Zach O'Brien

Zach O'Brien has a diverse work experience that spans over a decade. Zach is currently working as a Data Scientist at Cover Whale, where they build and productionizes models for policy pricing, driver coaching, and telematics classification. Zach also designed the data architecture for CoverWhale's Policy Admin System and Rating/Pricing/Model Serving Engine.

Prior to that, Zach worked as an Actuarial Data Analyst at GAINSCO, where they produced indications and reserving analyses for several states. Zach also updated, debugged, and built dashboards and reports using SAS, SQL Server, VBA, Excel, and Power BI. Zach presented quarterly to company executives on indications, reserving, and other actuarial insights.

Before GAINSCO, Zach served as the Director of Analytics at Invisible Technologies Inc. Zach also held the role of Analytics Manager and was responsible for building dashboards in Tableau, Metabase, R Shiny, Excel, and Sheets to improve visibility into company performance. Zach built and managed the company's financial model used by executives for strategic business decisions and planning.

Zach's previous work experience includes working as a Consultant at Shoreline Data Analytics Consulting, where they consulted for local businesses and online projects. Zach saved Coastal Hospitalists Medical Associates $70,000 by writing custom code in VBA that scanned and reformatted patient information stored in Excel for processing by billing services.

Zach also has experience in education and teaching, having operated their own tutoring and music lesson business at Shoreline Tutoring and Music. Zach served 50 to 60 clients per week, primarily in standardized test prep, high school and college mathematics, and piano lessons.

Additionally, Zach has held roles such as Economic Development Specialist at Lumos Foundation, Intern at Adaptive Globalization, Financial Advisor Assistant at Sage Capital Advisors LLC and Clover Wealth Management, and Business Development Assistant at Innovo Publishing.

Overall, Zach O'Brien's work experience showcases their expertise in data science, actuarial analysis, analytics, consulting, education, and finance.

Zach O'Brien pursued their education from 2008 to 2013 at Belmont University, where they obtained a Bachelor's of Science degree. During their time at Belmont, they pursued a dual degree in Mathematics and Economics, with a minor in Business. In 2011 and 2012, they furthered their studies as a Visiting Student at the prestigious University of Oxford, focusing on Economics and Management.