Tyler Norlund

Education

MS: Data Science
May 2020

BS: Computer Engineering
Dec 2018

Experience

Freelance
Sept 2020 - Now

tnor
Westlake Village, CA
  • Built full-stack applications to process and visualize large datasets using Python, React, and SQL databases
  • Established CI/CD best practices to automate and streamline production deployments
  • Integrated PostgreSQL and DynamoDB to support scalable, data-driven applications
Data Engineer
May 2021 - Feb 2024

Dollar Shave Club
Marina Del Rey, CA
  • Developed and optimized scalable data pipelines, handling large data streams for data-driven decisions
  • Designed and deployed mission-critical applications to enhance data integration and streamline processes
  • Collaborated on system architecture and deployment strategies, improving data processing efficiency by 80%
  • Leveraged Apache Kafka and Spark to manage high-volume, real-time data, boosting system reliability
Data Technician
March 2019 - Sept 2020

Oculus - Contract
Menlo Park, CA
  • Analyzed IMU data with robotics and spatial tracking to identify key performance metrics
  • Created and maintained local ETL pipelines for data cleaning and processing
  • Utilized Jupyter Notebooks to explore and visualize data, producing actionable insights
  • Leveraged Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to manage and visualize back-end data, streamlining collaboration
Data Scientist
Jan 2020 - May 2020

Charles Schwab
San Francisco, CA
  • Implemented customer-segmentation strategies to guide executive-level decision-making
  • Automated data extraction and labeling pipelines using NLP tools
  • Produced interactive visualizations with D3, Tableau, and matplotlib
  • Engineered directed and undirected graphs to optimize web-scraping operations
Performance Analyst
June 2017 - Dec 2017

NVIDIA - Intern
Santa Clara, CA
  • Scripted automated data aggregation for performance testing, reducing manual overhead
  • Pioneered networking techniques for massive server farm management
  • Benchmarked C++ and Python frameworks across various hardware setups to ensure optimal performance
  • Developed a LAMP stack front end to analyze and compare multiple project roadmaps