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Sharon Teo

@sharonteo

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Senior Data Scientist and Industrial Engineer driving ML, NLP, and operational optimization.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I am seeking roles where I can apply ML/NLP and operations expertise to build scalable pipelines, influence strategy, and improve efficiency in cross-functional teams.

I am a Senior Data Scientist and Industrial Engineer with 7+ years of experience designing and deploying machine learning, NLP, forecasting, and optimization solutions for large, complex datasets.

I build scalable data pipelines and automated workflows using Python, NLTK, spaCy, scikit-learn, and Microsoft Fabric, and I develop interactive dashboards in Power BI and SAS Visual Analytics to communicate insights to leadership.

My background in operations and industrial engineering at high-volume logistics and manufacturing environments informs my work in forecasting, routing optimization, and capacity planning, where I deliver measurable efficiency gains and cost reductions.

I excel at bridging technical and business domains, leading cross-functional initiatives, and translating complex analyses into actionable recommendations that drive strategic decision-making across finance, risk, logistics, and delivery operations.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Data Scientist

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Wells Fargo

Feb 2019 - Present (7 years)

Built scalable NLP and text-classification pipelines and topic models to surface emerging risk patterns and supported senior leadership with dashboards and actionable financial recommendations.

NLP Python scikit learn NLTK SpaCy Power BI TF IDF Topic modeling

Project Engineer

FedEx Express

Sep 2011 - Feb 2019 (7 years 5 months)

Built forecasting models, staffing plans, and simulations to optimize sort operations and led capital projects including opening a 6,000 PPH sort facility, improving delivery efficiency and peak performance.

Forecasting Python Capacity Planning

Senior Industrial Engineer

FedEx Express

Sep 2007 - Sep 2011 (4 years)

Led implementation of operating plans across stations, applied Lean and Kaizen methods to reduce cycle times and costs, and resolved bottlenecks to improve throughput.

Lean Process Improvement Throughput

Industrial Engineer

Intel

Jul 2005 - Jul 2007 (2 years)

Designed fab layouts and capacity models to support technology ramp-ups, forecasted equipment and labor needs, and partnered with manufacturing to eliminate waste and improve efficiency.

Capacity Planning Forecasting Process Improvement

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Southern Methodist University

Master of Science, Data Science

Master of Science in Data Science from Southern Methodist University focusing on advanced analytics and machine learning techniques.

Iowa State University

Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Iowa State University with coursework and projects in operations, optimization, and process improvement.