John Paton

John Paton is a seasoned Data Science leader with a strong background in building and implementing predictive models across a variety of platforms.

His technology toolkit includes proficiency in Python (Keras, Scikit-Learn, Numpy, Pandas, XGBoost, plotly), R (ggplot2, tidyverse), AWS, DataRobot, Hadoop, Hive, and SQL.

Skilled in diverse methods such as Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Feature Engineering, Optimization, Simulation, Reinforcement Learning, Visualization, and Interpretable ML.

John holds a Bachelor of Science in Operations Research and Information Engineering alongside a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Cornell University. He also obtained a Master of Science in Analytics from the Institute for Advanced Analytics at North Carolina State University.

Furthermore, John is recognized as a Kaggle Competitions Expert, ranking in the Top 1% of users in this field.

With a track record that includes roles as Data Science Senior Manager, Data Science Manager, and Senior Data Scientist at Cigna, as well as experience as a Data Scientist at IBM, John Paton brings a wealth of expertise and leadership in the field of Data Science.