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Founder, Chief Data Scientist, Head of Product @ Bonafide.AI
I am an executive (Chief Data Scientist/Chief Product Officer) with nearly twenty years experience leading AIML, analytics, and applied statistics teams. My focus has been on on financial services, health care, e-commerce, and recently generative commerce. Some highlights of my career have been: - Starting SkyeGlobal AI. - Building and providing focus, directions to Adara's data, engineering, and data science teams. Our team modernized Adara's analytics efforts a core asset in Rategain's acquisition of Adara in 2023. - Founding and running, Decision Patterns, a Data Science/AIML consulting firm that helps clients solve their most intractable problems with data-driven solutions and applications. - Five years teaching at U.C. Berkeley's Department of Computer Science. I developed the curricula and taught both "Introduction to Machine Learning" and "Business and Economics of Data Science". UC Berkeley developed my curricula into an online introduction to ML course, now taken by thousands of students. - Creating OnApproach, an application that has increased solid organ donations for our Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) clients by 5%+. OnApproach has resulted in up to 60 lives saved or extended each month. - Creating fraud detecting algorithms and systems in electronic payments and general commerce. Included in the systems that I have worked on are among the most-used and performant tools in the industry. They result in billions of dollars saved and kept away from fraudster each year. - Working directly with 50+ clients on a wide-array of challenging problems. - Developing the first business model to perform machine learning as a fixed-cost, one-stop solution, mostly through automatic feature development. - Worked with the US Military on counter insurgency projects. - Open source developer and contributor whose Python and R software has been downloaded mor
Stanford University
Statistics
N/A – Present
University of California, Berkeley
Materials Science and Engineering and Statistics
N/A – Present
UC Santa Barbara
MS, Materials Engineering
N/A – Present
Bonafide
Founder, Chief Data Scientist, Head of Product
March 1, 2024 – Present
California, Bay Area · Remote
Adara - A RateGain Company
Head of Enterprise Sales
October 1, 2021 – September 1, 2022
Hybrid
Adara - A RateGain Company
Chief Data Scientist
October 1, 2019 – September 1, 2022
Hybrid
University of California, Berkeley
Lecturer
January 1, 2015 – August 1, 2020
Berkeley, CA
Decision Patterns
CEO/Founder
September 1, 2010 – Present
Bay Area, California, United States
Hungrygoat.org
Principal Cofounder
November 1, 2005 – May 1, 2010
Oakland, CA
Visa Inc.
Consultant
January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2010
Open Data
Partner
January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2010
Firemans Fund Insurance Company
Consultant and Analyst
December 1, 2002 – September 1, 2004
Cultural Fit Analysis
The candidate's diverse background, including founding multiple companies and lecturing at a top university, suggests an entrepreneurial and innovative mindset. Their experience across consulting, sales, and data science roles indicates adaptability and a broad perspective. However, the recent focus on sales and product leadership might require re-alignment to a purely analytical role, potentially impacting cultural fit for a dedicated individual contributor Data Analyst position without leadership responsibilities.
Soft Skills & Operational Fit
The candidate's experience as a founder, CEO, and lecturer suggests strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills. Their involvement in various aspects of business operations (HR, finance, legal, sales) indicates a broad operational understanding. The role as Chief Data Scientist at Adara also highlights experience in managing data science teams and implementing Agile strategies.