Wentao Li
Data Science Analyst
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolWentao Li is a Data Science Analyst at Discover Financial Services with nine years of professional experience and dual degrees in Economic Analysis and Actuarial Sciences from Binghamton University. He combines quantitative rigor from economics and actuarial training with practical data science and Python skills, applying GIS and atmospheric science interests to cross-domain problem solving. At Discover he translates complex datasets into actionable insights, while earlier roles — from teaching assistantships to frontline fulfillment and tax work — show strong communication, operational discipline, and attention to data integrity. Based in Chicago, he brings a pragmatic, interdisciplinary approach to analytics and backend tooling, often bridging technical implementation with clear stakeholder-facing explanations.
10 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science - BS, Economic Analysis, 3.33 in 4.0 GPA scale, Bachelor of Science - BS, Economic Analysis, 3.33 in 4.0 GPA scale at Binghamton University
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Github Skills (61)
conda-forge10
meteorology10
geometry10
python10
matplotlib10
cartopy10
conda10
weather10
gis10
spatial10
maps10
weather-data10
scipy9
algorithms9
location9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
seniverse/easydingbot
Nov 2020 - Nov 2020
The easydingbot is a package to make dingbot easily to use.
Contributions:42 commits, 18 PRs, 25 pushes in 2 days
dingbot
caiyunapp/cyeva
Apr 2022 - Jan 2023
一个通用的确定性预报准确率测评工具包
Contributions:15 releases, 2 reviews, 92 commits in 9 months
atmospheric-sciencepythonmathmatics
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