Antonio Vargas
Senior Data Scientist
Salem, Oregon, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAntonio Vargas is a Senior Data Scientist with 10 years of experience blending rigorous mathematical training (PhD in Mathematics) and hands-on applied research to build robust statistical products. As Head of Research at Recast he leads a team of statistical engineers, developing core marketing-mix modeling (MMM) capabilities and auxiliary ML models while shaping company-wide methodology. His background includes establishing Oregon’s Prescription Drug Price Transparency analytics function, where his analyses informed legislative reporting and high-visibility decision making. Antonio specializes in Bayesian modeling and validation techniques, and he has a track record of turning complex research questions into reproducible data pipelines and actionable insights. Based in Salem, Oregon, he pairs academia-grade rigor from postdoctoral and doctoral work with pragmatic product delivery in industry.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mathematics at Dalhousie UniversityBachelor of Arts - BA, Mathematics, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Mathematics at California State University, Fullerton
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Github Skills (56)
r-package9
bayesian-data-analysis8
bayesian8
variable-selection8
missing-data7
brms7
mathematics7
meta-analysis7
statistical-models7
mathjax7
tidymodels7
mixed-models7
latex7
multilevel7
typography7
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
szego/BDA-singalong
Oct 2018 - May 2019
A sing-along for the book Bayesian Data Analysis using brms
Contributions:30 commits, 21 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
statisticsbrmsdata-analysisbayesianbayesian-data-analysis
szego/SE-Answers_scripts
Oct 2015 - Jul 2023
Contributions:4 PRs, 17 pushes, 5 branches in 7 years 11 months
pythonautomation
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