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Michael Pollack

Data Scientist | Software Engineer | Computational Linguist | Experienced Leader | Knickknack Enthusiast

United States
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Years Experience

17

Roles

43

Skills

3

Education

About

I am an experienced Data Scientist, Software Engineer, and Computational Linguist, currently finishing my Master's of Science in Computational Linguistics at the University of Washington. Over the course of my career, I've worked with a wide array of technologies and held several different leadership positions. I am experienced in iOS development, AWS infrastructure, Language Modeling, and AIML technologies, and I have consistently led development teams to success using Agile methodologies. I am currently looking for a role based in Seattle that will allow me to leverage my experience and passion for NLP. I am particularly focused on Language Engineer, Machine Learning Engineer, Language Data Scientist, or similar NLP and AIML roles. Please feel free to reach out!

Experience (17 roles)

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP · Full-time

Data Scientist

Current

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP · Full-time

Jul 2025 - Present · 2 mos·Seattle, Washington, United States · Remote
1 yr 11 mos

3 roles · Sep 2023 - Jul 2025

Web Accessibility Consultant

Sep 2024 - Jul 2025 · 11 mos

Research Assistant

Jan 2024 - Jul 2024 · 7 mos

• Collaborated with professors from the University of Washington and UC Berkeley to build the South American Phonological Inventory (SAPhon), a growing database currently providing information on 357 indigenous languages. • Created a scalable and malleable JSON storage scheme for language metadata ...

Computational Linguistics Masters Student

Sep 2023 - Jun 2025 · 1 yr 10 mos

Pursuing a Master's of Science in Computational Linguistics from the University of Washington. Notable projects thus far include: - Developing a generative grammar of Modern Standard Arabic in the DELPH-IN framework capable of Machine Translation. - Building BERT and GPT language models using Pytho...

Full-time · 2 yrs 11 mos

2 roles · Nov 2020 - Sep 2023

Principal Specialist, Software Development

Jul 2021 - Sep 2023 · 2 yrs 3 mos

• Acted as Technical Lead and Project Manager of CAVS, an iOS application meant to update the Cockpit Display of Traffic Information (CDTI) in commercial aviation. • Delivered two iterations of CAVS for use by United Airlines pilots: one in a 3-Dimensional Environment using the Cesium Platform, and...

DLDP - Mobile Software Developer

Nov 2020 - Jun 2021 · 8 mos

During this role, I worked as a software developer on a project called CAVS. This is a feature of a broader suite of functionalities meant to reproduce the CDTI (Cockpit Display of Traffic Information) in an iOS environment. Specifically, CAVS helps provide visual separation of surrounding aircraft ...

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Education (3)

University of Washington

University of Washington

Sep 2023 - May 2025

Skills: Natural Language Processing (NLP) · Linguistics

University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley

2015 - 2019

Activities and societies: Berkeley Model United Nations (BMUN), UC Berkeley Residence Hall Assembly (RHA), Berkeley ANova, Computer Science Mentors (CSM)

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Huntington Beach High School

2011 - 2015

Grade: Graduating GPA: 4.72 weighted / 3.92 un-weighted Activities and societies: Huntington Beach High School Model United Nations

Skills (43)

NumPyUser RequirementsPyTorchConfluenceSoftware ProjectsTechnical EngineeringDocumentationInterfacesMachine LearningSplunkTypeScriptSwiftXcodeTensorFlowAzureAWSNode.jsGitPythonHTML5JavaScriptCSS3IonicLinuxPHPGitHubTensorFlowLaTeXMySQLCloudJiraAWSScalable Vector Graphics (SVG)GPTSemanticsLaTeXBERT (Language Model)Export Control ComplianceDeveloper ToolsHPSGGenerative AIUser Interface DesignOrganizational Leadership
Languages (4)
English(Native or bilingual proficiency)Chinese(Elementary proficiency)German(Professional working proficiency)French(Professional working proficiency)
Volunteer Experience (1)

Weekly Volunteer, Project Manager

HUNTINGTON BEACH TREE SOCIETY INC

Mar 2013 - Jun 2015 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Honors & Awards (1)

Eagle Scout

Issued by Boy Scouts of America · Jul 2014

Achieved the rank of Eagle Scout after serving as the Senior Patrol Leader of Boy Scout Troop 558 for six months from January until June of 2014.

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Michael Pollack is currently working as Data Scientist at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP · Full-time.
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Michael Pollack studied Masters of Science, Computational Linguistics at University of Washington. They have 3 education entries on their profile.
What skills does Michael Pollack have?
Michael Pollack's top skills include NumPy, User Requirements, PyTorch, Confluence, Software Projects. They have 43 skills listed on their profile.
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