James Hoctor
Machine Learning Engineer at Cargill
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Hoctor is a Machine Learning Engineer with nine years of experience applying data science and ML across healthcare, surrogate modeling, and large enterprise applications. He holds a master's in computer science from Duke and a BS in mathematics from RPI, and has moved research prototypes into production roles at Kitware, Infinia ML, and now Cargill. His background spans computer vision, ROS, Python/C++ development, and working with high-resolution sensor data and electronic health records, blending rigorous math with practical engineering. Notably, his GitHub bio hints at a playful, code-first curiosity, reflecting an engineer who values both algorithmic depth and hands-on experimentation.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics with minors in Physics and Computer Science, Mathematics, Bachelor of Science in Mathematics with minors in Physics and Computer Science, Mathematics at Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteMaster's degree in Computer Science, Computer Science, Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Science at Duke University Graduate School
Github Skills (56)
qt10
image-processing10
statistics10
computed-tomography10
segmentation10
skill10
vtk10
data-science9
tractography9
visualization9
convolutional-neural-networks9
markdown9
localai9
hardware9
python9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
JEHoctor/jehoctor.github.io
Jan 2023 - Apr 2026
Contributions:74 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 3 months
JEHoctor/LinkedIn-Cover-Image
May 2023 - Nov 2024
I needed a nice cover image for LinkedIn.
Contributions:1 PR, 6 pushes, 1 comment in 1 year 5 months
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