Travis Sanders

Travis Sanders has a diverse work experience in the field of machine learning and data science. Travis currently works at Nomad Health as the Director of Machine Learning and Data Science, where they lead a team in developing graph-based recommendation algorithms for over 200,000 users. Prior to that, Travis served as the Machine Learning and Data Engineering Manager at The Muse, where they managed teams responsible for delivering recommendation services and expanding data pipelines. Travis also worked as a Machine Learning Engineer at The Muse and TalentShare, where they designed and built recommendation and matching systems for job seekers. Travis has a background in research and academia, having worked as a Graduate Student Researcher at The University of Texas at Austin and as a Summer Intern at HeartFlow, Inc. Travis also has entrepreneurial experience as the Founder-Engineer of Qualifyd. Travis is skilled in Python, pandas, scikit-learn, and nltk, and has expertise in content-based natural language processing and collaborative filtering algorithms.

Travis Sanders holds a Master's degree in Computational Science, Engineering, and Mathematics from The University of Texas at Austin, which they obtained from 2013 to 2015. Prior to that, they pursued a Master's degree in Orbital Mechanics at the same university from 2011 to 2013. Travis also holds a Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, completed from 2007 to 2011. Furthermore, they obtained a certification in Looker First Look from LinkedIn in 2019.