Scott Dennen
Data Scientist & Equity Investor
New York City Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolScott Dennen is a data scientist and equity investor in the New York City area with 11 years of professional experience and decades of independent trading practice. He specializes in quantitative equities and options strategies, excelling at scalping, intraday, and multi-day swing trades by spotting daily breakout continuation patterns and allocating capital to superior risk-reward opportunities. A hands-on Python expert and original thinker, he builds data-driven trade ideas and execution tools informed by both financial and software development roles, including leading iOS security development at Twitter. His background spans private equity analysis and formal data science fellowship training, giving him a rare mix of fundamental, quantitative, and engineering perspectives. Outside markets he’s an avid hiker with climbs including Kilimanjaro and Whitney, and a former varsity lightweight rower and amateur improv actor—skills he credits for discipline, endurance, and creative risk-taking. Scott is particularly interested in connecting with process-oriented traders and fintech startups seeking pragmatic, code-first trading insights.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Phillips Exeter AcademyBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics, History, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics, History at Washington University in St. Louis
English
Github Skills (18)
sqlite-database7
sql-builder6
database6
sql6
testing5
sqlite5
matcher4
databases4
bdd4
swift4
ios3
grdb3
cockroachdb2
objective-c2
watchos2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
dotpooch/hadoop
Jul 2014 - May 2015
Contributions:3 commits, 2 pushes in 9 months
dotpooch/SwiftContstraints
Apr 2016 - Sep 2016
Contributions:9 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
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