Zachariah Miller
Manager - Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence at Northwestern Medicine
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolZachariah Miller is a Manager of Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence with a Ph.D. in experimental nuclear physics and a decade of experience turning large, messy datasets into actionable insight. He blends rigorous scientific methods with practical software engineering—fluent in Python, SQL, and C++—to build production-ready models and data systems in healthcare and industry. A former research scientist and adjunct professor, he has moved from academia into leadership roles where he scales teams and embeds ML into operational decision-making. He’s known for teaching analytics to the next generation and for a pragmatic obsession with “software that doesn't suck.” Based in Chicago, he enjoys applying physics-grade statistical thinking to non-science puzzles, extracting answers where conventional approaches fall short.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Nuclear Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Nuclear Physics at University of KentuckyBachelor of Science (B.S.) Physics, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Physics at Eastern Kentucky University
Github Skills (51)
data-analysis10
python10
statistics10
machine-learning10
data-science9
pandas-dataframe9
scikit-learn9
precompiled9
jupyter-notebook8
pypi8
machine-learning-algorithms8
data-validation7
pydata7
data-quality7
opencv-contrib7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ZWMiller/catdog
Apr 2017 - May 2018
Contributions:10 commits, 9 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 1 month
ZWMiller/personalPage
Nov 2016 - Oct 2018
Contributions:1 PR, 47 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 10 months
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