Gina Schmalzle
Senior Data Scientist
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolGina Schmalzle is a Senior Data Scientist with a Ph.D. in Geophysics and over 12 years of experience applying advanced analytics to both commercial and scientific problems. She has driven enterprise-wide AI and analytics standards and governance at Nordstrom, built production ML systems that delivered measurable EBIT savings, and now supports data science for Google Cloud Learning. Her background uniquely blends geodetic research and product-driven data science—co-owning a geodetic services firm and producing InSAR/GPS solutions before transitioning to large-scale retail analytics. She’s experienced in architecting ETL, recommendation engines, and automated pipelines on AWS, and in coaching teams through platform migrations and capability building. Known for translating complex geophysical methods into practical, auditable solutions, she also champions mentorship and community engagement through talks and workshops. Based in Seattle, she combines rigorous research training with pragmatic product delivery and risk-aware governance.
12 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Physics and Mathematics, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Physics and Mathematics at Muhlenberg CollegeDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Geophysics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Geophysics at University of Miami
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Github Skills (8)
aws-sdk9
sdk8
aws8
python7
windows-shell7
shell4
windows-desktop4
windows3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
ginaschmalzle/BreathingEarth
Apr 2016 - Jun 2016
Contributions:64 commits, 7 PRs, 61 pushes in 1 month
ginaschmalzle/blog_source
Jan 2015 - Aug 2018
Contributions:26 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 7 months
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