Summary
Erin Hoffman is a data scientist and curriculum leader with 13 years of hands-on software and teaching experience, currently leading Data curriculum at Udacity in New York. She blends a strong Python and full-stack background with human-centered design research from a paused PhD at the University of Washington, applying mixed-methods synthesis to iterate on industry-aligned learning products. Erin has shipped instructional content across major nanodegrees, contributed to open-source scikit-learn (0.24 release), and routinely turns complex ML preprocessing and serialization tasks into clear, teachable labs. Her career spans production engineering (ASP.Net, Android, Facebook internships) and classroom coaching, giving her a rare ability to translate practitioner needs into assessable curriculum. She also writes technical tutorials for Analytics Vidhya and offers pro bono data consulting for nonprofits, currently advising on survey analysis for gender minority research.
13 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Human Centered Design and Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Human Centered Design and Engineering at University of Washington
Park Tudor School
Computer Science, Computer Science at University College Dublin
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at Michigan State University
Spanish, English