# Lei Cao

> AI & Data

Location: San Ramon, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/leicao

## Work Experience
### Forward Deployed Engineer @ Labelbox
Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States

### Senior AI/ML/Data Scientist @ Walmart
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | Sunnyvale, California, United States

### Founding Lead AI Engineer @ ResiQuant
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco, California, United States

### Lead ADAS Engineer, AI/ML @ Canoo
Jan 2019 – Jan 2025 | Torrance, California, United States

### Data Scientist Intern @ City of Los Angeles
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Los Angeles, CA 90012
● Airflow DAGs for complex ETL Data Engineering & Analytics pipelines on MyLA311 Call Center Data with data retrieval from AWS Datalake, data storage by PostgreSQL database, and Pandas for analysis
● Built a Weekly Statistic Outliers Detection & Visualization and Email Notification on MyLA311 Call Categorical Data
● MyLA311 data’s Geographical Abnormality Detection & Visualization using Sklearn IsolationForest Algorithm, Pyzipcode, Pandas, Matplotlib, etc.
● WAZE Geospatial Data Analysis and Visualization for Traffic Jam Alert, using Geojson and Mapbox
https://github.com/CityOfLosAngeles/aqueduct/graphs/contributors

### Data Science Applied Lab Fellow @ theDevMasters, an Artificial Intelligence company
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Irvine, CA
Project Based Learning:
●  Natural Language Processing and Sentiment Analysis
●  Computer Vision with OpenCV
●  Recommendation Systems
●  Big Data with Spark and Splunk
●  Deep Learning and Time Series
●  Blockchain Technology

### Co-founder & Software Engineer @ Meron Educational Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
Jan 2012 – Jan 2016 | Hefei, Anhui, China
Continuously iterated software to support new marketing technologies, and significantly contributed to internet-based technological startup projects. Leveraged data science insight in development of school database software system for finance and administration utilizing VBA, MS Access Database, and SQL with 3000+ lines of code and 100+ features. Developed virtual reality iOS application for immersive English learning experience; utilized VR software including Unity3D and Google Cardboard SDK.
Key Achievements:
●	Built Student Data Management & Analysis software, cutting management and financial costs by 60%.
●	Enhanced sales by 30% through development of Student Excellence Tracking System; successfully handled total of approximately 5000 students.


## Education
### Master of Science (MS) in Computer Science
California State University-Dominguez Hills

### Deep Learning Specialization
Coursera

### Data Analyst Nanodegree in Data Analytics
Udacity

### Bachelor’s Degree in English Language and Literature
Anhui University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/lei-c
- Portfolio: https://leicao.me

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Last updated: 2026-04-11