Denis Vrdoljak
Head Of Artificial Intelligence at Berkeley Data Science Group
San Francisco Bay Area United States
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Top SchoolDenis Vrdoljak is Head of Artificial Intelligence and Managing Partner at Berkeley Data Science Group with 11 years of experience building and operationalizing ML systems for enterprise and public-sector clients. He previously led data science at Yewno and served as a senior data scientist at Cisco, blending R&D caliber modeling with product-focused deployment. An experienced instructor and trainer, Denis has taught data science courses at UC Berkeley and Santa Clara University and trained CDC vaccine researchers on applied ML during the pandemic. His background spans engineering physics, intelligence analysis, and product leadership—an uncommon mix that informs robust, risk-aware AI solutions. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, he pairs academic rigor from UC Berkeley’s MIDS and Kellogg product training with hands-on startup and defense-sector experience to bridge research and production. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic builder who translates complex data problems into actionable products and teachable practices.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Master of International Affairs emph. Intelligence, Master of International Affairs emph. Intelligence at Texas A&M UniversityMaster of Information and Data Science, Master of Information and Data Science at UC Berkeley School of InformationDiploma, Diploma at Bellarmine College PreparatoryBachelor of Science (BS) Engineering Physics, Bachelor of Science (BS) Engineering Physics at Santa Clara UniversityKellogg School of Management
Croatian, Spanish, EnglishProgramming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
denisvrdoljak/MSIS2506_Fall2019
Sep 2019 - Dec 2019
Contributions:27 commits, 26 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
denisvrdoljak/OMIS30_Fall2019
Sep 2019 - Dec 2019
Contributions:31 commits, 30 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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