Senior Data & ML Platform Engineer | dutchengineer.substack.com | Host of Ask A Data Mentor Podcast

Built real-time ML systems delivering millions of daily inferences. Integrated LLMs that saved over 1,000 hours per week across the company. Designed scalable MLOps platforms that took model deployment from months to days.

I have spent the last 8+ years driving AI and ML engineering efforts across startups and high-growth companies. My work spans productionizing models, leading company-wide ML initiatives, and building systems that work. 

Highlights:
Led LLM integration at Equipmentshare, embedding OpenAI into internal tooling to save 1,080+ hours weekly
Deployed Zwift’s real-time racing score model, handling 8.6 million inferences per day
Cut ML deployment times from months to 3 days with standardized CI/CD and packaging
Rolled out Databricks company-wide, reducing deployment cycles by 4x
Built ML pipelines for pricing $3B+ in fleet assets, churn risk, and invoice automation

I write often on machine learning systems and infrastructure on dutchengineer.substack.com, and I enjoy helping teams ship fast, reliable ML in production.

Keywords: Airflow, AWS (Cloudwatch,  ECS, EKS, Fargate, Glue, Redshift, Kinesis, Databricks, Postgresql, S3), Azure (Azure Functions, Azure ML Studio, Databricks), BentoML, C++, Datadog, Docker, ElasticSearch, Flink, Kafka, Keras, Kubernetes, Hive, High Performance Computing, Github Actions, Gitlab CICD,  Pagerduty, Prefect, Python (DBT, Numpy, Pydantic, Sklearn,Scipy), Pyspark, Neural Networks, Natural Language Processing, MLFlow, MongoDB, Recommendations, Sagemaker, Scala, SparkML, SQL, Tableau, Terraform, Pytorch, GPU

Sarah Floris, MS

Data Science Career Services (Up Level Data, LLC)

Wrote and Published: Confident Data Science: Discover the Essential Skills of Data Science.

Ask me about private one-to-one, individual, custom data science bootcamp programs.

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Primarily offering is a private one-to-one, individual, custom and group data science training programs.

- Lead the creation of technical and non-technical content for cross-product verticals, including Professional & Industry Certificates, Short Courses, and MOOCs. 
- Review and maintain product catalogue of internal and partner owned curricula in your domain of expertise, identifying areas of opportunity, product refreshes, and new product areas.
- Serve as internal subject matter expert for reviewing external products and content for catalogue fit; Act as principal subject-matter expert in the fields of data analytics, data science, machine learning, and generative AI and emerging topics in those fields. 
- Leverage external relationships to support development of new products.
- Effectively communicate requirements to internal or external teams responsible for content development to ensure all courses are developed to the highest standard of quality and meet agreed-upon requirements.
- Define workflows, processes, and standards for developing high quality curricula and identify efficiencies between content, service, and product offerings.

Chief Data Scientist

Wrote & Published: How to Become a Data Scientist: A Guide for Established Professionals

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University of Wisconsin-Madison

When your alma mater calls, you don't just say "no"...

- Act as a campus subject-matter expert in the fields of data analytics, data science, machine learning, and generative AI along with emerging topics in these fields.
- Lead the creating of technical and non-technical educational materials (content) for learners at all levels of study.
- Research technology trends and new tools, continuously revise and update educational materials (content) to meet student, market, and learner demands.
- Provide expert guidance and instruction on content and technology best practices in the fields of data analytics, data science, machine learning, generative AI, and emerging topics.
- Collaborate with internal teams and external partners on high-level design choices for the knowledge, skills, and abilities that will be taught in each curriculum.
- Work with internal teams, learners and industry experts to conceive of and collaborate on new ideas for enhancing student learning outcomes.
- Maintain quality of curriculum to meet product requirements and student needs via data-driven revisions and product enhancements.

Teaching Professor, Data Science, Statistics, Python

Association for Institutional Research

- Work with internal teams, learners and industry experts to conceive of and collaborate on new ideas for enhancing research program outcomes.
-Provide strategic guidance to research team members and contributors on new content development, based on knowledge of emerging trends in research design.

National Center for Education Statistics

Common App

Data Scientist

Guidehouse

Data Science and Data Governance Senior Consultant

Honorary Associate Fellow

Sr Divisional Policy Advisor

Investigate complex, sensitive, and high-profile discrimination complaints filed with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Office of Compliance by University employees, including faculty, academic and University staff’ applicants for employment’ students; applicants for admission; and visitors to campus alleging discrimination by the University or by an employee of the University.

Interim Special Investigator Office of Compliance

Marquette University

Adjunct Faculty

University of Louisville

East Carolina University

Supervised of a conduct coordinator, residence life coordinators, office manager, graduate assistants, and student staff. Monitored performance of 13 other residence hall staff for compliance with applicable university policy or local, state, and federal law.  Specializing in policy development for student conduct and campus operations.

Oversaw administration for approximately 1,500 violations of student conduct policies involving approximately 2,250 students annually throughout 15 residence halls. 

Supervised intensive academic intervention and recovery program for students referred to the student conduct process.  Initiated this program Fall of 2012.  Program includes one-to-one mentorship, group enrichment activities, parent/family initiatives, faculty collaboration, life-skills training, personality typing, learning style assessments, dedicated study halls, and other services.

Student Affairs Administration (Associate Director)

Student Affairs Administration (Assistant Director)

Duke University Talent Identification Program

Supervise a staff of three masters required and multiple other masters optional positions.  Responsible for staff training, development, learning, growth, and productivity.

Also, designed and taught courses on law and policy.  Three week civil trial advocacy course, Summer of 2008.  Weekend trial advocacy course, October 2009 and November 2010. Weekend constitutional law, March 2009, October 2011, and March 2012.

Instructor & Director

Ask about data science career services @ Coaching.AdamRossNelson.com

I help other current and aspiring data professionals enter and level up in the field by uncovering & showcasing their existing data-related talents.

As a Data Scientist who transitioned into this work late in my career, I have a passion for helping others make this same transition.

Since early 2021 I have leveraged my expertise in data & AI and my passion for training to develop a full range of learning offerings for corporate clients across many industries. My role involves understanding learner personas and training needs, owning the design and scoping of technical curriculum, and using feedback loops and data to inform and prioritize training investments.

•	Authored two books in the field of data science, available wherever books are sold.
•	An advanced degree in an analytical field (quantitative research in policy analysis).
•	Experience managing and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders.

Recent clients include Data Society, Texas A&M, DataWorks Partners, IES National Center for Educational Sciences, Foreign Service Institute, Association for Institutional Research, Hearst Media/Health/Logistics, Pfizer, Booz Allen Hamilton, City of Dallas, Skillsoft, Congressional Research Service, Lockheed Martin, IQVIA, and Nationale-Nederlanden Bank + Insurance.

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