About rpy.ai
Who is behind rpy.ai?
Hello! I’m Jeffrey Sumner, a Data Scientist at Bath & Body Works.
Before that, I worked at Fruit of the Loom and Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline.
If you’re looking for the summary of my career path, it goes something like this:
I used to model underwear, then I passed some gas, and now I’m smelling pretty good.
Why rpy.ai?
This is a place where I take silly questions just as seriously as the serious ones. My love for data goes back to creating my own fantasy baseball game with my grandfather.
I have a genuine curiosity about data science, analytics, and engineering, and I enjoy sharing that curiosity with others in a way that is hopefully fun.
R versus Python
I’m an R person by default. It’s where I’m comfortable. But the world is big, and Python is everywhere.
So instead of picking a side, I have decided they are better together. I believe there is room for both languages in a healthy data ecosystem.
What You’ll Find Here
- Deep dives into pop culture (Scooby Doo, anyone?)
- Experiments with machine learning (Can we predict Hall of Famers by their face? Crazy, right?)
- Learning on the fly
- Having fun with data
Basically, if it involves data, it probably belongs here.