Data Scientist
2014 - PRESENTSEEK, Ltd.- Performed data analysis and modeling using Python, Pandas, and scikit-learn.
- Worked on a team building a Haskell ETL pipeline.
- Implemented real-time data visualization using D3, Google Maps, and Tableau.
- Built a 20GB per day AWS S3 JSON to HDFS/Impala ETL pipeline using Hive and Hadoop Streaming.
- Crowd sourced data curation using CrowdFlower.
- Built and deployed a Batch-scored predictive model running on 6 million records per week on a SQL Server.
Technologies: Python, Hadoop/Spark, AWSData Scientist
2013 - 2014Predictive Match- Built a recommender system for a real estate website using Python.
- Developed a prioritization model for recommendation algorithms using RapidMiner.
- Implemented data analysis and visualization using a Python data science stack.
- Performed clustering analysis of users using scikit-learn.
- Collaborated using Trello and Bitbucket.
Technologies: Python, AWS, RapidMiner
Max Flander
Software Developer in San Francisco, CA, United States
Member since November 29, 2015
With a Ph.D. in mathematics, Max's been working as a data scientist for the past three years with experience covering data engineering, predictive modeling, recommender systems, information retrieval, and crowd-sourced data curation. He's an excellent communicator and has worked in agile teams of varying sizes. Max is a favorite for running stand-ups, planning, and team retros, thanks to his knack for cutting to the heart of the discussion.
Max is now available for hire
Portfolio
- SEEK, Ltd.Python, Hadoop/Spark, AWS
- Predictive MatchPython, AWS, RapidMiner
Experience
- Unix 10 years
- Python 8 years
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) 6 years
- Scikit-learn 6 years
- Git 5 years
- Agile Software Development 3 years
- Hadoop 2 years
- Apache Spark 2 years
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
*nix, Git, Docker, AWS
The most amazing...
...thing I've built is a 20GB per day AWS S3 JSON to HDFS/Impala ETL pipeline using Hive and Hadoop Streaming.
Employment
Skills
Languages
Python, SQL, Clojure, Ruby, Haskell, JavaScriptFrameworks
AWS EMR, Apache Spark, Hadoop, Mach-II, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Flask, Windows PowerShell, ClojureScriptLibraries/APIs
Pandas, Requests, Scikit-learn, Matplotlib, TensorFlow, PyTorchTools
Apache, Git, Tableau, Emacs, AWS CloudFormationParadigms
Agile Software Development, Mobile Development, Continuous Delivery (CD), Functional Programming, Continuous Integration (CI), Unit TestingPlatforms
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Docker, Linux, Unix, Kubernetes, Windows, Windows Server 2012Storage
Redshift, AWS S3, Microsoft SQL Server, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDBIndustry Expertise
SecurityOther
Web Scraping, Regular Expressions, Smart Contracts, ADK, Quality Assurance (QA), Deep Learning Expert, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Integration Testing
Education
- PhD degree in Mathematics2009 - 2013University of Melburne - Melbourne, Australia
- Bachelor of Science (Honors) degree in Mathematics2003 - 2006University of Melburne - Melbourne, Australia
