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Kevin Bishop

Principal Data Scientist at 80 Acres Farms

Kevin Bishop has a diverse work experience, with their most recent role being the Principal Data Scientist at 80 Acres Farms, starting from January 2021. Prior to that, they worked as a Senior Data Scientist at the same company, starting in September 2020 and ending in January 2021. Before joining 80 Acres Farms, Kevin served as a Staff Data Scientist at Earnin from July 2019 to September 2020. Kevin also held various positions at 84.51°, including Director of Data Science in June and July 2019, Lead Data Scientist from July 2017 to June 2019, and Analyst from October 2015 to July 2017. Furthermore, Kevin worked as the Executive Vice President of Research & Portfolio Management at MRM Capital from June 2013 to June 2016, where they utilized machine learning and traditional financial analysis to assess risks in financial markets. Additionally, they were a Research Assistant to the President at Hillsdale College from May 2012 to May 2013, conducting historical research and assisting with various projects. Kevin also gained experience as an intern at MRM Capital in 2011, where they developed stock market trading systems using Excel and software by TradeStation. Furthermore, they worked as a Credit Protection Specialist/TSR at RDI Marketing Services in 2010 and as a Communications Specialist at Qfact Marketing Research in 2009.

Kevin Bishop obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Economics and Philosophy from Hillsdale College in 2012. Kevin then pursued a Master of Science (MS) in Computer Science at The Johns Hopkins University from 2018 to 2021. Additionally, they obtained various certifications in data science from Coursera Verified Certificates, including the Data Science Specialization, Developing Data Products, Regression Models, Reproducible Research, Statistical Inference, Exploratory Data Analysis, Getting and Cleaning Data, Practical Machine Learning, R Programming, and The Data Scientist's Toolbox, all obtained in 2015.

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Timeline

  • Principal Data Scientist

    January, 2021 - present

  • Senior Data Scientist

    September, 2020