Derek Thomas

Derek Thomas is a seasoned professional in data science and machine learning, currently working as a Pre-Sales Machine Learning Success Engineer at Hugging Face since December 2022, while also serving as a freelance Data Scientist at Toptal. Thomas has previously held significant roles, including Professional-Services Customer Facing Data Scientist at DataRobot, where over 20 use cases were moved from framing to production across various industries, and Lead Data Scientist/Lead Data Engineer at a private company, focusing on cross-lingual text analysis. With a robust background in machine translation, information extraction, and performance optimization, Thomas has contributed to major improvements in AI technology during a tenure at G42, along with developing comprehensive NLP functionality at saal.ai. Early career experience includes roles at Rockwell Collins and the United States Air Force, along with academic achievements including a Master’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Louisville.