Tim Michaels is a Senior Manager in Data Science with nine years of experience building high-performing teams and deploying production-scale ML/AI solutions, currently leading R&D for industry-leading AI pricing at CarMax. He has driven $40M+ in incremental annual value through improved pricing models and operationalized continuous model retraining on Azure. Tim pairs rigorous academic roots—a Ph.D. background in mathematics and GPU algorithms for node/mesh generation—with practical cloud and product delivery expertise. Based in Richmond, VA, he blends research-level numerical methods with commercial ML, while also bringing organizational leadership from running national gymnastics programs and serving as an international judge. This combination of deep quantitative skill, systems-minded deployment experience, and unusual extracurricular leadership informs his pragmatic, innovation-focused approach to data science.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Mathematics, Bachelor’s Degree, Mathematics at University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mathematics at Vanderbilt University
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