Director of Analytics and Applications at Aster Data
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Director of Analytics and Applications at Aster Data
- Past
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- Principal Scientist at LinkedIn
- Advisor/Content Contributor at Khan Academy
- Analytics Scientist at LinkedIn
- Business Analyst at Accenture
- Education
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- Stanford University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Sidwell Friends School
- Lancing College
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Jonathan Goldman’s Summary
I work in the field of analytics where I use data to provide actionable insights for businesses and build novel products by using data in clever ways.
Jonathan Goldman’s Specialties:
Quantitative analysis, predictive models, graph analysis, data mining, SQL, python, distributed systems
From PhD work: Matlab, C++, optics, RF engineering, quantum dots, semiconductor processing
Jonathan Goldman’s Experience
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Director of Analytics and Applications
Aster Data
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
October 2009 — Present (2 months)
Leading an effort to develop analytical applications that use the
Aster Data infrastructure to enable companies to gain insights and build products using their data.
Aster Data is a proven leader in high-performance analytic database systems for data warehousing allowing businesses to do more faster. -
Principal Scientist
LinkedIn
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
June 2008 — October 2009 (1 year 5 months)
Led a team of analytics researchers to build cutting edge products with the rich data sets LinkedIn has amassed. Primary focus was on data mining and product analytics. Our focus was on driving growth and user engagement. The model is to build, ship, and iterate; we use our time effectively to deliver value to the company. We strive to build features that surprise and delight our users.
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Advisor/Content Contributor
Khan Academy
(E-Learning industry)
August 2006 — July 2009 (3 years )
Our mission is provide a free education to anyone anywhere in the world. We have focused on building quality educational content and software for K-12 and college level material. Our content is also distributed on the YouTube platform at www.youtube.com/khanacademy
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Analytics Scientist
LinkedIn
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
June 2006 — May 2008 (2 years )
* Created People You May Know product on LinkedIn in December 2006 which has reactivated many users and improved overall network health
* Developed and supported computationally intensive and targeted content throughout the site including Who Viewed My Profile, similar jobs, similar members among others
* Improved LinkedIn's website for SEO which significantly increased site traffic and has led to millions of additional users for LinkedIn
* Developed core data sets from our user data such as the company directory on which is built many of LinkedIn's new features (e.g. company groups, company profiles)
* Led effort to build a more powerful computational back-end engine for doing data mining and analysis with a distributed data warehouse -
Business Analyst
Accenture
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ACN; Management Consulting industry)
August 2005 — June 2006 (11 months)
Joined the strategy practice sector as a business analyst in the resources (energy/utility) group. Worked on a business transformation project for an electric and gas utility. Developed a strategic vision for the North American natural gas industry.
Jonathan Goldman’s Education
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Stanford University
PhD , Physics , 1998 — 2005
PhD Thesis:
Developed silicon based quantum computer proposal using silicon(29) nuclear isotope. Performed high resolution spectroscopy of semiconductor quantum dots and used spin-polarized electrons to achieve non-thermal nuclear polarization within the quantum dot.
Other Experiences:
Won the Stanford University social entreprenuership competition for a technology used to clean emissions from burning coal.- Activities and Societies:
- Squash Team
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
B. S. , Physics , 1994 — 1998
Bicycled across North America as part of a project for the MIT Media Lab (http://www.media.mit.edu/c2c/)
- Activities and Societies:
- Squash Team, Tennis Team
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Sidwell Friends School
HS , 1991 — 1994
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Lancing College
1990 — 1991
- Activities and Societies:
- squash, tennis, Fields House
Additional Information
Jonathan Goldman’s Interests:
squash, tennis, road cycling, scuba,
