Brandon Quach, PhD

Our guest today has over a decade of industry experience as a data scientist and is a passionate learner who thrives in multi-disciplinary team environments.

He’s a master of his craft who codes and owns machine learning algorithms, from conception to production.

He’s earned a bachelor’s degree in Bioengineering from the University of California at Berkeley, a Master’s in Engineering from the University of California at San Diego, and a PhD in Bioengineering from Caltech

He’s worked at companies such as Agilent Technologies, Opera Solutions, Lytx, and Teradata.

During his tenure at Opera Solutions as an Analytics Manager he built sentiment models, threat models, and worked in the domain of various online threat groups; including traditional and cyber terrorists, large corporations focusing on threat analysis for security, and business ecosystems and news analysis.

At Lytx, he worked on algorithms that detected vehicles, determined risky vehicle maneuvers, and detected risky driver behaviors in-cab. His contributions were celebrated through the achievement of the Lytx Go Big Award for developing data visualization that enabled a clear communication of complex data analysis to the internal team as well as current and prospective customers.

At Teradata, he’s currently a Principal Data Scientist and Manager leading the charge to modernize the customer experience by applying machine learning to customer support.

So please, help me in welcoming our guest today - A man who wears many hats, a photographer, a singer, a scuba diver, and a data scientist - Dr. Brandon Quach!