Devin Neal
Summary
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RockstarDevin Neal is a Principal Data Scientist based in the San Francisco Bay Area with seven years of industry experience applying analytics and machine learning to live game products. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, where he developed modular mechatronics, invented a high-throughput tissue-engineering organ-on-a-chip platform, and built custom simulation and image-processing pipelines. At Electronic Arts, following senior data-science roles at Kabam, he leads data initiatives that optimize player experience and inform product strategy. An active open-source contributor to the widely used 3b1b/manim animation engine, he improved LaTeX rendering and PiCreature functionality, refactored core packages for modularity, and automated media-directory setup to ease onboarding. He blends experimental rigor, computational modeling, and production ML to turn complex data into measurable product impact.
7 years of coding experience
Github Skills (7)
animations10
latex10
python10
animation10
maths9
math9
exp9
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
3b1b/manim
Sep 2018 - Jul 2020
Animation engine for explanatory math videos
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:162 commits, 132 PRs, 138 pushes in 1 year 10 months
Contributions summary:Devin primarily contributed to the core functionality of the animation engine, evidenced by the modification of existing modules and the creation of new ones. Their work focused on refining existing components, specifically the PiCreature and LaTeX rendering, as well as refactoring existing packages for enhanced modularity. Moreover, the user automated the media directory creation to ensure easier project setup for new users.
mathanimationpythonvideosanimation-engine
devneal/dotfiles
Apr 2019 - Feb 2021
Contributions:41 commits in 1 year 10 months
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