Summary
Daniel Morton is a freelance data scientist with a PhD in mathematics, an MS in analytics, and 13 years of experience building production-grade ML systems and distributed data platforms. He blends deep theoretical knowledge—symplectic geometry and the mathematics of neural nets—with hands-on engineering in seven languages (including Rust, Scala, and Python) to ship models for recommendation, campaign optimization, and object detection. Notable impacts include doubling keyword recommendation volume at 6sense, developing a distributed simulation platform that eliminated live testing costs, and top-6% Kaggle placement for wildlife image classification. A fast learner and team subject-matter expert, he routinely takes new technologies from zero to production in weeks and authors utility packages for web scraping, detection, and simulation. Based in New Jersey, he also experiments with mathematical apps and novel computational puzzles (Collatz generalizations and Newton fractals), reflecting a blend of curiosity-driven research and pragmatic product focus.
13 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Stanford Continuing Studies
Master of Science in Analytics, Master of Science in Analytics at Northwestern University
PhD, Mathematics, PhD, Mathematics at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
BS, Mathematics, BS, Mathematics at Wake Forest University