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San Francisco, CA, USA

Mike H.

Data Scientist and ML Engineer

Fractional DS/ML leader who ships. I specialize in taking fuzzy product ideas, working with subject matter experts to formalize the problem, prototyping quickly, and partnering with engineering to productionize at scale. I’m comfortable ranging from simple, defensible arithmetic to transformer models—always choosing the least complex method that solves the business problem.

What I do

  • Stand up measurement & experimentation
  • Build/scale ML systems
  • Lead cross-functional delivery and mentor teams
  • Bring LLMs and agentic AI into data workflows

Recent wins

  • Agentic analysis of user flows
  • Person-level measurement from household data → unlocked 8-figure ARR
  • 0→1 Out-of-Home measurement product delivered under client pressure
  • Scaled core pipelines to 10B+ rows; improved holdout accuracy with set-transformer
  • Generative AI for housing

Industries

Ads & media, energy/markets, finance, healthcare/clinical, housing/cities, AI, and more.

How I work

Fast scoping → measurable milestones → iterate with stakeholder feedback; hands-on with code and data; plain-English docs; defendable methods over buzzwords.

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Experience

Jun 2024 — Jul 2025

Elliott Bay Energy

Chief Data Scientist

◦ Data Science: Worked with traders and management to identify domain specific strengths and weaknesses of various advanced ML modeling techniques, allowing for effective prioritization of new strategy development ◦ Quantitative Development: Built from 0→1 the firm’s first end-to-end quantitative short-term power futures trading and research platform ◦ FTR Trading Support: Upgraded and optimized supporting infrastructure for financial transmission rights trading strategies, applying network analysis, deep grid-security knowledge, development best practices, and machine learning, vastly speeding up and hardening the firm’s FTR trading infrastructure

Aug 2021 — May 2024
VideoAmp

VideoAmp

Principal Data Scientist

A media measurement software company offering powerful audience segmentation for programmatic ads in a more valuable data-driven ecosystem.

  • Led cross-functional teams to translate ambiguous executive asks into actionable ML/data science solutions, conceptualizing and launching a significant out-of-home measurement solution that expanded engagement with top partners.
  • Integrated Large Language Models into the top 3 data science workflows and revamped digital exposure measurement methodology, significantly enhancing the platform's analytical capabilities.
  • Designed, built, and launched a personification solution in Apache Spark on Databricks that unlocked tens of millions of dollars of Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR), greatly impacting the company's financial performance.
  • Developed and integrated a set transformer based model in PyTorch, drastically improving performance and optimizing measurement on datasets exceeding 10 billion rows, which was essential for scaling the company's data processing capabilities.
Sep 2017 — Aug 2021
Google

Google

Senior Data Scientist / Statistician

Google is a technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware.

  • Developed statistical methodology for Google's online-to-offline ad impact causal measurement product, including interactive visualizations to assess model quality.
  • Led and delivered analyses directing major Google product decisions and launches, collaborating closely with product, engineering, and data vendors.
  • Co-led the development of Google’s Just Cause Python causal inference package, contributing to TensorFlow and CoLaboratory open-source projects.
  • Advised multiple Google X projects on causal inference techniques, highlighting significant cross-functional influence and technical guidance.
May 2016 — Jul 2016
Google

Google

Data Science Intern

  • Developed a causal inference tool for analyzing streaming data from wearable devices, improving user engagement through precise impact estimation of bug fixes and feature rollouts.
Jun 2015 — Aug 2015
Google

Google

Data Science Intern

  • Analyzed the performance and decay of a model for detecting query intent, contributing to more accurate identification and classification of user needs.
  • Developed tools utilizing noisy human ratings as training data, improving the model's ability to learn from diverse and real-world inputs.
  • Worked as part of the Query Signals team, demonstrating strong analytical skills and the ability to handle complex data sets.
May 2014 — Aug 2014
Google

Google

Software Engineer Intern

  • Collaborated with a team of economists to design, run, and analyze experiments assessing the effectiveness of advertisements, contributing to the optimization of ad strategies.
  • Developed and implemented a comprehensive dashboard for experiment-health and data reporting, enhancing the efficiency and accessibility of data analysis within the team.
Jan 2010 — Jun 2011
Northrop Grumman Corporation

Northrop Grumman Corporation

Aerospace Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leader in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, space, logistics, and modernization for global security.

  • Developed a Python/Numpy application for simulating and evaluating Phased Array Antennas, enhancing the company's capabilities in satellite communication.
  • Transformed the application to leverage multithreading and multiprocessing over a Linux cluster, significantly improving performance and efficiency.
  • Created a comprehensive GUI from scratch for data plotting and cluster run monitoring, facilitating better user interaction and monitoring.
  • Integrated Tracking Error capabilities into the Phased Array simulator, advancing the accuracy and reliability of simulations.
Jul 2009 — Dec 2009
Northrop Grumman Corporation

Northrop Grumman Corporation

IT Solutions Internship

  • Interviewed various engineering sectors to develop wiki capability pages, enhancing knowledge sharing and resource utilization across the company.
  • Designed and assisted in the procurement of a next-generation executive conference room and office, leveraging modern technology for improved operational efficiency.
  • Collaborated with the Web 2.0 team to develop tools for Northrop Grumman, contributing to the digital transformation and operational efficiency of the company.
  • Initiated and proposed a "Business Driven IT" dashboard project, showcasing innovative thinking and proactive problem-solving skills in IT management.