I help businesses turn messy data into automated, high-margin insights by building resilient ETL pipelines and modern data stacks. As a Data Science Lead with 8+ years of experience, I’ve delivered proven results in driving double-digit increases in customer LTV and engagement. I specialize in bridging the gap between complex engineering and business growth, offering expertise in Python, SQL, and custom Generative AI solutions.

Tim Lin

I help businesses turn messy data into automated, high-margin insights by building resilient ETL pipelines and modern data stacks. As a Data Science Lead with 8+ years of experience, I’ve delivered proven results in driving double-digit increases in customer LTV and engagement. I specialize in bridging the gap between complex engineering and business growth, offering expertise in Python, SQL, and custom Generative AI solutions.

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I help businesses turn messy data into automated, high-margin insights by building resilient ETL pipelines and modern data stacks. As a Data Science Lead with 8+ years of experience, I’ve delivered proven results in driving double-digit increases in customer LTV and engagement. I specialize in bridging the gap between complex engineering and business growth, offering expertise in Python, SQL, and custom Generative AI solutions.

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Language

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Work Experience

Team Lead, Data Science and Analytics at DV01, Inc
January 1, 2023 - Present
Lead analytics roadmap and mentor a cross-functional pod (Business Analyst & Data Scientist), delivering high-impact data products. Drove a strategic migration of third-party services into a unified Salesforce ecosystem, improving governance and saving $60k+ annually. Developed a Generative AI reporting tool to summarize disparate Tableau dashboards into one-page briefs, cutting client reporting time by 88%.
Senior Data Scientist at DV01, Inc
July 1, 2020 - December 1, 2022
Architected a modern data lake in BigQuery (Airbyte, dbt) to centralize company data, enabling self-service for all teams and reducing ad-hoc data requests by 40%. Built churn-prediction dashboards to proactively engage at-risk accounts, driving a 6% increase in active user retention. Optimized in-house content distribution through AB testing on Mailchimp, achieving an 11% uplift in average CTR.
Data Scientist II at DV01, Inc
April 1, 2019 - June 1, 2020
Built a resilient ETL pipeline in Python orchestrating data from 6 APIs via GCP Cloud Functions and GitHub Actions, achieving 99% uptime and 99.9% data accuracy. Implemented custom JavaScript event tracking to capture granular user behaviors, eliminating data blind spots and increasing funnel visibility by 25%. Managed internal BI infrastructure (Metabase, Tableau), delivering training sessions that empowered 50+ active monthly users to self-service insights.
Data Scientist at Discovery Communications, Inc
January 1, 2017 - March 1, 2019
Partnered with Content and Product teams to pilot a recommendation algorithm, boosting user engagement by 18% in streaming time. Applied survival analysis to estimate LTV and user decay rates, guiding targeted marketing interventions that increased average customer lifetime value by 12%. Analyzed unstructured app store feedback using NLP to uncover user pain points, driving product enhancements that boosted 5-star ratings by 3%.
Data Scientist at Data Blizer
April 1, 2016 - December 1, 2016
Designed and deployed machine learning prototypes that consistently exceeded 90% performance thresholds, ensuring all deliverables met reliability and business requirements.

Education

Master of Science, Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology
January 11, 2030 - December 1, 2026
Master of Arts, Statistics and Applied Mathematics at CUNY Hunter College
January 11, 2030 - June 1, 2015
Bachelor of Science, Applied Mathematics and Statistics; Bachelor of Arts, Biology at SUNY Stony Brook University
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2012

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Other

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