André Van Der Westhuysen
Lead Data Scientist
Washington DC-Baltimore Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAndré Van Der Westhuysen is a Lead Data Scientist with 13 years of experience building and operationalizing predictive models across government and industry, currently focusing on advertising measurement for linear, streaming, CTV and digital channels at Nielsen. He combines deep expertise in numerical modeling and machine learning—grounded in a PhD in civil engineering and an MPS in Data Analytics—with a track record of turning research into production systems used daily by practitioners. At NOAA he led teams of up to 14, delivering award-winning operational models (including LSTM and clustering solutions) that directly informed forecasts and life‑saving rip current predictions. Comfortable bridging research, engineering and stakeholder communication, he has published internationally and driven model deployments that emphasize robustness and usability. Based in the Washington DC–Baltimore area, André blends academic rigor with product-focused delivery and a history of influencing public‑sector decision making on coastal hazards.
13 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
B.Eng, Civil Engineering, GPA 3.94, B.Eng, Civil Engineering, GPA 3.94 at Stellenbosch UniversityMPS, Data Analytics, GPA 4.0, MPS, Data Analytics, GPA 4.0 at The Graduate School at Penn StatePh.D, Civil Engineering and Geo-Sciences, Ph.D, Civil Engineering and Geo-Sciences at Delft University of Technology
Github Skills (13)
modeling-tool9
hydrology9
ocean9
atmosphere9
wave9
hpc-applications8
ice8
power-systems8
dac8
snl-applications7
ufs6
communications5
eagle1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
NOAA-EMC/NSEM-workflow
May 2020 - Apr 2022
Contributions:45 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 11 months
awest-noaa/WW3_delete
May 2020 - Sep 2021
WAVEWATCH III
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 3 months
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