Will Stauffer

Data Scientist | will@willstauffer.com

Hi, I'm Will!

I currently work at the intersection of climate change and finance.


Work

Entelligent

Data Scientist

Python | SQL | dbt | | Snowflake | Postgres | git

  • Collaborated in a multidisciplinary team to design and commercialize climate risk financial products for clients such as Bank of America, Societe Generale, FactSet, and the United Nations.
  • Developed and optimized data models to reduce carbon in clients’ portfolios, decrease climate risk exposure, comply with ESG reporting standards, and outperform industry return benchmarks.
  • Worked cross-functionally with the engineering team to build a CI/CD pipeline, transition the database to Snowflake, train new hires, and ensure ease of access to data for product development.
  • Combined integrated assessment model (IAM) scenario analysis with machine learning techniques to develop products such as T-Risk and E-Score®, which quantify clients’ exposure to energy transition risk.


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    Figures I created in the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund TCFD report.


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    EnROADS climate scenarios used in our climate scenario analysis
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    Example backtest of Entelligent-created scores.


    December 2020-April 2023

    rivers.fyi

    Machine Learning Engineer

    Web app that predicts river flow

    Python | Scikit-learn | Heroku | PostgreSQL | TensorFlow

  • ​Built in two weeks. Interfaced with USGS and NOAA APIs to generate live predictions.
  • Developed a neural network machine learning model to predict river flow.
  • Read more on Medium...

    May 2020-June 2020

    River Permit Checker

    Creator

    River Permit Checker texts a user as soon as a hard-to-get cancellation permit is available.

    Python | Twilio | JavaScript

  • Interfaced with the Recreation.gov API to return a current list of available permits
  • Successfully obtained permits with less than a 1/40 chance of success in the original lottery
  • June 2020

    Skills

    Programming Languages & Tools
  • Python, Pandas, NumPy, SQL, dbt, Jupyter, Git, Google Cloud Platform, CI/CD, Jenkins, Airflow, Tableau, machine learning and statistics
  • Developed web apps with AWS services like Elastic Beanstalk and RDS
  • Worked with remote, cross-functional teams using Slack, Zoom, and agile methodology