Steven Nichols
About Steven Nichols
Steven Nichols serves as the Director of Machine Learning at Balto, a position he has held since 2022. He has extensive experience in natural language processing and machine learning, having worked in various roles across multiple organizations.
Work at Balto
Steven Nichols has been serving as the Director of Machine Learning at Balto since 2022. In this role, he oversees machine learning initiatives and strategies, contributing to the company's advancements in technology. Prior to this position, he worked at Balto as a Staff NLP Engineer from 2021 to 2022, where he focused on natural language processing projects.
Previous Experience in NLP and Data Science
Before joining Balto, Steven Nichols held several positions in the field of data science and natural language processing. He worked as the Head of NLP/Unstructured Data at Liquidnet from 2020 to 2021. His experience also includes a role as a Data Scientist at Prattle from 2017 to 2019 and as a Machine Learning Engineer at Liquidnet from 2019 to 2020.
Education and Expertise
Steven Nichols earned his Master’s Degree from New York University, where he studied from 2015 to 2017. He also holds a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Houston, which he completed from 2006 to 2010. His educational background provides a strong foundation for his expertise in machine learning and data analysis.
Background in Data Development
In addition to his roles in machine learning and NLP, Steven Nichols has experience in data development. He worked as a Contract Data Developer at DBi in 2017 and held a position at Brooklyn Public Library focusing on Data, Strategy & Innovation for five months in the same year. His diverse background contributes to his comprehensive understanding of data-driven projects.
Early Career in Content Editing
Steven Nichols began his career as a Content Editor at Booking.com from 2013 to 2014 in the Mexico City Area. This role provided him with early exposure to content management and editing, which complements his later work in data science and machine learning.