Kai Khalil-Middlebrook

Senior Data Engineer at Referral Exchange, Inc.

Kai Khalil-Middlebrook has an extensive work history with a focus on data engineering and machine learning. Kai is currently working at ReferralExchange as a Senior Data Engineer, responsible for managing the data platform and designing and implementing data pipelines. Prior to this role, they were a Data Engineer at the same company, where they collaborated with various teams to deliver data-driven services.

Kai also has experience in education, having worked as the Director of Machine Learning at Breakout Mentors. In this role, they created and maintained an applied ML curriculum and played a key role in the growth of the academy. Kai also served as a Computer/Data Science Instructor at Breakout Mentors, where they developed an introductory deep learning curriculum.

In their research position at MAGICS Lab, Kai focused on machine learning and information retrieval. Kai contributed to research on deep learning for music signal processing and created a novel deep neural network architecture. Kai also worked as a Machine Learning and Information Retrieval Researcher and made significant contributions to the field.

Kai was a Co-Founder and Data Scientist at a music tech company, where they developed software and algorithms that helped discover emerging talent in the music industry. Kai also worked as a Human-Computer Interaction Researcher at the HCI Lab USFCA, where they contributed research on intelligent haptic learning systems.

In addition to their technical roles, Kai has experience in coaching and sports. Kai worked as an Assistant Varsity Wrestling Coach at Stuart Hall School, designing training regimens and coaching wrestlers at tournaments. Kai emphasized the importance of hard work, discipline, and self-confidence.

Earlier in their career, Kai worked as a Full Stack Developer at Level Gaming LLC, where they constructed backend and frontend infrastructures. Kai also worked as an Associate at eFin.com, performing financial analysis and generating content for the company's blog.

Overall, Kai Khalil-Middlebrook has a diverse background with a strong focus on data engineering, machine learning, and education, showcasing their expertise and versatility in various roles.

Kai Khalil-Middlebrook's education history includes studying Data Science with a concentration in Computational Analytics at the University of San Francisco. The specific years of enrollment are not provided. Prior to attending the university, Kai graduated from Poway High School. The degree obtained at Poway High School is not specified.

In addition to formal education, Kai has also obtained several certifications. In August 2018, they completed the Google Analytics Essential Training course offered by Lynda.com. In July 2017, Kai completed the Machine Learning Toolbox Course from DataCamp, as well as the Positive Psychology: Resilience Skills course from Coursera. They also completed the Text Mining: Bag of Words Course and the Unsupervised Learning in R Course, both offered by DataCamp, in the same month. Furthermore, in June 2016, Kai obtained the edX Verified Certificate for Data Science Orientation.

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  • Senior Data Engineer

    December, 2022 - present

  • Data Engineer

    March, 2021

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