David Salkoff
Data Scientist
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Salkoff is a data scientist based in Chicago with nine years of experience turning complex scientific and operational data into actionable solutions using Python, SQL, and statistical modeling. He holds a Yale Ph.D. in neuroscience and combines academic rigor with hands-on engineering—automating image analysis to classify sperm dynamics and cutting energy use by 75% in prior projects. Comfortable across research, public sector, and field roles, he has built interactive dashboards, custom analysis tools, and production-ready workflows, and is AWS certified with skills in Tableau, MATLAB, and Excel VBA. His background as an electrician and Peace Corps educator gives him practical troubleshooting skills and a collaborative, user-focused mindset that helps bridge technical solutions and real-world needs.
9 years of coding experience
The University of ArizonaData Analytics, Data Analytics at University of California, DavisProgramming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
salkoffd/ActivityDifferenceMap
Apr 2018 - Dec 2020
Contributions:9 commits, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 7 months
salkoffd/PhoneBank
Mar 2021 - Mar 2024
Contributions:1 push in 3 years
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