Tony Abell

Tony Abell has an extensive work experience spanning multiple companies and roles. Tony most recently worked at OhWaiter as the CTO, starting in June 2022. Prior to that, they were an Advisor at OhWaiter from January 2022 to June 2022.

Before joining OhWaiter, Tony was the Engineering Manager at SmileDirectClub from June 2019 to June 2022, where they managed four teams and was responsible for the health and strategy of the teams. Tony also worked as a delivery manager for various services and was involved in coaching the team and architecting high-level projects.

Tony's previous experience includes working as a Machine Learning Engineer at WiZR LLC from October 2018 to March 2019, where they integrated computer vision algorithms to analyze video feeds on the edge. Tony also built a data pipeline to enable multiple analytics engines to analyze a single feed.

Prior to that, Tony worked at Microsoft as a Data Solutions Architect from January 2016 to October 2018. In this role, they built AI-driven proof of concept (POC) solutions for customers, utilizing Azure Cognitive Services and Power BI for text content visualization and building scalable Lambda architectures using Azure Big Data PaaS technology.

Tony also has experience as a Software Architect at Cornerstone OnDemand from July 2012 to January 2016, where they collaborated with data scientists to develop a course recommendation engine and developed reports on data features extracted. Tony worked as a Senior Programmer at Nowcom from July 2010 to June 2012, managing integration efforts with external partners and integrating merchant services into legacy products.

Tony began their career at City of Hope as a Senior Programmer from 2007 to 2010, where they worked on projects such as an eBay-style site for material transfer agreements and a generic form generator to support quick development of data input screens. Tony also worked as a Programmer at Arthur J. Gallagher from September 2002 to June 2007, involved in the design and implementation of legacy application ports, workflow tracking tools, and production and profitability analysis tools.

Overall, Tony Abell has a diverse background in technology leadership roles, with experience in machine learning, data solutions architecture, software architecture, and legacy application development.

Tony Abell's education history includes several notable experiences. In 1997, they began their studies at Beloit College, where they pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Economics. This program lasted until 2002. Following this, in 2007, Tony attended the ArtCenter College of Design for a year, focusing on Photography.

In terms of certifications, Tony received a series of verified certificates. In 2017, they obtained the edX Verified Certificate for Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Power BI, the edX Verified Certificate for Data Science Orientation, and the edX Verified Certificate for Querying with Transact-SQL. Most recently, in October 2020, they completed the Build Basic Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) certification program provided by Coursera.

Additionally, Tony attended General Assembly for a relevant program in Data Science, although specific start and end dates for this experience were not provided.