Summary
Annie Cooper is a delivery-focused Research Scientist and Machine Learning Manager with 10 years of experience applying data science to real-world problems. Based in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area, she brings a strong mix of research rigor and product-oriented delivery, with experience supporting natural resources science through work with the Washington Department of Natural Resources. Annie is skilled at turning complex data into actionable models and leading teams to productionize ML solutions while maintaining scientific transparency. She blends academic training from Duke with practical program management, and is known for balancing exploratory research with measurable operational impact. Notably, she pairs domain-focused environmental science insight with pragmatic machine learning execution, making technical results directly useful for policy and field teams.
11 years of coding experience
Duke University