Derek Topper
Data Scientist
New York City Metropolitan Area United States
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Top SchoolDerek Topper is a data scientist with nine years of experience applying machine learning and analytics to sports and business problems, currently driving analytics at Swish Analytics in the New York City area. He has built player projection and valuation models for top baseball agencies and contributed to research and operations at MLB and NBA franchises, using Python, R, SQL and XGBoost to turn messy sports data into decision-ready insights. Derek combines hands-on ETL, model development, and automated reporting with a track record of impacting on-field performance, ticket revenue, and talent evaluation. He founded and led the Sports Analytics Group at Berkeley, growing it into a 100+ member program that partnered with professional teams and produced dozens of research projects. Trained at UC Berkeley (BS and MIDS coursework), he also designs curricula and teaching materials, reflecting a knack for translating complex methods into clear learning experiences. Outside pro sports work, he blends revenue modeling and fan analytics experience from stints with major teams to deliver cross-functional, business-focused data science.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Data Science, Bachelor’s Degree, Data Science at University of California, BerkeleyHigh School, High School at Long Beach High SchoolCertificate, Political Science and Government, Certificate, Political Science and Government at Georgetown University School of Continuing StudiesJohns Hopkins UniversityCertificate, Mathematics, Certificate, Mathematics at Williams CollegeMaster of Information and Data Science, Data Science, Master of Information and Data Science, Data Science at UC Berkeley School of InformationCertificate, Tropical Medicine and Ethnobiology, Certificate, Tropical Medicine and Ethnobiology at Duke University
English, Spanish
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (27)
bounding9
object-detection6
computer-vision6
coco6
tensorflow6
labelme6
semantic-segmentation6
detectron6
json6
annotations6
translate5
yolov54
python4
mongodb4
deep-learning3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
derektopper/derektopper.github.io
May 2019 - Sep 2023
Contributions:84 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 4 months
clarencelam2000/honda-ucb-parking
Apr 2019 - Jan 2021
Contributions:11 pushes in 1 year 9 months
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