I spent a decade using my tech skills in economics and public policy before moving to the private sector. I’ve built successful teams doing data science, ML Ops, and data engineering, wearing tech lead, manager, and even product owner hats - sometimes all at once. I love helping engineers grow their careers and aligning their interests to what the organization needs to move forward.
Oliver Sherouse
@oliversherouse
Experienced engineering leader and data-focused engineer
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Engineering Manager
Happy Returns, a UPS Company
Jun 2024 - Present (1 year 1 month)
Increased velocity by 16% and shifted performance from under-delivering to exceeding estimates through robust capacity planning and detailed ticket writing. Pioneered user-focused planning process that was adopted across the department to improve alignment with business goals.
Engineering Manager
Morning Consult
Jun 2021 - Present (4 years 1 month)
Established and staffed a Data Engineering team of eight, providing professional and technical leadership. Spearheaded transition from a Go microservice architecture on Kubernetes to an AWS serverless architecture with no downtime.
Senior Software Engineer
Morning Consult
Jun 2020 - Present (5 years 1 month)
Earned promotion at first review for above-level performance at defining and executing projects. Designed an analytics-focused data retrieval client in Python using Pandas, unblocking many projects for the Data Science team.
Regulatory Economist
SBA Office of Advocacy
Oct 2018 - Present (6 years 9 months)
Modeled potential effects of free trade agreements for reports to Congress using Python, Pandas, and Statsmodels. Reviewed agency analysis of the effects of regulations on small businesses for quality of assumptions, statistical evidence, and economic reasoning.
Lead Data Scientist and Software Engineer
Mercatus Center
Jul 2014 - Present (11 years)
Established and led a data science team of five, overseeing technical direction, hiring, training, and processes. Led development of QuantGov, an open-source Python-based framework for applying natural language processing and machine learning to policy documents.
Senior Policy Analyst and Research Fellow
Charles Koch Institute
May 2011 - Present (14 years 2 months)
Led technical development of an international well-being dataset, using Python and Pandas. Developed and presented a 'Python for Policy Analysis' course using Jupyter Notebooks, Pandas, Statsmodels, and Matplotlib.
Education
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Georgetown University
Master of Public Policy, Public Policy
2009 - 2011
Focused on public policy analysis and development. Gained expertise in policy formulation and implementation.
Duke University
Bachelor of Arts, History and Computer Science
2005 - 2009
Duke University
Bachelor of Arts, History and Computer Science
2005 - 2009
Studied a dual major in History and Computer Science. Developed strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
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