Erik Gregory

Erik Gregory is a dedicated professional with a strong passion for research and data analysis. He showcases extensive experience in handling massive datasets, up to the scale of petabytes, across various fields like technology, healthcare, environment, and politics. Erik follows a meticulous scientific approach to derive insights from data, driving actionable outcomes based on those conclusions. He excels in data processing, ranging from schema design to data storage, and from log processing to pipeline management, leveraging this information to drive impactful changes globally.

Additionally, Erik is deeply enthusiastic about automating repetitive tasks to enhance efficiency, save time, and reduce costs. His areas of expertise include cleaning, storage, and analysis of large datasets, automation, designing and implementing data infrastructure, graphical representation of data, statistical analysis, machine learning, critical thinking, problem-solving, predictive modeling, and more. Erik also enjoys teaching and mentoring, problem framing, and applying philosophical concepts to real-world challenges. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from California State University, an A.A. in Mathematics from American River College, and is an alumnus of Oak Ridge High School.

Throughout his professional journey, Erik has held various significant roles in prominent organizations. He served as a Senior Staff Data Scientist at Facebook Ecosystem and previously filled roles including Staff Data Scientist in Search and Discovery, Senior Data Scientist in Search, Data Scientist in Search, and Junior Data Scientist in Search at Facebook. Prior to his tenure at Facebook, Erik worked as a Data Analyst II at Tagged Inc., a Data Scientist at GraphScience Inc., an Instructor at Mathnasium, a Student Assistant in Programming at California State University, Sacramento, a Student Assistant Programmer/Data Analyst at California Air Resources Board, and an Intern Programmer/Data Analyst at UC Davis. He also contributed as an AVID Tutor at the Sacramento County Office of Education.