Summary
Kellan Childers is a Data Engineer with nine years of experience building data-driven solutions, currently focused on large-scale projects at Capital One. Grounded in a Computer Science degree from Virginia Commonwealth University, he combines an academic foundation with practical engineering work spanning contracting and institutional research roles. He has a particular passion for natural language processing and data science, bringing creativity from his background as a tabletop game designer to craft novel approaches to messy data problems. Known for adaptability and cross-functional collaboration, he translates exploratory ML ideas into production-ready pipelines. Based in the Greater Richmond region, he blends research curiosity with enterprise-grade delivery.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Virginia Commonwealth University