Summary
Michael Hatfield is a Senior Machine Learning Operations Engineer with 12 years of experience applying computer vision and ML to real-world traffic and defense-related problems. Currently at Rekor, he builds and deploys production-grade vision models for transportation clients, drawing on senior leadership roles at Booz Allen Hamilton where he progressed from associate to senior lead ML engineer. He combines strong mathematical grounding from Johns Hopkins with hands-on MLOps expertise, focusing on reliable model pipelines, scalability, and operational monitoring. Known for translating complex analytic requirements into auditable, production solutions, he excels at bridging research prototypes and customer-facing systems. Based in Virginia, he brings both government and commercial experience to high-stakes deployments that demand robustness and interpretability.
12 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Johns Hopkins University