Bill Granfield
Head Of Machine Learning at Ping Data Intelligence
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolBill Granfield is a Head of Machine Learning with 11 years of experience building ML-driven personalization and distributed systems, currently leading ML at Ping Data Intelligence in New York. He previously shaped recommendation and creator ecosystem models at Meta, where he led teams and designed novel re-ranking components for Facebook News. His background spans production deep learning, social graph analysis, and UX-minded product design, with hands-on engineering in TypeScript, Golang, React, and cloud-native tooling. Earlier work includes cryptographic systems for BLE device authentication and tools for managing real-time distributed simulations. Bill combines a product-focused mindset with research-grade ML thinking, often bridging UX and backend reliability to improve outcomes for users and creators. He holds a BS in Computer Science from the University of Maryland and brings a rare mix of systems, security, and recommender expertise to ML leadership.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at University of Maryland
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Github Skills (153)
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Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
b-gran/config
May 2017 - Dec 2024
Contributions:41 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years 8 months
b-gran/snake_ai
Dec 2020 - Mar 2022
Contributions:38 commits, 9 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 3 months
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