Reid Rhodes
Data Analyst & Engineer experienced in product and revenue analytics with a passion for building AI-powered optimizations
Recent Work
Fylter Jobs: AI-Powered Job Board
Built and scaled a mobile-first job platform processing 600K+ postings hourly. Integrated LLMs for intelligent job matching and created autonomous AI agents that apply to jobs on users' behalf.
• Architected GCP-based infrastructure handling 2.5M job postings at peak
• Developed AI matching algorithms improving placement rates 3x
• Secured contracts for 600K+ paid job postings
Medicaid Expansion Policy Analysis
Applied Difference-in-Differences to measure causal impact of 2014 Medicaid expansion on healthcare access across 50 states using 800K+ sample BRFSS data.
Key Finding: 16% improvement in healthcare access, representing $8.8B in potential savings
Read Case Study →A/B Testing & Conversion Optimization
Led experimentation program for programmatic job advertising platform managing $100M+ annual spend.
• Increased conversion rates 13% through systematic testing
• Identified $15M in wasted ad spend via channel analysis
• Built ETL pipelines integrating 5+ ATS systems
Key Metrics
Real business impact from my work
Revenue Growth
Grew Edward Jones branch from $4K to $30K+ monthly
Waste Identified
Found inefficient ad spend through channel analysis
Jobs Processed
Peak volume at Fylter Jobs
Professional Experience
Founder / Data Engineer
July 2024 - PresentFylter Jobs • Chicago, IL
- • Designed and launched mobile/web job board with LLM-powered pipelines
- • Built GCP infrastructure processing 600K+ job postings hourly
- • Created autonomous AI agents that apply to jobs on behalf of users
- • Secured 600K+ paid job posting contracts, establishing sustainable revenue model
Data Analyst
Aug 2022 - Sept 2024Veritone • Irvine, CA
- • Executed A/B tests yielding 13% conversion lift and 8% CPA reduction
- • Built Power BI dashboards tracking $100M+ annual ad spend, enabling executive decision making
- • Integrated 5+ ATS systems for downfunnel analytics, eliminating ~$15M in wasted spend on less productive channels
- • Identified tracking discrepancies preventing revenue loss in cost-per-application model
- • Contributed to $10-20M enterprise deals through data-driven proposal support
Wealth Management Advisor
July 2016 - Aug 2022Edward Jones • Chicago, IL
- • Grew revenue from $4K to $30K+ monthly using data-driven strategies
- • Built automated lead scoring and social media outreach systems
- • Optimized client acquisition funnel through systematic testing
- • Applied analytics to portfolio management and client segmentation
Featured Case Studies
Deep dives into causal inference methods with real data and measurable impact
Medicaid Expansion Impact Analysis
Used DiD to measure the causal effect of the 2014 Medicaid expansion on healthcare access across 50 states, finding a 16% improvement in access.
Exercise & Mental Health: Correcting Bias
Applied IPW to correct selection bias in observational data, revealing the true causal effect of exercise on mental health (72% smaller than naive estimate).
Technical Skills
Languages
Python
SQL
R
Causal Methods
Difference-in-Differences
Inverse Probability Weighting
A/B Testing & Experimentation
ML & Analytics
scikit-learn, statsmodels
TensorFlow, PyTorch
Tableau, Looker
Data Engineering
dbt, Airflow
Spark, Kafka
AWS, BigQuery
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Data professional with expertise in product analytics, experimentation, and AI-powered solutions. Open to data science and product analytics opportunities.