Summary
Eric Kightley is a software engineer and applied scientist with a PhD in Applied Mathematics and roughly 11 years of industry experience building production ML systems. He has designed one-pass unsupervised learning algorithms for streaming, led applied science work on bidding algorithms in digital advertising at Amazon, and helped create an AI cybersecurity agent that was later integrated into Google products. Now based in San Carlos, CA, he combines rigorous mathematical foundations with practical engineering as a software engineer at Pulse Security AI, after a tech lead stint at 4XDigital. Eric’s background spans ecology, anthropology, and physics, giving him a rare interdisciplinary perspective that informs creative ML solutions for high-volume, real-time problems.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Mathematics and Physics, Bachelor’s Degree Mathematics and Physics at University of Cincinnati
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Applied Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Applied Mathematics at University of Colorado Boulder
Bachelor’s Degree Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Bachelor’s Degree Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at The Ohio State University
Master’s Degree Anthropology, Master’s Degree Anthropology at University of Florida
English, French