Steve Schmidt

Department of Computer Science
University of Chicago


    Accolades: DARPA Grand Challenge Finalist (Deep Red - 2016), Nominee for 2017 Franz Edelman Prize in Operations Research (FCC Incentive Auction 2015-2017) Languages: C (MPI, OpenMP, CUDA), C++ , Python, Unix, SQL

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

    Other: MATLAB, Gurobi, 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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    Scientist, Engineer, Mathematician with experience in areas within high performance computing, algorithm development, machine learning, artificial intelligence and data analysis..

    On the engineering side...Problem solving through computational mathematics enthusiast and evangelist. Research in the field of high performance computing with a reliance on numerical programming. R&D Engineering positions held for modeling and algorithm design and development through production level code.

    On the business side...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.

    • Experience in market research, auction design & implementation, competitive analysis, data warehousing, mathematical modeling, numerical programming, campaign measurement, revenue management, data visualization
    • CRM/Operational Technologies: MS SQL Server, PostgrSQL, MySQL, Salesforce.com, SalesLogix, NewMarket Delphi & Breeze Suites, StarCite, Cvent, SignUp4
    • Advisory Board Member for Meetings Evolution Inc. (Technology/SASS)
    • Google Analytics Individual Qualification Certificate
    • Research & education in statistical analysis, predictive modeling, high performance computing, algorithm design, 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
      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, Artificial Intelligence, Circuits & Electronics - MIT (OCW)
    • Game Theory, Statistics & Probability - Yale (OCW)