Sam J. Miller
Lead Data Scientist
Summary
Highly innovative and strategic Lead Data Scientist with 9+ years of experience in developing and deploying advanced machine learning models and data-driven solutions. Expert in statistical modeling, predictive analytics, natural language processing, and big data technologies. Proven ability to translate complex business problems into actionable insights and drive significant impact on product development and operational efficiency. Passionate about leveraging data to inform strategic decisions and build cutting-edge AI products.
Experience
Lead Data Scientist
Tech Innovations Inc., New York, NY
- Led a team of 5 data scientists in developing and deploying an anomaly detection system for financial transactions, reducing fraud by 18%.
- Designed and implemented a recommendation engine for a key product, increasing user engagement by 25% and conversion rates by 10%.
- Mentored junior data scientists, overseeing model development, code quality, and productionization.
- Published 3 papers in top-tier machine learning conferences on novel NLP techniques.
Senior Data Scientist
Quantify Analytics, Boston, MA
- Developed predictive models for customer churn using Python (Scikit-learn, TensorFlow) and large-scale datasets, improving retention efforts by 12%.
- Built and optimized ETL pipelines for various data sources using Apache Spark and SQL.
- Collaborated with product teams to define metrics, analyze A/B test results, and provide data-driven insights for product features.
- Created interactive dashboards using Tableau for key business stakeholders.
Projects
NLP-based Sentiment Analyzer
GitHub LinkDeveloped a deep learning model (BERT-based) for real-time sentiment analysis on social media data.
- Achieved 92% accuracy on custom datasets for domain-specific sentiment detection.
- Deployed as a microservice using Flask and Docker for easy integration.
Time Series Forecasting for Demand Prediction
GitHub LinkImplemented various forecasting models (ARIMA, Prophet, LSTM) to predict product demand with high accuracy.
- Improved inventory management efficiency by 15% through more accurate predictions.
- Built an automated pipeline for model retraining and evaluation.
Skills
Programming & Tools:
Machine Learning:
Data & Analytics:
Education
Ph.D. in Data Science
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Sep 2013 – May 2017
Dissertation: "Optimizing Deep Learning Architectures for Time-Series Prediction"
M.S. in Statistics
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Sep 2011 – May 2013
Awards & Publications
- Best Paper Award, NeurIPS 2023
- Google AI Research Award Recipient, 2022
- Published in Journal of Machine Learning Research (JMLR)
- Dean's Fellowship, Carnegie Mellon University
