Summary
James Chryssanthacopoulos is a data scientist and engineer with 12 years of experience building production ML systems and robust data infrastructure, currently leading ML efforts at Funnel Leasing in New York. He designs end-to-end NLP architectures, from data annotation workflows to deployable virtual agents and client-facing performance reporting, and has hired and mentored ML engineers into strong contributors. His background spans recommendation systems, probabilistic estimation, and large-scale simulations applied to music analytics, climate and agricultural models, and aviation safety—combining rigorous scientific methods with pragmatic engineering. A physics graduate with near-perfect academics, he is notable for translating complex models into reliable ETLs, APIs, and user-facing tools, and for disseminating AI knowledge through hackathons, talks, and documentation.
12 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Physics, Minor in Mathematics, 3.95/4.00, Bachelor of Science, Physics, Minor in Mathematics, 3.95/4.00 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
English, Greek, Italian