Will Burton

Will Burton

Analytics at Credit Karma
San Francisco Bay Area

About

Hi, I’m Will! I’ve spent a lot of my free time over the years jumping from curiosity to curiosity and decided to create a website to start documenting some of my work. In the past I’ve primarily focused on data science and robotics; From starting to build a self driving RC car, to tinkering with a raspberry pi as well as studying deep learning, information theory, philosophy of science, problem solving, and a bunch of mini data science topics.

In my professional life I have mostly worked in roles that allow me to straddle the line between the technical data science world and the business world. I find the technical details, techniques and algorithms fascinating, but I really enjoy being able to package it up into a form that can be easily communicated to help drive business decisions.

Interests

  • Data Science
  • Robotics
  • Board games
  • Running/Biking/Hiking
  • Gardening (just to name a few)

Education

  • MS in Analytics, 2016

    North Carolina State University

  • BS in Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2015

    North Carolina State University

Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Senior Analyst - Partnership Analytics

Credit Karma

Apr 2019 – Present San Francisco, California

Responsibilities include:

  • Use data and analytics to answer strategic business questions and provide recommendations to leadership
  • Create and deliver presentations to external business partners around platform performance and improvement opportunities
  • Build dashboards (and required data pipelines) to track KPIs over time
 
 
 
 
 

Data Scientist

Visa

Feb 2018 – Apr 2019 Foster City, California
 
 
 
 
 

D&A Predictive Modeler

KPMG - Lighthouse

Jun 2017 – Feb 2018 Santa Clara, California
 
 
 
 
 

Data Scientist

Elder Research

Jan 2016 – Jun 2016 Raleigh, North Carolina

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