Steve Schmidt

Department of Computer Science
University of Chicago


    Languages: C, C++ , Python, MPI, OpenMP, CUDA, Java, Unix, SQL

    Applications: IBM Cognos, SAP Business Objects, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server

    Other: MATLAB, MAPLE, R, Unix/Linux OS

    Projects: Scratch implementations of Classifiers, Decision Trees, Regression, K-M/M, KNN & EM models, DIVVY Bike Data Analysis Challenge, popular functional speed test coding & analysis on large clusters (UC MIDWAY), MIRA (Argonne)

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    Strategist, Technologist, Data Scientist, with experience in areas within marketing, data analysis and business intelligence. Proven abilities in optimization through trend analysis, process optimization, data warehousing and data modeling. Exceptional presentation, communication and consulting skills gained through years of work with direct internal and external clients, agencies, vendor partners and industry-wide consulting. Innovative manager using analytics to drive success and revenue. Problem solving through computational mathematics enthusiast and evangelist.

    • Experience in market research, competitive analysis, data warehousing, data modeling, campaign measurement, revenue management as well as various technologies which provide and service those (analytics and survey software)
    • CRM/Operational Technologies: Salesforce.com, SalesLogix, NewMarket Delphi & Breeze Suites, StarCite, Cvent, SignUp4
    • Advanced user in Excel, PowerPoint, Pages, Keynote and related applications for both Mac and PC
    • Advisory Board Member for Meetings Evolution Inc. (Technology/SASS)
    • Google Analytics Individual Qualification Certificate
    • Research & education in statistical analysis, predictive modeling, game theory and behavioral economics
    • Compete, AdPlanner, Google Website Optimizer, radian6, Magento, Insights for Search
    • Design of proprietary Business Intelligence product (BehaviorQuantified - Lynchpyn) data modeling, ETL and engineering
    • Strategic planning consultant to several area small to mid-size businesses for e-marketing and business strategies
    • American Mathematics Society, IEEE Computer Society, American Marketing Association, Global Business Travel Association

    The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL - M.S., Computer Science (2014)
      Graduate Focus: High Performance Computing & Machine Learning

    DePaul University, Chicago, IL - M.S., Theoretical Mathematics
      Highlighted Coursework: Numerical Analysis I & II, Mathematical Modeling, Advanced Linear Algebra, Probability & Statistics

    Winona State University, Winona, MN - B.S., Marketing
      Undergraduate Focus: Market Research & Consumer Behavior

    Non-Transcript Studies
    • Management Consulting - University of Chicago - Booth
    • Differential Equations, Algorithms - MIT (OCW)
    • Game Theory, Statistics & Probability - Yale (OCW)