About

I'm Andrew Simonson, a data scientist at Ecolab and a graduate data science student at Rochester Institute of Technology, where I recently finished a B.S. in Computer Science with a minor in international relations and a focus on probability theory.

At work I build the models and the pipelines behind them. At home I run the servers. In between, I get bored and put things on this website, self-built and self-hosted as a sandbox for webdev experiments. This is what unprofessional development looks like.

There is also a résumé for paper-minded people.

Skills

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Certifications

Full list on LinkedIn

Data Science MicroMasters

UC San Diego on edX · program certificate

Independent

Entrepreneurship

Rochester Institute of Technology

Timeline

  1. January 2024 – Present

    Data Scientist / Data Engineer — Ecolab

    Ecolab · Saint Paul, MN

    • Primary model developer of RushReady from inception through multimillion-dollar product commercialization
    • Engineered near-real-time data platform with Delta Live Tables and automated MLOps lifecycle across QSR brands
    • Built explainable anomaly detection and brand-configurable recommendations, increasing speed of service by 20%
    • Represented Ecolab as liaison in Microsoft's 100-member AI accelerator program

  2. Dec 2026 (expected)

    M.S. Data Science — RIT

    Rochester Institute of Technology · Rochester, NY

    • Focus on probability theory, statistical learning, and Bayesian methods
    • Capstone: Fall 2026

  3. January 2023 – May 2023

    Data Engineer — Dow Chemical

    Dow Chemical · Freeport, TX

    • Independently built reactive chemistry analysis Flask app encoding adiabatic correction and exotherm-detection logic across 9 test types
    • Architected object-model abstraction, decoupling test-type parsers from report generation and replacing 4 legacy VBA tools
    • Product became the interdepartmental data standard, saving >1,020 hours (~0.65 FTE) annually

  4. Dec 2024

    B.S. Computer Science & Data Science — RIT

    Rochester Institute of Technology · Rochester, NY

    • GPA 3.63 · Dean's List
    • Minor in International Relations
    • MicroMasters in Data Science – UC San Diego (edX)

  5. Aug 2021 – Present

    E-Board Member & Presenter — CSH

    Computer Science House · Rochester, NY

    • Presented seminars on web scraping, analytics, and GIS
    • Built and maintained web services for 80+ members