Talking About the Caltrain
On May 6th, SVDS hosted an Open Data Science Conference (ODSC) Meetup in our Mountain View headquarters. Data Engineer Harrison Mebane and Data Scientist Christian Perez presented on our Caltrain project.
Harrison Mebane
With a background in theoretical physics research, Harrison brings a broad knowledge of computational and mathematical techniques for solving complex problems. He enjoys finding patterns and building predictive models from all types of datasets.
In addition to having a strong background in mathematics, Harrison is proficient in Python, Java, Scala, SQL, Spark, HBase, and Cassandra. While at SVDS, he built a PDF extractor based on natural language processing and machine learning, and developed a distributed data platform and APIs to execute supply-demand models for a Fortune 100 retailer’s customer-facing inventory management system. Harrison also implemented a Spark job for the retailer which was in production during the 2014 holiday season. He has published his work on these topics at O’Reilly OSCON and Strata.
Harrison holds a PhD in theoretical physics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a BA in physics from Harvard University.
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