Karlen Shahinyan
Data Scientist
Portland, Oregon, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKarlen Shahinyan is a data scientist and former astrophysics researcher with 11 years of experience turning complex, noisy datasets into actionable insights. Based in Portland, Oregon, he has built and deployed ML models across healthcare wearables, manufacturing process optimization, and spatial safety applications, translating domain knowledge into validated, production-ready solutions. His background in astrophysics led large multi-institution collaborations, automated analysis pipelines, and Monte Carlo significance testing—skills he now applies to clinical trials, device validation (resulting in conference presentations, a journal publication, and three patent filings), and applied industry problems. Karlen coaches and mentors data scientists through immersive programs, emphasizing model evaluation, storytelling, and reproducible pipelines. He combines signal-processing and feature engineering strengths with practical deployment experience (AWS, Flask) and a knack for simplifying messy real-world data into reliable metrics. Colleagues rely on him to bridge domain expertise and engineering rigor to deliver high-impact, evidence-backed solutions.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astrophysics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astrophysics at University of MinnesotaBachelor of Arts - BA, Astronomy, Physics, Philosophy, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Astronomy, Physics, Philosophy at Wesleyan University
Armenian, Russian
Github Skills (18)
poc10
matching7
data-capture7
scalable5
workflow-management5
react4
gravity3
astronomy2
cosmology2
catalog2
geodesy2
open-data2
gamma1
astrophysics1
data-collection1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
KarlenS/swift-uvot-analysis-tools
May 2017 - Jul 2018
Python wrappers for running through basic UVOT photometry
Contributions:28 commits, 32 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 1 month
KarlenS/s6-listgen
Jul 2014 - Aug 2017
Contributions:34 commits, 8 pushes in 3 years 1 month
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