Summary
Andre Bach is a Staff Data Scientist with 13 years of experience building production-grade ML systems across tech leaders including Meta, Patreon, Uber, and Microsoft. He specializes in anti-fraud, content moderation, and marketplace growth—having built Patreon’s anti-fraud function from scratch and fine-tuned CNNs on a custom 10k-labeled image dataset to meet unique policy needs. A Ph.D. physicist who analyzed terabytes of LHC data at Berkeley and CERN, he brings rigorous experimental design, simulation-driven model validation, and a deep appreciation for data quality to product teams. Based in San Francisco and retraining in climate tech, he combines research-grade technical depth with hands-on mentorship and cross-functional collaboration to drive measurable business impact.
13 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D. Physics, Ph.D. Physics at University of California, Berkeley
Fellow Software for Climate, Fellow Software for Climate at Terra.do
B.A. Physics, B.A. Physics at Reed College
Spanish, English