Summary
Gursev Pirge is a Senior Data Scientist based in the Washington DC–Baltimore area with five years of professional experience building ML-driven solutions and an extensive academic and engineering background. Currently at John Snow Labs, he applies applied AI and data science to healthcare and enterprise problems, following hands-on roles in demand prediction, customer segmentation, and warehouse optimization. He brings uncommon depth from a prior career as an engineer, professor, and delegated airworthiness authority on the F-35 program, blending rigorous experimental methods with practical systems thinking. Trained through an intensive data science fellowship and holding a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, he is fluent in Python, SQL, visualization, and statistical modeling and has led cross-functional projects under tight deadlines. Known for translating complex technical analyses into actionable management decisions, he pairs academic rigor with product-focused delivery.
5 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering, Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering at Middle East Technical University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering at Boğaziçi University
Turkish, English, German