Christopher Klapperich
About Christopher Klapperich
Christopher Klapperich is a Senior Data Scientist at Boston Scientific with a background in Chemical Engineering and Computer Science. He has led multiple AI and automation projects, significantly improving operational efficiency.
Title
Christopher Klapperich is currently serving as a Senior Data Scientist at Boston Scientific, a position he has held since 2022.
Company
Christopher Klapperich works at Boston Scientific, a renowned medical device company based in the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area. He has held various roles at the company, including Data Scientist, Process Engineer II, Process Engineer I, and Technician III.
Education and Expertise
Christopher Klapperich holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology, which he completed in 2023. He also earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Chemical Engineering along with a Minor in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota Duluth in 2016. His educational background provides a solid foundation in both engineering and computer science.
Career Background
Christopher's career includes multiple roles at Boston Scientific, starting as a Technician III in 2017 and progressing to Senior Data Scientist. Prior to Boston Scientific, he worked at Quest Engineering as a Quality Technician and at Permac Industries as a Quality Assurance Intern. He also gained experience as a Student Research Assistant at the University of Minnesota Duluth.
Key Achievements
Christopher has led multiple impactful projects, including developing an internal AI model monitoring and drift tracking solution, and implementing a Large Language Model document search for a 1 million document collection. His work in visual inspection automation has saved $20 million annually. He also played a vital role in convincing stakeholders to support a ChatGPT document search project and drove the adoption of third-party vendor solutions for autoscaling training jobs in the cloud.