Werner Elune
Data Scientist
California
Summary
I am a Data Scientist with expertise on LLMs, Trust and Safety, and LLM Trust and Safety. I have over a decade of experience in applying math, statistics, and computation to solve challenging problems in various domains, such as aerospace, food, and open source. I am also a core contributor to PyMC, the leading platform for statistical data science. I am passionate about making math accessible and useful for everyone.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications
Work History
Cofounder and Principal Data Scientist
PyMC Labs
11.2020 - 03.2021
- Started a consultancy for PyMC3, the leading platform for statistical data science
- We had huge demand from the start and I worked with 10+ clients before joining Google.
Senior Engineer
sweetgreen
03.2019 - 11.2020
- Used data to drive company strategy in strategic areas, such improving employee retention by double digits
- Built solutions that would get data in near real time to to the operators improving on time orders to over 90% in many locations
- Helped mentor engineers at all levels so we collectively could build better systems and learn new skills
Supply Chain Systems Engineer
SpaceX
01.2018 - 12.2018
- Every rocket launch at SpaceX from 2016 up till now (2020) is still planned through software I wrote myself
- Deployed first machine learning service in operational organization.
Data Instructor at USC (Under contract with Trilogy)
University of Southern California employed by Triology Education
01.2018 - 08.2018
- Teaching Data Science to 27 students at University of Southern California
- Topics include advanced analytics and visualization such as d3.js and machine learning
- Consistently rated one of the best instructors across multiple universities
Graduate Project Assistant - Process Improvement
National Oilwell Varco
07.2013 - 06.2014
- Created first process maps of 40+ people engineering teams to understand how multi year projects move from start to completion
- Used Python to analyze data from Teamcenter data document store to develop understanding of process effectiveness
- Created stochastic model of processes to allow for simulation of future business states
Education
Master of Science (MSc) - Manufacturing Systems Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bachelors of Science - Mechanical Engineering
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Skills
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Statistics
Bayesian statistics
Data Mining
Statistical Analysis
Intelligence Gathering
Python Programming
Machine Learning
Certification
R Programming
Awards
Eagle Scout
Timeline
Cofounder and Principal Data Scientist
PyMC Labs
11.2020 - 03.2021
Senior Engineer
sweetgreen
03.2019 - 11.2020
Supply Chain Systems Engineer
SpaceX
01.2018 - 12.2018
Data Instructor at USC (Under contract with Trilogy)
University of Southern California employed by Triology Education
01.2018 - 08.2018
Graduate Project Assistant - Process Improvement
National Oilwell Varco
07.2013 - 06.2014
Master of Science (MSc) - Manufacturing Systems Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bachelors of Science - Mechanical Engineering
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
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