Stephen O'Connor

Software Engineer at Microsoft

Seattle, Washington, United States

About

Highly experienced developer and data scientist with a strong record of accomplishment in application development and product management. Designs and launches innovative tools to increase efficiency and performance, leading to measurable improvements in analysis accuracy and ROI. Collaborates across functions to manage complex projects and streamline communication. Master’s degree from the London School of Economics; Ph.D.-level training in social science quantitative methods. Further training in machine learning and deep learning methods.

Experience

  • Microsoft (6 yrs 3 mos)
    • Software Engineer II
      Aug 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 11 mos

    • Software Engineer
      Jul 2020 - Aug 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos

    • Machine Learning Software Developer
      Apr 2020 - Jul 2020 · 4 mos

  • FI Consulting (2 yrs 6 mos)
    • Senior Consultant
      Dec 2018 - May 2019 · 6 mos

      • Developed data analysis solutions for government clients. Designed web/desktop applications, automation tools, and financial models to increase data integrity, increase efficiency of client performance, and to calculate the cost of multi-billion dollar loan portfolios. • Troubleshot and tested products to optimize functionality and usability. Conceptualized and led testing across client and internal teams. • Worked collaboratively as part of the technological solutions team at USDA RD and performed Git management. • Lead product manager for several tools and applications that supported the work of USDA RD. • Presented at an in-house forum on Git and Bitbucket best practices. • Specific projects are outlined in the Accomplishments section of my LinkedIn profile.

    • Consultant
      Dec 2016 - Nov 2018 · 2 yrs

  • Consultant at World Bank Group
    Feb 2015 - Aug 2016 · 1 yr 7 mos

    • Wrote critical recommendations and reports, including case studies and white papers, on improving stakeholder engagement at the local and governance levels. • Wrote white paper on future potential evaluation and learning opportunities in the area of CIF stakeholder engagement at the project level. • Organized stakeholder outreach events in Washington, DC and Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire.

  • Research Assistant at American Communities Project
    Sep 2014 - Dec 2014 · 4 mos

    • Analyzed Pew Research Center polls to identify statistically significant US voter trends that facilitated development of journalistic content for NBC and Wall Street Journal. • Utilized STATA and Arc GIS to disaggregate data into groups of US counties clustered around socio-economic and demographic characteristics.

  • Research Assistant at American University
    Sep 2013 - Dec 2014 · 1 yr 4 mos

    • Synthesized years of news content related to auto-manufacturing labor organization in the American South..