Summary
David Letzler is a Senior Manager of Data Science with nine years of industry experience leading analytics and ML teams at impact.com, where he progressed from research scientist to senior manager. Trained as a humanities Ph.D. who double-majored in mathematics, he blends rigorous quantitative modeling (R, Python, SQL, ML, NLP, network analysis) with deep contextual understanding from publishing, higher education, and media domains. He has built experimental digital-humanities methods and productionized models for programmatic advertising and fraud detection, pairing technical craft with clear communication honed through years teaching and writing. An uncommon mix of novelist-level storytelling and technical fluency lets him translate complex analyses into product-ready insights and persuasive narratives for diverse stakeholders.
9 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts (M.A.) Creative Writing, Master of Arts (M.A.) Creative Writing at Temple University
Baldwin Senior High School
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) English Language and Literature/Letters, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) English Language and Literature/Letters at The Graduate Center, City University of New York
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Mathematics and English, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Mathematics and English at Williams College
English