Nick Settje

- Freelance consulting for data science, AI, MLOps, and technical team development - Extensive technical experience with cutting edge technologies, including model building in Python/C, big data engineering with Spark, cloud automation via Terraform and AWS - Strong experience leading product vision for remote technical teams working with seven-figure budgets

- Successfully developed custom tools and frameworks for the complete MLOps lifecycle for models that manage ten figures of value for the largest auto insurer in the US - Focused on improving transparency in the modeling lifecycle, from data lineages to model correctness to automated model monitoring and event-based retraining - Worked mainly with Python, Docker, Terraform, AWS SageMaker, and GitLab CI/CD - Served as product owner for model monitoring, managing product vision and execution timelines for multiple technical products with a team distributed across 5+ locations in the US - Regularly advised on every part of the model lifecycle, including big data engineering, algorithmic model building, DevOps and high-availability, and ongoing model correctness