Summary
Kirsten Fure is a Senior Data Scientist with six years of focused experience building scalable data solutions and advanced predictive models for media and entertainment. Based in Hermosa Beach, she currently applies field-aware factorization machines to big data at NBCUniversal, after driving data-rich initiatives across Apple TV+ and NBCUniversal film marketing. Her background blends hands-on engineering—designing cross-platform business systems and custom databases—with modern ML pipelines that automated model training, hyperparameter tuning, and ensemble predictions. Kirsten pairs technical delivery with strong stakeholder engagement, having led end-to-end implementations, privacy and security efforts, and cross-team integrations using Agile practices. Unusually for a data scientist, she brings decades of enterprise systems and ERP implementation experience that informs pragmatic, production-ready solutions. She holds MS-level training in management information systems and business intelligence from the University of Arizona, reinforcing a rare mix of data science, security, and operational systems know-how.
6 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Business Intelligence / Data Analytics Certificate and Enterprise Security Certificate, Master's degree Business Intelligence / Data Analytics Certificate and Enterprise Security Certificate at University of Arizona, Eller College of Management
Bachelors of Science Electrical and Computer Engineering, Bachelors of Science Electrical and Computer Engineering at UC Santa Barbara
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at El Camino Real High