Ofer Mendelevitch is a highly experienced leader in data science, product development, and software engineering with a passion for building innovative products, with a focus on data products. He studied at Tel Aviv University and Technion Israel Institute of Technology, and has been a captain for Israel Army. Mendelevitch co-founded Syntegra.io and served as VP of data science at Helix and director of data science at Hortonworks.

Mendelevitch's broad expertise includes genomics, machine learning, software engineering, Fintech, and search advertising. He is also an accomplished author, having published his book "Practical Data Science with Hadoop and Spark" in December 2016. Additionally, Mendelevitch has served as an advisor to numerous companies, including Kueski, Uplift Inc., TomoCredit, Veriphyr - Patient Privacy Compliance, UCSF Medical Center, and Wonderschool, to name a few.

In summary, Ofer Mendelevitch is a highly accomplished data scientist and leader with vast experience in product development, software engineering, and genomics. As a co-founder of Syntegra.io and former VP of data science of Helix, he has helped introduce innovative products to the market. His various roles as an advisor show his passion for developing great products and his desire to share knowledge with others.