Olesya Bondarenko is a Senior Data Scientist with a strong foundation in algorithm engineering and over a decade of research and applied experience, currently driving data initiatives at Taboola. She blends deep academic training—a PhD in Electrical Engineering focused on nanoscale photonics—with practical machine learning expertise, having built and productionized text classification and zero-shot models that increased precision dramatically. Comfortable across the stack, she has created Dockerized Flask/Django demos, engineered MongoDB/ElasticSearch solutions, and performed ongoing model monitoring and iterative improvements. Her background in experimental nanofabrication and complex instrumentation informs a rigorous, experimental approach to data problems and systems design. Based in Vista, CA, she thrives in remote and cross-functional teams and has a track record of turning messy, heterogeneous data into deployable ML products.
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