Declan Costello

Lifelong Learner

I am passionate about building pipelines, models, and dashboards that transform raw data into actionable insights. I bridge the gap between developing technical solutions and clearly communicating their value.

Experience

  • Augusta National

    Analyst

    Present
  • Colorado Rockies

    Engineer

    2022 — 2024
  • BMW

    Engineer

    2021 — 2022

Featured Projects

Golf Project

PGA TOUR Championship Analysis

Developed an expected strokes model and app to evaluate player performance, incorporating hyperparameter optimization and model tracking.

Scikit-learn MLFlow Optuna Poetry Use App Here
MLB Project

MLB EDA

Comprehensive exploratory data analysis of 2024 MLB season data, focusing on drag and BBIP metrics to uncover player performance insights.

Python SQL Pandas Seaborn Bokeh

Education & Research

Iowa State University

Bachelor of Science | Software Engineering

Minor | Chemistry

Concrete Grinding Residue Use as Soil Amendment

Journal of Transportation Research | Acknowledgment

Developed statistical models analyzing environmental impact data from 150+ soil samples. Contributed to methodology and data visualization.

Read Paper Here

Interests

In my free time I enjoy being outdoors, here are some National Parks I've checked out:

Favorite National Parks

  • Crater Lake
  • Yosemite
  • Zion