Forrest Rice

Forrest Rice is a seasoned professional in machine learning and data engineering with extensive experience at OpenTable since September 2017, where roles have progressed from Senior Software Engineer to Senior Manager of Machine Learning Engineering. Key contributions include leading ML initiatives related to search ranking, generative AI, user recommendations, and data engineering efforts to maintain and expand data infrastructure. Prior to OpenTable, Forrest Rice served as Team Lead for Flight Search at KAYAK, overseeing onboarding and managing new hires, as well as optimizing flight search processes. Education was completed at Dartmouth College with a BA in Computer Science.