Experience


2017 – Present PTC

Principal Data Scientist

Implement vector embedding techniques to perform semantic similarity analysis, achieving a 90% precision and 95% recall in duplicate identification

Conduct extensive research on LLM quality evaluation, analyzing key metrics, frameworks, and methodologies to assess performance, consistency, and reliability

Develop product feature leveraging a LLM to convert unstructured data into structured formats, providing scalable, analysis-ready data and enhancing user insights

Validate ‘LLM-as-a-judge’ approaches, leading to adoption of best practices and improving scalability of quality assurance for language model deployment

Evaluate anomaly detection algorithms and developed application using the Isolation Forest algorithm to identify outliers across one million data points, enhancing data quality and enabling proactive issue resolution

Utilize Python and advanced SQL to co-develop Time Loss Analytics applied analytics feature for PTC’s Digital Performance Management (DPM) product to reduce a months long process to near-instant insights

Develop proof-of-concepts and custom analytics solutions to guide technical and business stakeholders through their AI journey, from use case discovery and development to successful implementation

Implement proactive anomaly detection through applied statistical process controls (SPC), enhancing operational efficiency for manufacturing and medical device clients

Team leader and data analyst for client relationship generating over $1M in annual revenue

Drove end-to-end planning, coordination, and execution for successful client data platform insourcing effort

Conduct client validation studies to ensure the accuracy and actionable value of insights from custom algorithms, driving enhancements that elevated client satisfaction

Spearhead successful initiative to modernize client data platform, resulting in increased stability and reducing daily ELT process from two hours to under five minutes

Participate in leadership development program and later became team lead for future cohorts

Conduct user interviews at UX labs during customer conferences to gather feedback for product development

Created 20+ hours of training videos for PTC ThingWorx Analytics clients on topics such as data profiling, feature engineering, and phases of the analytics continuum

2016 – 2017 XLGroup (Assigned Through Robert Half Technology)

Data Analyst Consultant

Performed data mapping, analysis of source and target data, and reported on data quality

Identified data structure issues to ensure import of client’s legacy data into new learning management system

Enhanced ETL process to extract data in multiple formats for a Fortune 500 auto parts company

Created advanced stored procedures to identify and rank staff performance for a major auto manufacturer employee incentive program

Contributed to corporate blog to publicize corporate identity and values

2009 – 2016 North American Savings Bank

Web Developer

Participated in beta to customize banking platform and presented results at Open Solutions client conference

Participated in beta to customize banking platform and presented results at Open Solutions client conference

Performed data mapping, design, and validation of enterprise SQL Server databases to consolidate disparate architectures as part of end-to-end ETL data conversion of primary banking system

Created newsletter to market department, while championing improved coding standards and practices

Created requirements and test plans for finance department, resulting in successful regulatory audits

Developed 100+ stored procedures and reports to identify errors in regulatory filings

Other Experience


Section Leader

Code in Place, Stanford University

2024

Taught Python to a global cohort of fifteen students from ten countries

Board Member 

Philadelphia SQL Server Users Group

2016 – 2020

Founder and Chapter Leader 

Delaware SQL Server Users Group

2017- 2020

Speaker 

Speaker at SQL Saturday and numerous other technology events

2018 – Present

Machine Learning and AI


Generative AI Machine Learning RAG Vector Embeddings Large Language Models (LLM) NLP Supervised and Unsupervised Learning Time Series Modeling Anomaly Detection Recommendation Engines

Leadership


Technical Presales Client Relations Project Management Team Oversight Training

Data


SQL Server dbt PostgreSQL Snowflake Data Preprocessing Redshift Performance Tuning Visualization Database Design ETL/ELT

Programming & Tools


Python Databricks T-SQL DsPy R JavaScript HTML/CSS Talend Git

Methodologies


Statistical Process Controls (SPC) Agile Scrum Kimball Waterfall

Education/Certifications


University of Wisconsin – La Crosse

Masters of Science

Data Science

Nyack College

Bachelor of Science

Organizational Management

With highest honors

Databricks

Certified Generative AI Engineer Associate

June 2024

Microsoft

Azure AI Fundamentals

June 2022