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I am a PhD Data Scientist with over 15 years of industry experience, including 6 years in engineering management. I specialize in AI/ML, software design and product development, advanced statistics, and data and analytics engineering, with a focus on search and recommender systems and driving technical and strategic leadership. I’ve helped organizations increase revenue, boost user engagement, and build high-performing teams through hands-on leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and a relentless focus on measurable impact. I’m currently exploring scalable AI, data architectures, and analytics to empower product decisions and business strategy.…I am a PhD Data Scientist with over 15 years of industry experience, including 6 years in engineering management. I specialize in AI/ML, software design and product development, advanced statistics, and data and analytics engineering, with a focus on search and recommender systems and driving technical and strategic leadership. I’ve helped organizations increase revenue, boost user engagement, and build high-performing teams through hands-on leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and a relentless focus on measurable impact. I’m currently exploring scalable AI, data architectures, and analytics to empower product decisions and business strategy.

Harlan Harris

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I am a PhD Data Scientist with over 15 years of industry experience, including 6 years in engineering management. I specialize in AI/ML, software design and product development, advanced statistics, and data and analytics engineering, with a focus on search and recommender systems and driving technical and strategic leadership. I’ve helped organizations increase revenue, boost user engagement, and build high-performing teams through hands-on leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and a relentless focus on measurable impact. I’m currently exploring scalable AI, data architectures, and analytics to empower product decisions and business strategy.…I am a PhD Data Scientist with over 15 years of industry experience, including 6 years in engineering management. I specialize in AI/ML, software design and product development, advanced statistics, and data and analytics engineering, with a focus on search and recommender systems and driving technical and strategic leadership. I’ve helped organizations increase revenue, boost user engagement, and build high-performing teams through hands-on leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and a relentless focus on measurable impact. I’m currently exploring scalable AI, data architectures, and analytics to empower product decisions and business strategy.

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I am a PhD Data Scientist with over 15 years of industry experience, including 6 years in engineering management. I specialize in AI/ML, software design and product development, advanced statistics, and data and analytics engineering, with a focus on search and recommender systems and driving technical and strategic leadership.

I’ve helped organizations increase revenue, boost user engagement, and build high-performing teams through hands-on leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and a relentless focus on measurable impact. I’m currently exploring scalable AI, data architectures, and analytics to empower product decisions and business strategy.

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Work Experience

Product Consultant at Home Renovation E-Commerce

December 2, 2024 - Present

Revamped search system, dramatically improving search relevance and search conversion metrics. Implemented a first Data Warehouse to support product and operational metrics and dashboards.

Product Consultant at Health care Marketplace

September 30, 2023 - January 31, 2024

Designed search algorithms for fairness and relevance on a two-sided health care marketplace and established A/B testing processes to inform product decisions.

Product Manager, Consultant at Tribe AI

December 1, 2024 - June 1, 2025

Managed a PoC showing a B2B software company how best to add hybrid search to their system, dramatically improving recall and user experience. Led a MVP, moving a generative AI chatbot from PoC to production-ready for a B2B software company.

VP of Data & AI at Ed Sights

October 1, 2023 - October 1, 2024

Replaced the reactive component of the company’s chatbot with a Generative AI microservice. Built data and analytics capabilities, governance, and dashboards; led cross-functional work from project coordination to technical design, coding, QA, and metrics.

Director of Data Science at WayUp

June 1, 2017 - November 1, 2018

Directed data science initiatives to scale data-driven decisions for college students and employers; established A/B testing processes and built pipelines and dashboards to improve retention and engagement.

Post-Doctoral Research Scientist at New York University

January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2009

Conducted AI-related research in cognitive science and psychology, fostering cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Adjunct Professor at New York University

December 30, 2007 - December 29, 2008

Taught and advised at the Department of Psychology, contributing to research projects and curriculum.