Chris Simmerman Data Scientist

Chris Simmerman

Focused on production ML + LLM apps.

The Toro Company Georgia Tech OMSA

I build LLM/RAG applications and machine learning systems. I prioritize maintainability through strong evaluation, clear interfaces, and straightforward deployment patterns. I also explore digital humanities research, applying data science methods to historical texts and networks.

Chris Simmerman headshot

Skills

LLM / RAG
OpenAILangChainLangGraphSemantic KernelAzure AI Search
Machine Learning
scikit-learnPyTorchXGBoostOptunaHugging Face Transformers
Data Science
PythonSQLPandasNumPyNLTKMatplotlibPlotlyStreamlit
Cloud Computing
Microsoft AzureAzure DevOpsSnowflakeDatabricksFivetran
Digital Humanities
Historical Text AnalysisCorpus BuildingText MiningNEREntity LinkingTopic ModelingNetwork Analysis

Experience

Data Scientist — The Toro Company Mar 2024 — Present
Machine Learning and LLM-enabled internal applications.
Information Technology Intern — The Toro Company May 2023 — Mar 2024
Data and software work supporting internal POCs and production data pipelines.

Education

M.S. Analytics (OMSA) — Georgia Institute of Technology In progress
Computational Data Analytics track.
B.S. Data Science — Metropolitan State University Completed
Minor: Applied Statistics.
A.S. Computer Science & Data Analytics — Normandale Community College Completed