John Chao

John Chao has had a diverse and extensive work experience. John is currently the Cofounder and CEO of Tresl, a company that focuses on making data science accessible and giving ecommerce data powers back to the people. John started this role in March 2018.

Prior to their current position, John worked at LinkedIn from June 2014 to March 2018. During their time there, they held several roles including Senior Manager, Analytics and Data Science, Staff Data Scientist, and Manager, Business Analytics and Data Science. In these roles, they prioritized practical business problems with the biggest financial impact and collaborated with different individuals' best skills to tackle projects.

John also worked at WCG, a W2O Company, as a Sr. Manager, Statistics from July 2013 to June 2014. John was responsible for projects such as Warner Brothers Home Video Sales Predictive Modeling, SocialGraphics, and Influencer Language Adoption Analysis.

Before that, John worked at IBM DemandTec Solutions from August 2006 to July 2013. John held various positions in the company including Modeling Services and Manager. Some of their notable projects include demand forecasting models for clients such as Walmart and Target, industry best practices such as base price imputation and product attribution, and test vs. control analysis for measuring the effectiveness of pricing strategy.

Overall, John Chao's work experience showcases their expertise in data science, analytics, and business problem-solving.

John Chao completed their Bachelor of Science degree in Combined Math and Statistics Honors from the University of Victoria, from the years 2000 to 2004. John then pursued further education and obtained a Master of Science degree in Statistics from Stanford University, graduating between 2004 and 2006. Additionally, John has obtained several certifications, including courses such as "Improving Deep Neural Networks: Hyperparameter tuning, Regularization and Optimization" and "Structuring Machine Learning Projects" from Coursera. John also completed courses on "Neural Networks and Deep Learning" from Coursera, "Anger Management" from LinkedIn, and "Statistican Learning" from Stanford Online Open Edx. Furthermore, they hold certifications in "Introduction to Data Science" from Coursera and "Sales Fundamentals" from Lynda.com.