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Cat Weiss

Data Engineer

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About Me

Hi there! I am a Data Engineer at Algolia in Los Angeles, CA. I am passionate about applied mathematics and using technology in ethical ways. Some of my favorite hobbies include surfing and playing bridge (yes, that card game your grandma plays). My goals are to complete my Master's of Data Science at University of California Berkely, and to pursue a career in data science and machine learning. Please contact me using the form below!

Projects

Catville

Inspired by Google and Standfords experiment, Smallville, I created Catville using Ollama's Mistral 7B LLM. Characters interact in a simulated town each day based on their personalities, relationships, and histories. At the end of each day a summary of Catville's happenings are summarized and sent out via newsletter the next morning.

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Click here to view the code for Catville!

Distinguishing AI Generated Images from Photography

Developed a convolutional neural network (CNN) with my colleagues at UC Berkeley to distinguish AI generated images from photography images. Our best model had 227 million parameters and reached 79% accuracy on the test set.

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Skills

Experience

Algolia

Data Engineer

    Develop data pipelines using Python, SQL, dbt and Airflow to process more than 3 million user events a day
    Deploy statistics models, including NDCG calculations and beta distributions, to predict search and browse uplift
    Complete more than 40 value engineering motions for prospective customers which total more than 2 million in additional ARR
    Create, maintain, and update a Golang backend that provides valuable analysis to Algolia Sales Engineers for prospective clients

Algolia

Senior Support Engineer

    Served as the AI subject matter expert, taking charge on all Algolia Recommend and vector search issues for high ARR clients
    Presented an analytics solution built with Algolia and Google Tag Manager the 2023 annual DevCon to more than 1,000 participants
    Interviewed and mentored new hires to bring them up to speed on API development and Algolia implementations

Algolia

Technical Account Manager

    Served as the technical champion for over 25 clients to guide them to the best search solution for their platform
    Led onboarding workshops, presented technical solutions, and solved data and search related problems for clients using the Algolia Search and Discovery platform
    Assisted in the installation, development, and use of Algolia API Clients, front end libraries, and custom integrations

Huron Consulting Group

Senior Technical Consultant

    Build research compliance SaaS software for hospitals and medical schools throughout the country
    Have a client facing role dedicated to creating practical solutions for doctors, scientists, and researchers while staying on the cunning edge of technology
    Use javascript and SQL in my day to day duties: developing tailored websites for clients to tackle their administrative duties in the most efficient way possible
    Knowledgeable in research ethics regulations

New Avenues For Youth

Education Specialist and Day Services Advocate

    Developed relationships and served homeless youth (18-24 years old)
    Built curriculum and tutored GED students in mathematics, science, language arts, and social studies
    Lived in an intentional community centered around four values of simple living, community, social and ecological justice, and spirituality

Education

University of California, Berkeley

September 2023 - December 2025

Master of Data Science

Relevant projects include creating a convolutional neural network to predict whether or not an image was AI generated, a machine learning api packaged and deployed with Kubernetes, an EDA on Formula 1 statistics, and a statistical regression on US citizens from census data to predict their income.

Loyola Marymount University

September 2013 - May 2017

Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics, Minor in Computer Science

Graduate of the Honors Program. Prover of a new theorem about hyperbolic knots. Manager of a coffee shop. Advocate for survivors of partner abuse. Researcher of cryptography.

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