Summary
Rick Haffey is a Staff Data Scientist in Chicago with 14 years of experience blending data science, software engineering, and data engineering to deliver production-grade analytics at scale. He has progressed through engineering and senior data roles at Fanatics, demonstrating deep expertise in Python, Spark/Scala, AWS, Elasticsearch, and SQL while also shipping front-end and back-end systems. Rick pairs an MS in Computer Science with an unconventional BA in Philosophy, which informs his pragmatic yet thoughtful approach to problem framing and model interpretation. His background ranges from clinical analytics and consulting to real-time retail analytics, giving him a knack for turning messy operational data into reliable, business-driving insights. Notably, he bridges hands-on implementation and architectural thinking, comfortable authoring code, pipelines, and reproducible data products used in production.
14 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science, Master of Science (MS), Computer Science at DePaul University
University of California, Los Angeles