Jonathon Bechtel

Jonathon Bechtel is a Senior Data Scientist currently at KAYAK, with prior experience at Indigo, where significant contributions included the development of machine learning forecasts for grain production across multiple countries, resulting in a 25% improvement in accuracy and a US patent application. Bechtel has a robust background in data science, including experience as a Fellow at Insight Data Science where a transfer learning recommendation system was created, and as a Graduate Research Assistant at UC Santa Barbara, where advanced neural network models were designed, enhancing predictive accuracy for materials science. Educational credentials include a Ph.D. in Computational Materials Science from UC Santa Barbara and a B.S. in Chemistry and Applied Mathematics from the University of Pittsburgh.