Andrew Schechtman-rook
Staff Data Scientist
Vienna, Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAndrew Schechtman-rook is a Staff Data Scientist with 12 years of experience blending production-grade Python engineering and machine learning across financial services and research. At Capital One he has delivered high-impact systems—from a 10x faster data querying package to the company’s first cloud-based credit card underwriting model—driving tens of millions in estimated annual value. He spans the full model lifecycle, prototyping transformers and RAG apps that translate natural language to SQL, and maintaining long-lived internal tooling relied on by dozens of teams. Trained as an astronomer (PhD), he brings strong scientific rigor and a knack for finding actionable insights and subtle data errors others miss, informed by a history of building optimized numerical pipelines and visualization tools. Based in Vienna, VA, he pairs deep technical craftsmanship with mentorship and reproducible, production-focused design.
12 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Astronomy, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Astronomy at University of Wisconsin-MadisonBachelor of Science (BS), Astronomy, Bachelor of Science (BS), Astronomy at Case Western Reserve University
Github Skills (68)
postgresql10
python10
pyspark10
automation10
infrastructure10
duckdb10
orchestration10
prefect10
pipeline10
database10
observability10
sqlite10
mysql10
data-science10
conda10
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
AndrewRook/NFLDash
Aug 2016 - Dec 2016
Contributions:175 commits, 4 PRs, 176 pushes in 3 months
reactiveplay-by-playnfldashboard
AndrewRook/prefect_ds
Jan 2020 - Feb 2022
Tools for making Prefect work better for typical data science workflows
Contributions:6 releases, 86 commits, 26 PRs in 2 years 1 month
data-science
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