Chris Rinaldi
Staff Data Scientist
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChris Rinaldi is a Staff Data Scientist with 11 years of experience using predictive modeling, constrained optimization, and A/B testing to drive product and pricing strategy at Stitch Fix and earlier analytics work for national security and defense clients. He has led and scaled teams of data scientists, partnered with cross-functional senior stakeholders across Finance, Merchandising, Strategy, Engineering, and Product, and translated complex models into operational decision tools. At Stitch Fix he built end-to-end assortment and replenishment systems, pioneered GenAI imagery for style design, and ran high-visibility experiments that directly influenced company assorting and pricing. His background in physics, applied math, and operations research (Stanford MS) underpins a pragmatic, systems-oriented approach to turning messy data into reliable business impact. Notably, he bridges analytical rigor with product sensibility—balancing constrained optimization and creative GenAI exploration to shape tangible retail outcomes.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science Physics Applied Mathematics, Bachelor of Science Physics Applied Mathematics at Washington University in St. LouisMaster of Science Operations Research Decision and Risk Analysis, Master of Science Operations Research Decision and Risk Analysis at Stanford University
Github Skills (57)
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Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
cgrinaldi/snapcache
Apr 2015 - Apr 2015
Contributions:2 commits, 74 pushes, 40 branches in 10 days
general-porpoise/snapcache
Apr 2015 - Apr 2015
Contributions:186 commits, 103 PRs, 69 pushes in 19 days
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