python to design and implement custom metrics that guide growth strategy.

San Diego, Ca, Us

- Doubled the accuracy of models used to predict the industry of more than 4 million companies with BERT embeddings. - Implemented a PyTorch distilBERT model and automated quality checks on training data. - Developed a framework with Dask to evaluate a Word2Vec (W2V) based lookalike model. Identified and resolved three breaking bugs with data collection and W2V implementation. - Spearheaded the evaluation of LeadCrunch’s data coverage and accuracy, leading to the resolution of major flaws in webscrape processing.

San Diego, Ca, Us

- Built a pipeline to monitor LeadCrunch's KPIs with data from MongoDb and Redshift data warehouses. Created two interactive dashboards for executives using HoloViews and Panel.- Worked as an embedded consultant in a major client’s office to fine tune models in real time.

San Diego, Ca, Us

- Technical liaison between customers and the internal data science team.- Managed digital marketing campaigns for 20+ enterprise customers each month

- Strategically recruited and trained volunteers for legislative advocacy work. - Organized a legislative agenda with an interfaith coalition across California.

Berkeley, Ca, Us

- Analyzed the performance of unconventional pricing schemes using data from weekly field studies.- Instructed novice researchers on the development of unbiased data acquisition tools.