Calvin Schmidt
Lead Data Scientist
Houston, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolCalvin Schmidt is a Principal at BCG with a decade of experience translating advanced machine learning and GenAI research into enterprise-grade products that influence senior leadership decisions. He combines a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from Stanford and a strong biotech foundation from Rice with hands-on expertise across the ML lifecycle—ideation, prototyping, deployment, and optimization—especially in NLP, predictive modeling, and advanced optimization. His background in automated biological design (ribozyme switch ML tools) and prior startup and VC-facing roles gives him a rare fluency in both scientific R&D and commercial strategy. Known for turning complex technical challenges into strategic initiatives, he has repeatedly bridged academia, startups, and consulting to unlock measurable enterprise value. Based in Houston, he pairs rigorous research pedigree with product instincts and a track record of guiding cross-functional teams to operationalize AI at scale.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Biochemistry and Cell Biology at Rice UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bioengineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bioengineering at Stanford University
Github Skills (6)
regression8
classification7
python6
testing6
machine-learning5
tensorflow4
Github contributions (5)
calvinschmdt/Paladins_hero_rec
Jul 2020 - Sep 2020
Contributions:15 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
calvinschmdt/Data-Projects
Mar 2016 - Mar 2016
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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