Summary
Matthias Rathbun is an Associate Data Scientist with eight years of hands-on experience building reliable, agentic AI systems for regulated and high-stakes environments. Currently at Florida Power & Light after roles ranging from founding data scientist at an AI sports startup to research on IoT malware detection, he blends production ML, computer vision, and LLM pipelines with cloud-deployed dashboards. He has a practical knack for turning constrained budgets and messy data into low-cost, auditable solutions—demonstrated by automating asset-tagging analytics for a nonprofit and deploying live Azure dashboards for security reporting. A UCF-trained data scientist with deep exposure to model development, annotation workflows, and hyperparameter optimization, he brings both research rigor and product-focused delivery to operational AI.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Data Science Statistics Mathematics Minor, Bachelor of Science - BS Data Science Statistics Mathematics Minor at University of Central Florida