Oliver Gladfelter
Software Engineer II at GHX
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolOliver Gladfelter is a Software Engineer II based in Chicago with eight years of experience applying data science and visualization to product problems across Nielsen and GHX. Originally trained in political science with a strong academic record, he pivoted into engineering work that blends SQL, Vue.js, and D3 to turn complex datasets into actionable insights and dashboards. He progressed from data scientist roles focused on consumer panels and TV measurement to engineering positions building production-facing visualizations and tools. Oliver maintains a portfolio (cultureplot.com) and active GitHub presence, signaling a hands-on, product-oriented approach to front-end data visualization. Notably, his background in social science informs a user-centered perspective on data interpretation and storytelling.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science, GPA: 3.9 major, 3.87 cumulative, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science, GPA: 3.9 major, 3.87 cumulative at Denison UniversityBexley High School
Github Skills (17)
heatmap9
strava-api6
chess5
twitter4
player4
r4
strava3
visualization3
matplotlib3
machine-learning3
threejs2
data-visualization2
rest2
monorepo1
3d-printing1
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
OGladfelter/Measuring-Film-Genres
Dec 2018 - May 2020
Contributions:12 commits, 77 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 5 months
OGladfelter/alignment-chart
Jun 2022 - Jul 2025
Contributions:8 PRs, 28 pushes, 6 branches in 3 years
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