Nicky Gertsen
Regiomanager Achterhoek at Naviva Kraamzorg
Gelderland, Netherlands
Summary
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Senior🎓
Top SchoolYi Zhen is a Tech Lead Manager based in Cupertino with a decade of experience building and leading ML-driven engineering teams across industry and research. He has progressed from PhD research to postdoctoral roles and senior research scientist positions to staff and engineering manager roles at LinkedIn, now leading AI/ML efforts at Handshake. His work spans ML for knowledge graphs, MLOps/AIOps, intelligent search and conversational systems, combining deep research roots with product-focused delivery. At LinkedIn he led teams scaling Talent Marketplace intelligence, showing an ability to translate advanced models into production impact. Known for blending coding, creativity, and a playful approach to problem solving, he brings both academic rigor and pragmatic engineering judgment. Fluent across research and applied ML, he excels at turning complex algorithmic ideas into reliable, scalable systems.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor's degree, Communication, General, Bachelor's degree, Communication, General at Hogeschool van Arnhem en NijmegenHAVO, Economie en management, HAVO, Economie en management at St. Ludger college
English, German, Spanish
Github Skills (9)
command-line9
jekyll9
yahoo6
scala5
python5
spark5
machine-learning5
apache-spark4
tensorflow4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
zhenyisx/scoutoid
Feb 2023 - Apr 2025
a droid capable of scouting
Contributions:1 PR, 51 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 2 months
zhenyisx/zhenyisx.github.io
Aug 2015 - Apr 2020
Contributions:28 pushes in 4 years 8 months
jekyll-blogjekylljekyll-thememinutes
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