Rachelle (Kresch) Fischer

Data Science & Analytics Leader @ Lingo Biowearables

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Rachelle is an experienced technical product and analytics leader. Her experience spans all aspects of data: building foundational data assets and governance processes, creating new teams, developing analytics/ data science products, building and maintaining ML infrastructure, generating insights, and measuring business impact. Prior to her current role at Abbott, she led a centralized Data Science & Analytics team at Autodesk and before that she spent nearly a decade as a management consultant in Ernst & Young's (EY) Analytics & Technology groups where she assisted senior leaders and executives in defining, communicating, and implementing enterprise-wide data & analytics solutions in highly complex organizations. In her spare time she enjoys mentoring local business, statistics, data science, and engineering students.

Experience

  • Director, Data Science & Analytics - Lingo Biowearables at Abbott
    Apr 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 3 mos

    Head of data for Lingo, a health empowerment platform to help people better control their lives and bodies. We are working on biowearable technology to equip individuals with the information to make the best decisions about their health and nutrition - how to improve energy, lose weight and enhance athletic performance. If you are interested in working to revolutionize how people interact with their health feel free to reach out to learn more.

  • Autodesk (San Francisco, California, United States)
    • Director, Data Science & Analytics
      Sep 2021 - Apr 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos

    • Senior Manager, Analytics - Data Platform & Insights
      May 2020 - Aug 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • EY (9 yrs)
    • Advanced Analytics Manager
      Oct 2016 - May 2020 · 3 yrs 8 mos

    • Advanced Analytics Senior Consultant
      Oct 2014 - Sep 2016 · 2 yrs

    • Technology Consultant
      Oct 2012 - Sep 2014 · 2 yrs

  • Data Scientist | UC Berkeley Capstone Team at Prosper Marketplace
    Aug 2017 - May 2018 · 10 mos

    • Prosper is America’s first marketplace lending platform, with over $10 billion in funded loans. • Rachelle worked alongside her capstone team as a Data Scientist to explore machine learning and advanced statistical techniques to improve Prosper's current loan origination risk classification model. • Select Tools & Tech Used: Python, Amazon Web Services AMI & EC2, Scikit-learn, Keras, GitHub, Asana

  • University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)
    • IT Unit Supervisor - Information Technology
      Mar 2011 - Aug 2011 · 6 mos

      • Promoted to Unit Supervisor position based on demonstrating strong technical skills and ability to lead. • Hired, trained, and supervised a staff of computing consultants who served as front-line technical support for UC Berkeley campus residents.

    • Computing Consultant - Information Technology
      Aug 2009 - May 2011 · 1 yr 10 mos

      • Troubleshot/repaired computer and network issues, setup networks, instructed students and faculty in computers, software, and related technologies for 8,000 campus residents. • Created instructional presentations on computer related topics for groups. • Created written documentation for 8,000 residents.