Eric Smith

Eric Smith has a strong background in data science and engineering. Eric currently works at The Pokémon Company International as a Senior Data Platform Engineer, a role they have held since January 2022. Prior to this, they worked as a Data Platform Engineer at the same company from September 2019 to January 2022.

Before joining The Pokémon Company International, Eric worked at Businessolver as a Machine Learning Engineer (Data Scientist) from August 2016 to August 2019. Eric'srole involved developing machine learning models to drive optimal business decisions using advanced analytics and business insight.

Eric also has experience at Microsoft, where they worked as a Data Scientist / Analyst from January 2016 to August 2016. In this role, they employed big data solutions, machine learning techniques, and advanced analytics to optimize quota distribution for over 40 products.

Prior to their industry experience, Eric worked as a Senior Fellow at the University of Washington School of Medicine - Mitochondria and Metabolism Center from September 2014 to October 2015. Eric programmed an automated analysis pipeline, generated regression models, and employed statistical analysis for cellular composition.

Eric's educational background includes a Ph.D. from Oregon State University, where they worked as a Ph.D. candidate and graduate research assistant. During their time there, they utilized Perl programming to generate genomic profiles, employed system modeling and statistical analysis, and automated the analysis of RNA.

Additionally, Eric has experience as a Data Analyst / Researcher at Montana State University, where they wrote user instructions and documentation for scientific instrumentation analysis. Eric also worked as a Laboratory Technician, employing data analysis and programming to optimize processes and develop Excel worksheets for process modeling.

Overall, Eric Smith brings a wealth of experience in data science, engineering, and statistical analysis to their roles, with a focus on machine learning, big data solutions, and optimization.

Eric Smith completed their education chronologically as follows:

From 2001 to 2005, Eric attended Montana State University-Bozeman and obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Chemistry with a Biochemistry Option.

Eric then pursued further education at Oregon State University from 2006 to 2014. Eric graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Biophysics and Biochemistry.

In 2015, Eric enrolled in Coursera and completed the Data Science Specialization program, focusing on Data Science.

Additionally, Eric obtained several certifications on Coursera. In October 2015, they completed the R Programming course, and in November and December 2015, they obtained certificates in Exploratory Data Analysis, Getting and Cleaning Data, Statistical Inference, The Data Scientist's Toolbox, Reproducible Research, Practical Machine Learning, and Regression Models. Eric also obtained certificates for Functional Programming Principles in Scala and Functional Program Design in Scala from Coursera in June and July 2018, respectively.

All the information provided is based strictly on the experiences and certifications mentioned.