Michael Kuhlen
Data Science & Machine Learning Solutions And Strategy
Berkeley, California, United States
Summary
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Senior🎓
Top SchoolMichael Kuhlen is a data science and machine learning leader with 12 years of experience applying advanced modeling to credit risk and financial inclusion. Currently leading Solutions and Strategy at Mission Lane after senior roles at LendUp, he focuses on expanding access to responsible credit by improving underwriting through novel features, new data sources, and robust model pipelines. His background includes a PhD in Astronomy & Astrophysics and postdoctoral research at UC Berkeley and the Institute for Advanced Study, bringing a strong quantitative and simulation-driven mindset to production ML systems. Known for translating academic rigor into practical risk solutions, he balances profitability and customer protection in fintech products. Based in Berkeley, CA, he blends deep domain expertise in risk modeling with strategic leadership across product and engineering.
12 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Physics, BS, Physics at California Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Astronomy & Astrophysics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Astronomy & Astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz
German
Github Skills (50)
pytorch10
python10
data-science10
data-manipulation10
dataframes10
pandas10
machine-learning10
aws-lambda10
multimodal10
model-management10
manipulation10
llm-inference10
llm10
mlops10
deep-learning10
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
mqk/DelayMeNot
Sep 2013 - Oct 2013
Contributions:47 commits in 1 month
mqk/BentoML
Jan 2022 - Dec 2023
The Unified Model Serving Framework 🍱
Contributions:15 pushes, 6 branches in 1 year 11 months
pythonservingdata-sciencedeep-learningmachine-learning
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