Jesse Lord

Jesse Lord is a highly experienced Senior Software Engineer with a strong background in data science, data engineering, and DevOps. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Physics and Astronomy from Whitman College, a Master's degree, and a PhD in Astronomy and Astrophysics from the University of Colorado Boulder, with an impressive 3.83/4.0, 3.90/4.0, and 3.95/4.0 GPA, respectively.

As a Senior Data Engineer at Vectra AI, Jesse has worked on big data systems such as spark and dask, machine learning tools including xgboost and tensorflow, and CICD (testing, jenkins, docker, conda builds). Additionally, he worked as a Senior Software Engineer and Senior Data Scientist at Allstate, where he gained a strong knowledge of developing and evaluating machine learning algorithms to solve challenging problems in the insurance industry.

Jesse is also an experienced Course Instructor, having taught at the University of Colorado Boulder, where he previously held Lead Graduate Teacher, Graduate Teaching Assistant, and Graduate Research Assistant positions. During his time as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at Whitman College, Jesse honed his research skills and gained valuable experience in data science that helped prepare him for his subsequent post-graduate work.

Overall, Jesse is a highly skilled and accomplished professional with a background in data science, data engineering, and DevOps, making him an asset to any team.