Tony Fast

Tony Fast is an experienced scientist, open source advocate, and data professional with a diverse background in technology and research.

Professional Background

Tony Fast has worked in several key roles throughout his career:

Current Professional Focus:

• Developer Advocate at Quansight (January 2021 - September 2022)
• Data Scientist at Quansight (March 2018 - December 2020)

Community Leadership:

• Founder of the Atlanta Jupyter User Group (October 2017 - September 2018)
• Co-organizer of PyData Atlanta (March 2016 - March 2017), helping grow the community to over 2,000 members

Academic and Research Experience

Education:

• Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Drexel University (2005-2011)
• B.S. in Ceramic Engineering from Rutgers University (2001-2005), graduated with Honors

Research Positions:

• Research Scientist at Georgia Institute of Technology
• Post Doctoral Researcher at University of California Santa Barbara
• Research Intern at General Motors India

Additional Interests

Tony is an accessibility and disability advocate with expertise in open-source design, development, and science.2 He is particularly passionate about sharing knowledge, as evidenced by his recent work teaching writers' workshops focused on creating accessible creative and technical content in notebooks.1