Mitch Phillipson is a data-focused director and former university mathematician with a decade of experience building reproducible data systems and teaching math at the college level. As WiNDC Director at UW–Madison he leads stakeholder engagement, deploys open-source data products, and runs seminars that bridge academic economics and practical data engineering. His PhD in Mathematics from Texas A&M underpins deep analytical rigor, while his hands-on work creating a fully online College Algebra course with 100+ instructional videos highlights a talent for translating complex concepts into clear learning resources. He has operationalized automated data collection and publication workflows for public economic data and champions open-source practices across projects. Colleagues rely on him for both technical stewardship of data pipelines and thoughtful community-building within research networks.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mathematics at Texas A&M University
Bachelor's degree, Mathematics and Physics, Bachelor's degree, Mathematics and Physics at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Contributions:12 reviews, 43 PRs, 125 pushes in 3 months
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Mitch Phillipson - WiNDC Director at University of Wisconsin-Madison