Eric Hughes
Senior Data Scientist Data Team Lead
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolEric Hughes is a Senior Data Scientist and Data Team Lead in Chicago with over a decade of experience turning satellite and geospatial data into production-grade ML systems that save millions. He holds a Ph.D. in Atmospheric Physics and applies hypothesis-driven research workflows to build novel CV, point-cloud, and spatial-statistics models—moving ideas from paper to notebook to MVP and realtime Sagemaker deployment. Eric combines deep domain expertise in remote sensing and dispersion modeling from NASA/NOAA with consulting-honed skills in cross-functional leadership and client-facing product integration. He manages small agile teams and end-to-end pipelines (AWS Glue, PostGIS, MLflow, Databricks) to replace expensive licensed services with custom, scalable solutions. A trained visual artist, he leverages design and storytelling to make complex model outputs actionable for executives and product owners. His background in volcanic-cloud data fusion and operational forecasting gives him an uncommon blend of atmospheric science rigor and production ML engineering.
10 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
The University of Maryland, College ParkUMBC
Github Skills (34)
python10
pipenv10
routines10
gravity10
orbital-mechanics10
physics10
orbit10
astrodynamics10
jython9
spice9
data-analysis9
space9
idl8
coordinates8
common-data-format6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
nickssl/pyspedas
Jan 2019 - Jan 2023
SPEDAS routines for python
Contributions:1803 commits in 4 years
pythonroutinespipenv
spedas/pyspedas
Jan 2023 - Jan 2023
Python-based Space Physics Environment Data Analysis Software
Contributions:4 releases, 8 reviews, 4 commits in 5 days
physicsheliophysicspythondata-analysisgravity
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