Ty Walters
Data Science Lead, Engineering
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolTy Walters is a data science leader with eight years of analytics experience specializing in sports, currently leading engineering-focused data science at the University of Pittsburgh while pursuing an MS in Analytics at Georgia Tech. He combines practical expertise in Python, machine learning, data engineering, and visualization with hands-on experience across major sports organizations including the Phoenix Suns and Chicago Fire FC. Ty has progressed from junior analyst roles to senior and lead positions, evidencing an ability to translate game- and business-facing questions into production-ready analytics. Based in Phoenix, he brings a strong statistical foundation and cross-cultural academic exposure from WHU that helps him bridge technical, operational, and stakeholder needs. An appetite for applied research and engineering shows in his transition from athletic analytics to leading engineering teams, signaling a focus on scalable, reproducible data products.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science Business Data Analytics, Bachelor of Science Business Data Analytics at Arizona State UniversityMaster of Science Analytics, Master of Science Analytics at Georgia Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management
Github Skills (12)
prediction-model10
sports-data10
forecast9
mls9
python7
espn7
scikit-learn7
pandas7
python-client6
machine-learning6
r-package6
statistics5
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
TyWalters/NFL-Rookie-Success
Nov 2019 - Jul 2022
Predicting NFL Rookies success for capstone project
Contributions:1 PR, 14 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 8 months
nfl-combinenfl-statspythoncapstoneregression-models
TyWalters/NFL-Prediction-Model
Nov 2019 - Jul 2022
Model created for FiveThirtyEight Forecast Competition
Contributions:17 commits, 1 PR, 13 pushes in 2 years 8 months
pythonfivethirtyeightmlsfivethirtyeight-datasetmachine-learning
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