Seeking opportunities at the intersection of coding, machine learning, and design.

Data Science & Engineering @ Developing and scaling machine learning solutions to improve Outbrain's big data recommendation engine. From February 2015 to Present (11 months) Founder & Mentor @ Helping to grow and advance New York City's data science community. This group aims to provide an engaging and supportive environment, where data scientists can further their statistics, machine learning, and visualization skills together. From December 2014 to Present (1 year 1 month) Greater New York City AreaFull-Stack Rails Developer @ Responsible for engineering tasks across TPM's entire technology stack, ranging from devops, to backend development, to UX and design. Collaborated closely with the sales team and product managers to develop new ad products and feature launches. Major projects include developing: ‣ a new payment system through Stripe to launch TPM's prime membership ‣ a new commenting system using Discourse ‣ a new email newsletter delivery system integrated with Mailchimp ‣ transactional email deliveries via Mandrill ‣ a new online Content Management System and editor using the React Flux architecture and the Mori functional data structure » Backend tools: Rails, PostgreSQL, Redis, AWS » Frontend tools: ReactJS, Flux, Mori, CoffeeScript, Sass, Bootstrap » Backend testing: RSpec, FactoryGirl » Frontend testing: Jasmine, Teaspoon » Other tools: Git From November 2013 to February 2015 (1 year 4 months) Ruby on Rails Developer @ Started developing Rails applications full-time in August 2012. Showcase project: LOL.ly - a Url Acronymizer. Check it out live at https://lolly.herokuapp.com » Backend tools: Rails 4.0, PostgreSQL, Heroku » Frontend tools: JavaScript, jQuery, Haml, CSS3/Sass » Testing tools: RSpec, FactoryGirl, Capybara, PhantomJS » Other tools: Git, Vim From August 2012 to October 2013 (1 year 3 months) TransAmerica Cyclist @ Rode on a self-supported, solo bicycle tour, covering 4,180 miles from New Jersey to Seattle, WA. From July 2011 to November 2011 (5 months) Associate @ Lead development of equity research for the Automobile industry, following MSCI’s acquisition of Innovest. Constructed large suites of data models, including forecasts for alternative powertrain vehicle sales of major automakers based on oil price scenarios. Liaised with reporters from the New York Times, WSJ, and New Yorker Magazine to advance the understanding of environmental and social risk on investments. Worked closely with the Director of Research to transform MSCI’s ESG product into the world’s go-to source for ESG investment research. (MSCI Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Research is the world's premier provider of products and services to quantify and financially value the environmental, social, and governance-related business practices of thousands of companies worldwide.) From February 2009 to June 2011 (2 years 5 months) Analyst @ Authored detailed company and industry reports, used by institutional investors and wealth managers, that focus on quantifying and financially valuing the environmental and social impacts of Fortune 500 companies. Presented research at global client seminars and sales meetings. Trained over 30 new analysts on research methodology across our global offices in Boston, Toronto, Paris, and Bangalore. Worked to expand the company’s equity coverage universe, leading up to Innovest’s $16 million acquisition by RiskMetrics Group. (Innovest provides in-depth research, ratings, and analysis of the environmental, social, and governance-related business practices of the world's largest companies.) From August 2006 to February 2009 (2 years 7 months) Coauthor of CDP5 @ One of four authors for the Carbon Disclosure Project’s 2007 Global 500 Report. Collected and analyzed GHG emissions data, accounting for 14% of global anthropogenic emissions, and carbon reduction strategies for 383 companies. » https://www.cdproject.net/CDPResults/CDP5_FT500_Report.pdf (The Carbon Disclosure Project provides institutional investors and corporate executives with a unique analysis of how the world's largest companies are responding to climate change.) From April 2008 to September 2008 (6 months) Equity Trader @ Oversaw and executed trades for a $10 million portfolio based on fundamental and technical analysis. Helped to develop proprietary trading strategies and provided training to junior traders. (KL Financial is a long/short equity hedge fund focused primarily in the technology industry with $275 million in assets under management.) From June 2004 to May 2005 (1 year)

Other, Data Science @ General Assembly From 2014 to 2014 BA, Economics, with a concentration in Computer Science @ University of Rochester From 2000 to 2004 Eric Xu is skilled in: Financial Modeling, Socially Responsible Investing, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Climate Change, Sustainability, Cleantech, Responsive Web Design, Corporate Social Responsibility, Ruby on Rails, Valuation, Test Driven Development, Backbone.js