Rachel Whaley
Director, Data Science & Operations
Los Angeles, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRachel Whaley is a director-level data science and operations leader with 11 years of experience building mission-driven technology and operational systems that make data usable and decisions smarter. Currently leading Data Science & Operations at RedCircle, she blends strategic thinking with hands-on prototyping to iterate on product and process improvements in fast-moving organizations. Her background spans analytics roles in higher education, consulting, and nonprofit-focused operations, giving her a rare mix of technical MS-level training in computer science and deep programmatic empathy. Rachel excels at translating ambiguous problems into intuitive systems and dashboards that drive measurable impact, and she gravitates toward entrepreneurial, social-good initiatives. A practical innovator, she pairs operational rigor with a tester’s mindset—rapid experiments, learnings, and scalable implementation. Based in Los Angeles, she also brings board-level experience advancing data equity through local tech-for-good efforts.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.S.) Computer Science, Master of Science (M.S.) Computer Science at University of Chicago
Github Skills (8)
relationship10
github-api10
dbt7
analytics5
analytics-engineering4
automation3
scrape2
python1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
rachelwhaley/rachelwhaley.github.io
Apr 2015 - Sep 2025
Contributions:35 pushes, 1 branch in 10 years 6 months
rachelwhaley/internet-archive-collection-stats
Jan 2021 - Feb 2022
Python script to scrape viewership data for every item in an Internet Archive collection.
Contributions:2 PRs, 4 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year
pythonscrape
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