Assaf Koren

Assaf Koren has a diverse range of work experience in the field of data science and technology. Assaf is currently working as the Director of Data Science at Nexite since February 2022. Prior to this, they worked at ZipRecruiter from 2017 to 2022, holding the positions of Data Science Manager and Data Scientist. In these roles, they led a team of NLP researchers, ML Engineers, and Data Engineers, focusing on enhancing the job seekers' experience on the marketplace platform and developing matching algorithms to find the best candidates.

Before their time at ZipRecruiter, Assaf was involved in other notable projects. From 2016 to 2017, they were responsible for leading bid data technological efforts at Cloudyn. In 2015, they co-founded ekoTail, where they served as the Co-Founder and CTO. At ekoTail, they developed a groundbreaking solution that transformed phone calls into an online environment, enabling clients to store, search, and automatically carry out actions based on the content arising during conversations.

Assaf also co-founded Quanalyz in 2013, a life-cycle management platform for big data research and deployment. This platform allowed analysts, data experts, and power users to develop and deploy data models quickly and efficiently. Additionally, they played a crucial role as a Quantitative Developer and Analyst, Co-Founder at UCY Solutions from 2006 to 2014. UCY Solutions developed an automated investment platform based on historical data-mining analysis.

Earlier in their career, Assaf worked as a Team Leader at IDFocus, where they led the implementation and customization of Identity Management technologies for various Fortune 500 companies. Assaf began their professional journey as a Software Developer in the Israeli Air Force from 1996 to 2001. Assaf's extensive experience spans various industries and showcases their expertise in data science, machine learning, big data, and technology management.

Assaf Koren attended the Israeli Army Computer Science Academy from 1995 to 1996, where they studied programming. It is not clear whether they obtained a degree or not. Assaf also holds a certification as an AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate from Amazon Web Services, but the specific month and year of obtaining the certification are not provided.