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Chris Bolin

Director, Data Science at DuckDuckGo

Chris Bolin has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. The structured information provided reveals that they began their career as an Applications Engineer in the Engineering Leadership Program at National Instruments in 2008. Chris then transitioned to the role of Product Support Engineer, where they led software quality efforts for NI's flagship software product, LabVIEW. Later, they became a Software Systems Engineer in the Product Partner Program, where they played a crucial role in nurturing NI's external developer community through consulting and product features.

In 2011, Chris joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a Graduate Research Assistant, focusing on economic analysis of energy efficiency improvements and quantitative life cycle assessment for diesel engine manufacturing.

Chris moved on to work as a Lead Data Scientist at Autotegrity in 2013 before taking on the role of Lead Software Engineer at Jumpshell in 2014.

From 2016 to 2020, Chris worked at Formidable, with various titles and responsibilities. Chris first joined as a Senior Software Engineer and then became the Director of Engineering for the Denver office. Finally, they served as the VP of Engineering, overseeing the engineering department.

In 2017, Chris took on the role of Founding Editor, creating The Disconnect, an offline-only digital magazine.

Most recently, in 2021, they joined DuckDuckGo as the Director of Data Science.

Overall, Chris Bolin has a diverse background in software engineering, data science, leadership, and editorial work, making him a well-rounded professional.

Chris Bolin's education history includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Additionally, they pursued further education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where they obtained a Master of Science degree in Computational Engineering. No specific start or end years were provided for either educational institution.

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  • Director, Data Science

    January, 2021 - present

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